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“Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.” - Arthur Ashe Many of us can relate to the following situation: That button down from our favorite designer's S/S line, the one that we've been saving up for, is all sold out in the size we always wear for that designer and in that fit. But we suspend disbelief and convince ourselves that we can size up or size down because “we'll lose a few lbs” or because “that tailor down the street can definitely take the shirt in.” Does it...

                                                               It’s hard to isolate legendary figures in the development of fashion – who knows who the first person to roll their jeans was? Who first decided to tuck his pants into his boots? But from this historical ambiguity, there have been a select few whose personal style helped transform what was understood to be classic menswear, and their appreciation of fit and pattern paved the way for what we know today.   Within classic menswear, Prince Edward, the Duke of Windsor, the namesake of the Windsor and half-Windsor knot stands out. Born in 1894 to...

                                                                           Robert Frost once wrote, “Nothing gold can stay,” and while he was referring to the slow decay of what was once a pure, simple place - Earth - Frost's words hold true with respect to pigment dyed garments and their color. Because when it comes to pigment dyed apparel, no color - not blue, red, green, orange, yellow, black, silver, or white - can stay. But that's okay. In fact, color fades from pigment dyed apparel by design. Pigment dyeing is arguably a misnomer. In fact, pigments, the foundation of pigment dyes and pigment dyeing, are insoluble and...

It’s often said that, as a result of the bad economy, companies and consumers alike have refocused on quality. Brands talk more about their production processes and consumers focus on long-term value. Unfortunately, fifteen years later, what passes for a discussion about quality is often little more than a stringing together of buzzwords. Read through any product description to see what I mean. You can easily flip words around – like Madlibs – to make something heritage this, handcrafted that, or artisanal something or other. Even when words have meaning, they’re often inaccurate. Just last month, I saw an online...