This article was originally written in 2010 after Will Lisak, founder of ETWAS Bags first got in touch with OTC. It was in the form of a challenge. Will commented on a post about Jack Bauer’s bag, from the television show “24,” stating that his bag was tougher than Jack’s. After getting to know more…
Issue 15 of The Rake, out now, has a wonderful profile of OTC friend and legendary clothier, Alan Flusser. Though not available in the United States, The Rake is having a significant impact on the modern meaning and execution of classic American style. Perhaps the only serious examination of classic menswear and men’s style on…
Restaurant Brio, New York City. Earlier this year, I was sitting in this outstanding modern Italian restaurant – literally next door to the celebrated David Burke Townhouse (for the foodies among you) – and indulging in one of the best pizzas I’ve had in a long time. Actor Ricky Gervais strolled past me on his…
I had the pleasure of hanging out with Scott while he was in DC during his book tour and found him to be a particularly insightful and thoughtful guy. He has a genuinely distinctive view on fashion and style, often seeing the trees for the forest – the glove, the scarf, a unique bracelet or…
Imagine being forever tied to one of the most distinctive and influential characters in movie history. Even though not real, he has inspired the career choice for an entire generation of would-be masters of the universe; the men who would, ironically, lead the world’s financial markets into a tailspin eerily reminiscent of their make-believe progenitor.…
I have been negligent. An early and cherished friend of OTC was recently part of a remarkable project…and I missed it. Jon Green is perhaps the most preeminent custom clothier in the United States and quite possibly the world. His clients happily dispense with upwards of $9,000, and subject themselves to on average, six fittings,…
I recently wrote about the irrepressible Ignatious Joseph, shirt maker extraordinaire, and am now, finally, doing a promised follow-up. Ignatious was kind enough to send me a lovely shirt to test out and I’m darn glad he did. It’s of course very well made of a luxuriously dense and fluid but lightweight cotton. It’s also…
OTC is honored to welcome guest contributor Jon Green. Jon is best known as one of the finest bespoke clothiers to be found anywhere. Jon is also a remarkable teacher, formally trained musician and a stellar arbiter of sartorial wisdom. We are more than happy to call him a friend. There are those who believe…
I would like to mark an important moment in the life of my blog. A full-circle type of thing. I was just reading the Holiday 2006 issue of Menswear and came across an excellent interview with Jon Green, one of New York’s foremost custom tailors. Among his many excellent sartorial guidelines covering such things as…
