Linkroll: A good cloth, vintage Florsheim, tailors…

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• A Beautiful garment starts with a good cloth and a nice cut. (putthison.com) • Invest in vintage Florsheim while you still can. (brokeandbespoke.tumblr.com) • We've all been wondering: Why most tailors don’t like clothes. (permanentstyle.co.uk) • You can find meaning even in a terrible film. (asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com) • 60th anniversary of Gucci’s famous horsebit loafer. (gq.com) • Diego Della Valle and the … [Read more...]

Linkroll: Rubinacci, Sterling & Burke, Anderson & Sheppard…

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• The most intelligently designed square ever invented. (dieworkwear.com) • Sterling and Burke hosts Benson and Clegg. (maxminimus.blogspot.com) • Anderson & Sheppard’s new Mayfair store review. (gq-magazine.co.uk) • Timekeeping icon: Omega Speedmaster Professional. (gearpatrol.com) • The button-down collar (gq.com) • The Milanese buttonhole. (therakeonline.com) • On gaping pockets. … [Read more...]

Introducing Hottin Daro Cashmere Sweatpants

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Hottin Daro is a new online retailer started in 2012 which sells luxury cashmere lounge pants. I originally came across the brand through a third party luxury gift site which included ridiculously extravagant gifts that only those with enormous amounts of time and even more money could afford or even think of purchasing. However, Hottin Daro was offering an actually viable product that seemed interesting. Cashmere sweatpants are not inaccessible. … [Read more...]

Hugs & Co Footwear – Got %100 Off, You Get %15

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I was originally introduced to Hugs & Co by my colleague Justin FitzPatrick of The Shoe Snob and if Justin recommends a footwear brand, I don’t hesitate to investigate.  Hugs & Co is a British born label offering suede penny loafer/drivers and now offering suede tasseled loafers/drivers since 2012.  I originally spoke with Hugo back when they only offered penny loafers and discussed his upcoming product. He mentioned the addition of … [Read more...]

Weirdy Beardy

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Anyone who has watched, or read the reaction to, any of the awards shows in the run up to the Oscars is likely to have noticed, or at least unlikely to have ignored, that a number of hunky leading men - the sort of A-grade celebrities whose faces sell fragrances - were stepping out with a most un-star like preponderance of facial hair. “The beard” the message seemed to be “is back.” Truth be told, Hollywood has not been averse to the … [Read more...]