For a recent cottage vacation, I decided to bring along only two pairs of my summer shoes: espadrilles for walking down to the beach and canvas sneakers for everything else. It turns out…
This question comes from reader Marek: I’m simplifying my closet to a suitcase. Outside of the unmentionables and overcoats, what nine items make the trip? My response: I happen to be…
Riding a bicycle in Italy was a revelation. Seeing so many supremely well dressed men and women riding bikes through a major, busy city opened my eyes to a truth…
Writing about men’s style is not like dancing about architecture. In fact, I sometimes wonder which I enjoy more: dressing or reading about dressing. Partially that’s because I’m detail-oriented and…
As a young guy I was supremely jealous of women’s clothing. The options seemed endless. Not only do women wear modified versions of menswear but the traditional Western woman’s closet includes countless…
When I was coaching my seven-year-old son’s soccer team, before each and every game, I told the players that they had to tuck in their shirts before walking on to the field.…
My blood pressure is up and I’m still jittery, even though it’s been twenty minutes. Twenty minutes since I ironed my clothes. But instead of feeling like I just ironed my…