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I’m going to take an educated guess and say you have been exposed to some short-pants related vitriol in your life. It comes in all shapes and sizes. Short-shorts are called immodest, cargo shorts are called sloppy, hell, there’s even a whole contingent of “men shouldn’t wear shorts at all.” Frankly, it’s a lot of horse shit and all-encompassing statements like that are always wrong, but this stuff does come from somewhere, and no just because people hate men’s legs. Let’s talk just what exactly shorts are. They are bottoms featuring two unique slots for legs and end above the...

You’d think considering its association with very specific parts of the world the camp collar shirt would have a simple history, but you’d be wrong. It’s debatable if the style originated in the Pacific, or the Caribbean, or, considering the style is kind of a no-brainer for hot weather, it was developed independently by multiple originators. Wherever the idea came from we’re glad it got here, because it’s hard to imagine summer without a stalwart collection of camp collars ready to go, and it's no coincidence that this style of collar is often associated with blooming colors. The difference between...

The past few years that I’ve been working for WvG, we’ve been working with some of the best factories in the world. While they are very different in what they do (knits, shirts, pants, etc...) they all have something in common: they use the best machinery on the market. They know that since we live in a very competitive world, they have to be able to beat the competition. That is why all of our factories go the trade shows to buy new machines that make their lives easier, update their technology regularly and have specialized workers to run the...

Massimo: How did you start your company? Quartino: Actually, my mom started this company. She is 91 now and she is still knitting at home during the afternoon making pieces in Punto Francescano (Assisi Embroidery) which is a variation of cross-stitch embroidery that goes back to middle age.  When she was young, she was a seamstress, then she started hand knitting and selling the garments she made. Of course, back in the days, she had no machines and it took time to make something. She bought her first handloom to speed things up. After a year or so, she became...