I Spent Two Weeks Comparing $400 Common Projects to $40 Amazon Dupes
Man, I’ve got to tell you about this whole situation I got myself into with these sneakers. So there I was, probably three years into my style journey, still making…
Why Amazon’s Try Before You Buy Changed How I Shop for Clothes
Look, I’ll admit it upfront – I’m not exactly what you’d call an early adopter when it comes to shopping innovations. After twenty-five years of buying suits and dress shirts,…
Why Your Style Choices Are Adding 10 Years to Your Age (And How I Fixed Mine)
So this is going to sound harsh, but I watched my dad's older brother completely age himself out of relevance at a family gathering a couple years back, and it's…
Why My $172 Walmart Wardrobe Got More Compliments Than My Usual $2,000 Suits
Look, I’ll admit it upfront – this whole thing started because I was feeling a bit too comfortable in my ivory tower of bespoke shirts and canvassed jackets. You know…
How I Learned to Stop Overpacking and Actually Enjoy Traveling Light
You know that specific moment when you realize you've been doing something completely wrong for years? Mine happened at O'Hare, standing behind this family of four in the security line.…
I Wore the Exact Same Outfit Every Day for a Month (And My Kids Didn’t Even Notice)
Okay, so here's the thing – when you're juggling two kids, a full-time job, and trying not to look like you've completely given up on life, you don't exactly have…
Why I’ve Spent Twenty Years Hunting Quality Menswear in the Most Unlikely Places
You know, there's something deeply satisfying about walking into a boardroom wearing <a href="https://sartorialhim.com/i-dressed-entirely-from-walmart-for-a-week-and-got-more-compliments-than-ever/">a $3,000 Brioni suit</a> that cost me forty-seven dollars. Not because I'm trying to fool anyone –…
Why Throwing Money at Your Wardrobe Won’t Fix Your Style (And What Actually Will)
My friend Jake texted me at like 2 AM last weekend, completely losing his mind. "Dude. Got the promotion. Meeting the board next week. My entire closet looks like I…
Why I Stopped Following Men’s Style “Rules” and Started Dressing Like Myself
You know that feeling when you’re scrolling social media late at night and suddenly realize you’re living in some kind of bizarre alternate reality? That’s exactly what hit me about…
Why That Guy from Portland Looks So Different from the One in Charleston (And It’s Not Just the Weather)
You know what really gets me? I was down in Charleston about eight years ago – July, middle of summer, humidity so thick you could practically swim through it –…