A few decades ago, when I was working as a barista in a small coffee shop in Winnipeg, a teenage hippie tried to convince me to stop wearing ties. “Don’t you know…
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…
Tailored clothing is all about subtlety. And it took me a long time to figure that out. When I began trying to dress well, I only paid attention to basics…
The current menswear obsession of not looking obsessed with our clothes – sprezzatura – is not a new thing. The attempt to be intentionally nonchalant has been with us for decades, as…
Toronto is not a world style capital but that doesn’t mean we lack options when it comes to superb quality in menswear. In fact, I would argue, some of our craftspeople are…
My collaboration with Stephen Temkin of Leon Drexler hats is complete. Well, “collaboration” is perhaps too strong a word. Earlier this spring, Stephen was experimenting with making a summer-weight hat…
I believe that dressing well can help make you a better person. But what if dressing well could also help make the world a better place? We all spend money on…
Shortly after I announced my traditional wet shaving workshop, I was contacted by John Carinci, the president and founder of Elvado shaving products. Based in Newmarket, Ontario, John wanted to…
A few weeks ago, the guys behind Britain’s Rampley & Co. contacted me about their new pocket squares. They offered to send me one in exchange for my thoughts and…