Just like pleats and darts, how many of you guys out there know what a placket is? Our suspicion is not very many. It sounds like something that should be hung on your wall, or scraped from your teeth, but actually this term refers to the area where the two flaps of your shirt are buttoned together. Often ignored, this little aspect of the dress shirt is yet another one of those places guys could – and should – consider when it comes to creating a truly unique custom shirt. Read More
For all you lawyers, mortgage brokers and sales reps out there who’ve always dreamed of throwing off the drudgery of white-collar existence for a romantic life of physical labor, we’ve got a trend that might be right up your alley. We’re referring, of course, to the latest nail in the coffin of metro-sexual flamboyance: work wear fashion, which we’re told is going to be huge in the world of men’s weekend couture this spring/summer. Read More
When you work in the clothing industry, looking at bizarre designs and hearing hyped up claims about the latest trends is all part of a day’s work. For the average consumer, especially the average male consumer, the latest runway developments usually don’t mean very much and hardly make a ripple in the larger world of mainstream fashion. Every now and again though, the big players of the fashion world focus on something that the average guy could (and probably should) pay attention to. Read More
For better or worse, men’s clothing has gotten a lot more lady-like since the start of the 21st century. Since the dawn of this brave new age, we’ve witnessed the proliferation of pink and floral, the advent of slim fit shirts and guy girdles, and the birth of the manpri. Now, adding another nail to John Wayne’s coffin, we present the latest thing making its way from the women’s department to men’s store shelves: the three-quarter length sleeve. Read More
Sometimes fashion finds inspiration in some pretty unlikely sources – like Napoleon and Dr. Livingston. One was a famous military leader who conquered most of Europe and the other a pith helmet wearing explorer of deepest Africa, neither was exactly synonymous with fashion. But what did they have in common with the trendiest dress shirt wearers of last summer? One word: Epaulettes. Read More
Twenty-five years ago, if you belonged to that special class of big-shot business tycoons famously dubbed “the masters of the universe” by writer Tom Wolfe, you probably would not have been caught dead on Wall Street without a contrast collar shirt (ideally paired with suspenders, a power tie and a “mobile” phone the size of a toaster oven). Read More
