What I Learned About Real Style From Men Who Actually Work for a Living
Eight years ago, I was griping to my wife Margaret about how sterile my thoughts on clothing had become. I’d write stuff like this blog post about the merits of…
When Technical Gear Makes You Look Like You’re Lost on Your Way to Base Camp
Eight years ago, I attended a client dinner at one of those trendy glass-and-steel restaurants in Manhattan. I wore a navy blazer, a white dress shirt, and beneath my blazer…
Why Most Men’s Style Advice is Actually Making You Dress Worse (I Should Know – I Used to Follow All of It)
About a month ago, I got an email from a guy named Mike in Cleveland that made me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit. He’d been…
I Spent Two Weeks Comparing Target vs Walmart Clothes and the Results Actually Shocked Me
Imagine me, at 7: 30am standing underneath the soul-sucking florescent lights of Walmart judging $12 chinos for quality. You know how you have expectations of how your Tuesday should start?…
My Decade-Long Education in Outlet Shopping: From Teenage Sucker to Skeptical Bargain Hunter
You’re going to hear it from me: most items at outlet stores today are not former retail merchandise marked down at significant discounts. They are not failed seconds that didn’t…
Target’s Best Kept Style Secrets (That Look Designer)
Last Tuesday morning at 8: 17 a.m., I was scavenging through an unlikely place: a Target in New Jersey. I had been searching for weeks for a navy button-down shirt…
Why I Started Hunting Down the Last Real Menswear Stores (And You Should Too)
Apologies in advance. This is going to get grandpa-ificatory on you. Ever since my grandfather passed away last October, I’ve found myself thinking of him frequently. Normally when I’m folding…
The White Sneaker Guide: Which Ones Actually Stay White
Over the course of my life, I’ve owned exactly 43 pairs of white sneakers. Yes, I literally went home and counted. No, I don’t want to brag about it to…
Style Upgrades Under $50 That Look Like You Spent Way More
Disclosure: I have expensive taste in clothes. Hell, my entire Instagram saved folder is basically dedicated to one day afford handmade cordovan loafers, hand-stitched Neapolitan jackets, and vintage Japanese denim…
Why I Stopped Following Men’s Style “Rules” and Started Dressing Like Myself
Remember when you’re scrolling Instagram late at night and suddenly you feel like you’re living in the Matrix? Man, I know I sure do. Around 2 years ago I found…