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Alfargo's Marketplace, May 2022

Alfargo's Marketplace, May 2022

There's a new vintage menswear popup in New York City. Alfargo's Marketplace, "The Menswear Garage Sale," brings together cool guys with cool clothes to sell. I wanted to write about a few of the cool men and women I met there, and encourage you to pop by too.

How to Dress Like You Belong in a Drake's Lookbook

How to Dress Like You Belong in a Drake's Lookbook

Drake's lookbooks are magical. Did you ever want to dress like one? Well, you're going to want to understand the way they approach color, styling, quality, and details, and the way these factors all come together holistically. Check it out.

Some Pants I Want

Some Pants I Want

Some of these will be more generic, like off-white jeans. Some will be more interesting, like the pants I want from Bode or South2West8. If you're reading for the former, don't worry, the latter won't hurt you.

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

These pairings give a certain springy vibe... But they also take me right back to those ice cream trucks. The tailoring feels casual and fun and interesting, but not frivolous. The more casual outfits feel warm, clean, and inviting. They all make me smile.

The Ugly Shoe Paradox

The Ugly Shoe Paradox

Ugly is interesting; ugly presents a challenge to be overcome; ugly is consistent with more casual style that's less concerned being proper and clean and simple. Embrace ugly.

Setting Things Straight: Slim Pants, Wide Pants, and You

Setting Things Straight: Slim Pants, Wide Pants, and You

One simple and fundamental question has been keeping these groups divided for a long time: how should pants fit?

Eveningwear Part Three: Getting Weird With It

Eveningwear Part Three: Getting Weird With It

You're about to see men experiment. They're going to break rules. Some of them are trying to get right to the brink of disaster, without going over. That brinksmanship is how great outfits happen. Courage in the face of "rules."

Eveningwear Part Two: Simple Variations

Eveningwear Part Two: Simple Variations

Ivory and color and a couple of other twists. Should be fun.

Eveningwear Part One: Classic Black Tie

Eveningwear Part One: Classic Black Tie

Eveningwear makes me happy. It's tailoring that's exclusively for parties. No business: just weddings, galas, holiday parties, fancy dinner parties... It's a symbol of celebration, and here, I'm going to celebrate it. This is the first album, and the simplest—classic black tie.

Dress Code Gift Guide: Holiday 2021

Dress Code Gift Guide: Holiday 2021

Chanukah is right around the corner, so here's a gift guide from Dress Code.

Pink University Stripe Oxford Cloth Button Downs

Pink University Stripe Oxford Cloth Button Downs

Oxford Cloth shirts in a Pink University Stripe pattern with a Button Down collar. Let's break that down.

Black and Blue: Mid-Light Denim with Black Slip-Ons

Black and Blue: Mid-Light Denim with Black Slip-Ons

A love letter to Shuhei Nishiguchi.