Before we get started, let me clarify that I am not a shill for Polo Ralph Lauren. Nonetheless, as I am sure you all know, I’m a big fan of the man and his company. Ralph Lauren is an American success story in the best of ways and an enormous influence for designers and sartorialists…
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J. Crew Planning to Open Men’s-Only Store
DNR today announced that J.Crew is looking at locations for it’s first men’s-only retail outlet. Mickey Drexler, chairman and CEO, indicated the he wants J.Crew to take a stronger position in the menswear market. There is no immediate time frame, but it appears that the store should be ready to go sometime next year. While…
NEWS FLASH: New Tool Added to Site
Good morning everyone, I just wanted to take a moment and let you know that I have finally had the time to go through and label virtually all of Off The Cuff’s posts. You will find the new category link list below the “D.C. Resources” section. This link list will allow you search more easily…
NEWS FLASH: OTC on BeBetterGuys.com Front Page
I just wanted to let everyone know that BeBetterGuys.com moved my Five Easy Pieces article to the front page, so make sure to stop by their great site and take a look. These are five great ideas for fall fashion that work together or all by themselves to help you add some creativity to your…
DNR Highlights New Bloomingdale’s Men’s Department
In today’s newsletter, the leading menswear industry news source, DNR, highlights the innovative men’s department in Bloomingdale’s new Chevy Chase, MD, store. Located in a key luxury retail corridor with Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, and Cartier across the street, the new store boasts a third floor location for all menswear and men’s’ accessories….
Gridiron and Gabardine
San Francisco is a very sharp city. This hilly metropolis is home to Wilkes Bashford, possibly the finest menswear store in the country, and watched over by Gavin Newson – an impossibly stylish mayor pulled right out of central casting. He took over the city’s helm from Willie Brown, a politician so famously aware of…
NEWS FLASH: Off The Cuff expanding its reach
Some of you may be feeling a little déjà vu at the moment because the posting below on accessories looks familiar. Not to worry, you aren’t imagining anything. I am happy to announce that I now a have a weekly feature on the rapidly growing men’s style website MensFlair.com. As with the posting below, I…
Know Your Polo Pony
Today’s DNR newsletter highlights Ralph Lauren’s continued focus on better segmenting and identifying his key sub-brands. See the article here. From the near bespoke quality of Purple Label to the sleek active vibe of RLX, the company has fine tuned it’s marketing efforts to make each line distinctive and unique. Said Lauren, “You go from…
Pictures from the Be Better Guys Party
Here are some pictures from the recent Summer Cocktail Party thrown by the guys at BeBetterGuys.com. I put up a post a few days ago on this great event, here is what it looked like. In case your’re wondering, that’s me in the first picture.
They Listened: The White House Goes Dressy
Well, I can’t necessarily take all the credit, but someone at the White House is apparently fed up with flip flops slapping their way through the East Room. Along with other articles of questionable clothing, like shorts, tee shirts, jeans, and sneakers, they are now officially banned from the executive mansion. It’s about time! You…