DNR has reported that Simon Keen, creative director at Brooks Brothers, will be packing up for the West Coast. Keen will be joining Gap,Inc., as the executive vice president of design for its Banana Republic division. Keen will oversee apparel and accessories for the $2.5 billion brand. Brooks Brothers’ CEO, Claudio Del Vecchio, indicated that…
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Welcome To The New Year…
Hello everyone, and welcome to 2008! I want to take a minute and thank each of you for supporting Off The Cuff DC. I appreciate so many of you making OTC a regular stop during your day. This blog has grown significantly in content and impact over the past year, most notably being chosen as…
Vineyard Vines to Open D.C. Outlet in ’08
Vineyard Vines, the purveyor of New England nautical themed ties and clothing, has announced that it will be opening it’s seventh freestanding retail store in the tony Georgetown section of D.C. The 6,000 square foot space is located in an historic townhouse on the corner of Wisconsin and M streets. The store is scheduled to…
Marketing to Men: Not the New Women Quite Yet
There was an interesting article this past Saturday in the Wall Street Journal that confirms something I’ve recently noticed: luxury makers that traditionally target women are taking aim at the men in their lives. While this is not really new, the intensity and focus surrounding the effort is. Earlier in the year I wrote about…
Off The Cuff Named "Top 10" Menswear Blog
Great news for Off The Cuff DC! Shiny Media has named us to the Menswear Top Ten as part of their Christmas top 100 blogs. This is a huge honor and we certainly appreciate the recognition. In choosing Off The Cuff, they note, “menswear is all about the minutae and this blog gives you detailed…
Be Better Guys Event: Celebrate the Season While Doing Good
Newly-announced partners, BeBetterGuys.com and The School of Post Modern Dating, are providing DC area professionals a chance to celebrate the holidays while supporting a fantastic cause – a Toys for Tots toy drive Wednesday, December 12. The event will be at the Clarendon Grill, 1101 N. Highland Street in Arlington, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00…
Industry Leaders Speak: The WWD/DNR CEO Summit
Recently, at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, several leading menswear industry CEOs took to the stage and spoke unscripted about what makes them and their companies successful. In the first of a two-part series, DNR reports on this fascinating event. From Polo/Ralph Lauren’s namesake, Ralph Lauren, to J. Crew’s Mickey Drexler, it’s…
LIVE: Watch the BeBetterGuys guys today
Watch Brian Joyner and David Boris, the guys behind BeBetterGuys.com, as they talk live about holiday party attire. Brian and Dave will be on NBC4 at 4:00 p.m., local D.C. time. If you are not in the local Washington, D.C. area – not a surprise as we have readers from South Africa to England, France…
GQ’s New Web Tool: 30 Days to Better Style
GQ recently launched a new online-only feature called “GQ Rules: How to Amp Up Your Style in 30 Days.” The folks at GQ compiled some of the best knowledge from their editors and correspondents, including Style Guy Glenn O’Brien, to create a simple step-by-step guide to the foundations of good style. http://www.gqrules.com/ The 30 style…
NEWS FLASH: Retail Politics
Ralph Lauren and Brooks Brothers both made retail news today. One is further expanding its multi-layered brand approach to the Southern luxury market hub of Atlanta, while the other is weighing the next step for a fledgling breakout high-end product line. These two approaches present interesting examples of how luxury companies handle the never ending…