Style Guide
Shorter Men’s Guide to Wearing Shorts
Posted by Nikola Jovanovic onIf you only have time to learn 3 things about shorts, the most important would be: Never wear shorts below your knee - the best length is 1-4” above the kneeCargo shorts aren’t a good...
Style Guide: Structured vs Unstructured Jackets
Posted by Nikola Jovanovic onTraditional suit and sport coat jackets have an underlying structure that gives them their shape. They rely on interfacings and padding to achieve and retain their form. Unstructured jackets started becoming popular in the 1970’s...
Style Guide to Men’s Hoodies
Posted by Nikola Jovanovic onHoodies come in a variety of fabrics from cashmere to cotton; dress versions to street wear. They were first manufactured in the 1930’s by Champion. Since then, they’ve had many adaptations: purely athletic or outdoor...
Guide to Madras Plaid
Posted by Ellen Rubin onThe history of Madras fabric is tied up with colonialism, corruption and slavery on the one hand, and craftmanship and community pride on the other. If all this sounds like a soap opera, you aren’t...
Monochromatic Looks are Anything but Monotonous
Posted by Ellen Rubin onMonochromatic simply means working in a single color – whether it’s in art or in clothing. It’s a simple concept, but anything but boring. A single color doesn’t mean that you have a single shade...
10 Reasons to Love Our Snow Pants
Posted by Ellen Rubin onCan your snow pants actually improve your skiing/boarding performance? Probably not, but a pair that fits well will make your outdoor activities more enjoyable. Snow pants, even those that come in “short” sizes, have inseams...
Why we offer three types of button-up shirts
Posted by Randy Zhou onFirst things first. We call them 'button-up' shirts as opposed to 'button-down.' Technically, button-down shirts refer to the collar, an inherently more casual style where the points of the collar are fastened to the body of...