British luxury goods maker and OTC friend, H&B London, is offering Off the Cuff readers a special promotion. As his post-holiday gift to you, founder Stephen Brister will take 25% off your order from now until Monday, January 6, 2014. Just use the code offthecuff at checkout to receive the discount on your entire order….
Category: Great Brands
Holiday Gift? In the J. Panther Bag
J. Panther Luggage company makes one of our all time favorite brief bags, the Courier Ruc. With a design based on the classic zip-around form and a build made to handle New York commutes, the Courier Ruc is an elegantly durable hybrid. Now, the JPLC folks have added to the Ruc family, rending their flagship…
OTC Visits Ledbury
Ledbury, the Richmond, Virginia, clothing brand best known for its exceptionally well-crafted shirts, is in expansion mode. Founders Paul Trible and Paul Watson, who met while in graduate school at Oxford – and apprenticing with one of London’s well-known tailors. They were committed to creating an American tailored clothing brand with Saville Row quality, geared…
Read Wall’s Clean American Prep
Simple lines and details that are both functional and aesthetically relevant are the rule when it comes to Read Wall’s clothes. For example, his oxfords are trim but not skinny, and have a unique feature that speaks directly to his grown-up sense of American style; a flapped chest pocket. Some designer like shirt pockets, others…
ECCO: Your ‘Heading Out’ Shoes
Everyone needs a pair of shoes that serve as your default. The ones that you pull on when heading out to the store, walk the dog, run some errands, or an afternoon antiquing. ECCO makes those shoes, and they make them well. In fact, the privately held Danish company is the only major shoe manufacturer…
The Guideshop: Bonobos Brick & Mortar
As the company which innovated the hyper-customer focused online experience, Bonobos more or less redefined what being a great brand means in today’s world. The company has grown into a legitimate player in the bare-knuckled world of clothing retail, so much so that in 2012, Nordstrom led a $16.4 million investment round in the company. …
Deo Veritas: The Best Online Custom Shirts
Deo Veritas makes custom shirts and as far as we are concerned, theirs are some of the finest OTC has reviewed. From fabric to fit to construction to detail, the product is exceptional and perhaps the closest to bespoke we have found. Established in 2007, this Chicago-based company is focused on providing outstanding shirting, perfecting…
Bull + Moose Launches with Polo Champion as Brand Ambassador
Preppy tie maker Bull + Moose has officially launched its flagship website, bringing to fruition a brand built on style, but designed to give back to those who need help. Currently offering an inaugural collection of bow ties and neckties, the B+M look can be described as classic with a modern twist. The narrow portfolio…
Socks We Love: Dapper Classics
You know all those great socks you always see guys wearing in menswear magazines or on fashion websites? The ones in pictures of impossibly cool and sharply dressed guys at Pitti Uomo or captured on the streets of New York, Paris, or Milan? Rich solids, whimsical dots, or check-me-out stripes. We love those socks. Socks…
Smart Style: Shoe Recrafting
One of the true hallmarks of that storied East Coast Ivy League lifestyle known as “preppy” is its practitioners’ predilection for thrift. The longevity of a shirt, sweater, favorite pair of khakis, or treasured sport coat is in many ways more prized than anything else. While those committed to mere preppy fashion may stuff their…