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…
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Style Guide: Venting
In fashion, as with many global industries, certain cultural indicators are resoundingly obvious. They are the things that clearly say “French,” like a Hermes briefcase, or “American,” like a Louisville Slugger baseball bat. Often, they are immutable, solid and stable examples of permanence in a fast changing global marketplace. However, as the saying goes, the…
How to Start Managing Your own Image
People often tell me that they want to update their look, upgrade their wardrobe or get themselves organized – but don’t know where to begin. Getting started can often be the scariest part of making significant changes in your life; but once you understand what steps to take, you’ll be on your way. How you…
Off The Cuff’s 5 Easy Pieces for Fall
Fall is just around the corner, so stop by one of the best men’s lifestyle sites, BeBetterGuys.com, and check out my suggestions for “Five Easy Pieces” to get you decked out for the cooler months. These are five great ideas that work together or all by themselves to help you add some creativity to your…
Sporting Style: Lessons from Center Court & the Tee Box
For too long the terms “sport” and “fashion” have rarely shared the same sentence, at least in a positive light. Latter day professional athletes have not exactly been the best sartorial role models. Some influences, like NBA-inspired street wear, have left an entire generation of misguided youth to perpetually trip over their baggy, over sized…
Style Guide: The Short & Long on Shirts
I have written about shirting before, but this time I want to cover a couple of different categories. Not everyone wears a suit or even a jacket to work every day, and that’s fine. How you wear your clothes matter just as much as what clothes you happen to be wearing. So, as always, the…
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…
Be true to your own style
So, I was just about to post something clever on being true to your own style and not worrying about what other people tell you is “in fashion.” I think this is very important because so often men feel that dressing like a “guy” and talking about “guy” stuff is more important than just being…
Global Style: London, Paris and yes, DC
When one thinks about the centers of international style, Washington D.C., let alone the United States in general, does not jump to the top of most people’s list. And while there are many men who travel internationally, shuttling from an important breakfast meeting in London to a vital lunch in Vienna, few really do it…
Style Guide: Suede Shoes
Late summer is often a grey zone for suede shoes. What to wear, when, and how? A lot of guys are unsure how to wear this more challanging breed of footwear, but there should be no fear – from white bucks to dark chocolate boots, suede shoes are cool, individual and a key part of…