If you’ve lived in Toronto for a while there’s a good chance you’ve seen the house: a stunning Victorian mansion on the west side of Avenue Road between Bloor and Davenport. And…
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…
I love port wine and Cuban cigars, and the older, the better. Except for Tawnies, most ports do very well with age. In fact they need it. Vintage ports require at…
With little fanfare Brooks Brothers shook the world of Ivy League style a few weeks ago. Out of nowhere they released a new version of their classic button-down shirt, restoring many…
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…
I’ve recently had a number of guys tell me they wish they could be as adventurous with their clothes as I am. First and foremost, I don’t think I take…
I was fortunate enough to spend the last week in Milan. While there, I crossed a lot of items off my sartorial wishlist: stores I wanted to visit, people I wanted…
Many years ago I backpacked through Europe with a girlfriend (who is now my wife). Along the way we stopped in the Scottish town of Loch Lomond. One night, we headed…
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…
“Just feel this cloth,” Sultan Moosa implores as he unwraps a four foot long roll of impossibly soft camel hair. “You can feel the quality.” He immediately pulls another roll, this…