Tag: history
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New Obsessions- Zegna
If you’ve known me outside of this blog for any amount of time, you’ll know that there’s a very special portion of my heart that is solely dedicated to my hatred of Crocs. I’ve thought about it long and hard (and had to defend my point of view from my coworkers who all seem obsessed…
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New Obsessions: Amundsen Sports
During my first downhill ski experience last year I managed to take a fall that was so hard I thought I died and went to heaven. It was… educational, and I was laughing so hard that I couldn’t see where my skis and poles had gone. Or maybe that was the snow now caked onto…
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New Obsessions – Nanushka
I have to be brutally honest. This post is filed under “New Obsessions”, but my infatuation with Nanushka has been running strong for about two years. Indeed, the first time I saw the brand was when I was stalking the website of a company that I have wanted to work with for quite some time.…
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From Away – Todd Snyder x L.L. Bean
I don’t know what I expected to see when I opened Instagram a few days ago and had the usual torrent of ads pop up. I mean there were the usual things like terrible games and brands that I follow doing collection announcements, but I was completely unprepared to see the names “Todd Snyder” and…
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New Obsessions – Ginew (Gih-noo)
Of all the companies I could choose to cover with this blog, this company stands proud as the only Native American owned denim collection in the world. Crafting what the owners call “Native Americana”, Ginew honors the familial legacy of Erik Brodt and Amanda Bruegl while at the same time looking forward and collaborating with…
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Flannel’s Law(s)
Every man, regardless of where they live, where they work or what their “ideal aesthetic”is, should own at least one flannel. It’s the workhorse of the modern-man’s wardrobe, being accessible in so many cuts and finishes that it would be impossible to have a men’s blog and fail to mention the myriad of options that…
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Particular Pieces – Denim Jackets
If there’s something that’s more quintessentially American as a good, broken-in denim jacket, I haven’t found it yet. There’s just something so satisfying about putting a cute outfit together and tossing on a light jacket because the leaves are turning colors and some cute boy asked you to go pick apples with him at the…
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The Ideal Summer Shirt
History and Overview: Possibly the most identifiable piece in a well-dressed man’s summer wardrobe, the camp shirt (also known as the cabin, cabana or lounge shirt) has a long and storied history from being used in the oppressive heat of the Caribbean summers by field workers to being worn on luxury yachts in the Mediterranean…
Rewriting Masculinity 