I recently had the chance to spend some time with Pranav Vora and Philip Soreano, the duo behind the DC-based brand of Hugh & Crye. Based in D.C.’s Georgetown, about a 30-second stroll form the now nationally famous Georgetown Cupcake, they make shirts and some darn good ones at that. Hugh & Crye is a…
Two of OTC’s favorite brands have joined forces to help you look a little more casually cool this summer. Tucker Blair and Bonobos are hosting their first ever “Win A Weekday Wardrobe” contest, and they want to make sure OTC readers have chance to get in on fun. Take a few minutes and fill out…
Assembling a great wardrobe can take a lot of time, effort and of course, expense. When done well, it is not something you “do”; rather it becomes a process spread across the days of your life. Because investing in custom suits or dress shirts, those perfect chinos or Ravello shell cordovan wingtips from Alden is…
On Wednesday evening the inaugural BeSpeak Sartorial Summit was held at Alan Flusser’s Custom shop in NYC. It was a unique opportunity for some of the top menswear, trad and fashion bloggers to meet and mingle with Alan Flusser and some seriously well connected insiders. Equally important was the chance to learn all about Flusser’s…
An OTC reader recently sent me something of a social science question about dressing well. He asked, essentially, does it matter what you wear when no one is looking? Though he does travel to meet with clients and check in at the home office, this gentleman has the enviable ability to work from home. However,…
I am happy to announce that OTC reader Jonathan Sommer is the winner of the Ralph Lauren Wimbledon gift bag. Jonathon’s story about a Polo sweater he could not afford inspiring him to take a fresh look at his own wardrobe captures both the spirit of Ralph Lauren’s style and the purpose behind OTC. It…
So, a couple of weeks ago, OTC received a simple brown envelope. Inside was an advance copy of the most anticipated book in the world of Prepdom. True Prep is the highly anticipated, or dreaded, based on your world view, follow-up to the eternally classic The Official Preppy Handbook. I was genuinely ambivalent about this…
OTC was recently given a sneak peak at the just-hit-the-newsstands relaunched Menswear magazine. Menswear, published by the Fairchild Fashion Group, the heavyweight behind industry standards like WWD, folded only a couple of years ago, a victim of the declining ad sales that presaged the Great Recession. In recent months however, the folks at Fairchild saw…
What do Hermes and Nike have in common? When it comes to Nike’s golf division, a great deal. Last month I was Nike Golf’s guest at their remarkable R&D facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Not only were my eyes opened as far as golf technology is concerned, I have a whole new appreciation for Nike…
