Burberry London Men’s Collection SS14
A nice example of using bright, primary colors … in a restrained way.
Suiting up: Thinking is required!
As far as I can tell, Boris Johnson is a fairly popular mayor of one of the world’s largest cities. He was reelected to his post last year as mayor of London. He is seen here posing on Savile Row to celebrate the recent SS14 London Men’s Collection and is interviewed for the occasion. Knowing …
12 tips for the black tie-challenged
As a general rule, I find men dressing better these days than even just a few years ago. Even so, very few of us wear tuxedos regularly. What prompted this particular post is an upcoming formal event celebrating a major milestone in my company’s history. We’re organizing a reception and dinner with our clients and …
The avant-gardes sartorially speaking…
The year is 1964 and the men, from left to right, are: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Robert Rauschenberg. SaveSave SaveSave
Ivy League exhibition
If you missed the Ivy League symposium back in November or the special tours with curator Patricia Mears and Richard Press, you can still virtually walk through the exhibition with them in the video tour. Definitely worth a visit before it closes in early January. The highlights for me were the raccoon coat and the …
Noel Coward exhibition
Very few individuals are multi-generationally stylish. These are individuals who remain firmly on center stage over time and continue to maintain a stylistic influence across decades and continents. Entertainer Noel Coward is one of those rare individuals who achieved this in the first half of the 20th century. I recently attended the Noel Coward exhibition …
The ubiquitous trenchcoat and the ultimate hold-all
Casablanca is probably the first film that comes to mind when one thinks of trenchcoats, in particular the final scene with Bogart and Bergman. But Le Cercle Rouge (Red Circle) beats it in terms of the sheer number of appearances the trenchcoat makes in a film. In no other film that I’m aware of does …
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1930s style biswing jacket
A Los Angeles-based reader wrote to me and supplied photos of his recent commission with Enzo Caruso. The jacket is inspired by a specific example worn by Clark Gable in the 1935 film China Seas. Clark Gable’s biswing jacket Clark Gable’s biswing jacket The Caruso jacket pictured below is made out a Holland & Sherry …