This is not a trick question. What do chickens and men’s clothing have in common? The answer is heritage. These days the new trend is raising heritage breeds (chickens) and wearing heritage brands (clothing). In the case of poultry, the past few years has seen the rise of raising chickens, often rare or heritage breeds, […]
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In 2009 I wrote about hatwearing and four reasons why men wear hats today. I decided to write about hats because it seemed to me that hatwearing (brimmed hats) among men has picked up in the past five years. So when did hatwearing supposedly die off before making this recent comeback? Some say after World
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In 2009, Patrick Grant at Norton & Sons relaunched E. Tautz and is already into his third season of the relaunched brand as a RTW offering. Fellow blogger StyleSalvage covered the Autumn/Winter 2010 collection of Tautz. The second return is more of a “soft” relaunch for Bernard Weatherill as Kilgour acquired this slumbering Savile Row
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Chay Cooper, the manager of the Alfred Sargent factory, has been in New York City during this week of wintery weather. If you were able to make it past the slush and snow, you were in for a treat. If you missed the trunk show, read on. Alfred Sargent is rolling out its new Handgrade
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The juggernaut of interest in Neapolitan suits and jackets finally has been answered. Sensing unmet demand, visiting shirtmakers and tailors from Naples have now made it to New York City. Hopefully we have now reached market equilibrium, supply has met demand and satisfaction has been attained by the masses. According to this Styleforum thread, you
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Mary, a Sleevehead reader, recently posted a comment, inquiring about Earl Benham, a New York tailor who has long since closed shop. Evening Independent (February 6, 1937) Curious, I did a quick search online and read a bit more about him. As Mary points out in her comment, he operated in New York City for
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This is a bit of a thread resurrection from last year but instructive. Every once in awhile a new member introduces himself to the Styleforum or AskAndy by creating a new thread and posting a couple of pictures. More often than not, the results can be fairly entertaining and informative. This is the Styleforum debut
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There is a common belief that wearing suits is somehow antithetical to creativity and originality. From C-level executives to hedge fund masters of the universe, this belief reigns supreme. Gerald Levin, architect of one of the biggest merger failures in business history (AOL Time Warner) comments: What most people don’t recall is that I had
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