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Setting Things Straight: Slim Pants, Wide Pants, and You
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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?
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Daniel Hakimi
Eveningwear Part Three: Getting Weird With It
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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."
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Daniel Hakimi
Eveningwear Part Two: Simple Variations
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Eveningwear Part Two: Simple Variations

Ivory and color and a couple of other twists. Should be fun.
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Eveningwear Part One: Classic Black Tie
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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.
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Daniel Hakimi
Dress Code Gift Guide: Holiday 2021
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Dress Code Gift Guide: Holiday 2021

Chanukah is right around the corner, so here's a gift guide from Dress Code.
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Pink University Stripe Oxford Cloth Button Downs
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Pink University Stripe Oxford Cloth Button Downs

Oxford Cloth shirts in a Pink University Stripe with a Button Down Collar. Let's break that down.
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Black and Blue: Mid-Light Denim with Black Slip-Ons
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Black and Blue: Mid-Light Denim with Black Slip-Ons

A love letter to Shuhei Nishiguchi.
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Daniel Hakimi
Made to Measure and Bespoke Tailoring in New York City
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Made to Measure and Bespoke Tailoring in New York City

Note that this is mostly just a directory listing. There's a lot of guidance out there about how to pick a tailoring house. All I'll note is to try not to get lost in quality—f you're going to splurge on a bespoke tailor, you have to appreciate the house style.
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Daniel Hakimi
Women in Tailoring
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Women in Tailoring

No real take here, just pure inspo. Have fun.
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Chocolate Eclair: Dark Brown Linen in Tailoring
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Chocolate Eclair: Dark Brown Linen in Tailoring

It's time for another summer treat. Crunchy linen in a rich, chocolatey shade of brown will sweeten up your day. Time for a sugar rush.
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Daniel Hakimi
Jetted Pockets in Casual Tailoring
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Jetted Pockets in Casual Tailoring

I'm over flap pockets. Patch pockets have their place, but jetted pockets are sleek and cool, and they're happening. That's a good thing.
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Daniel Hakimi
A Rant about Cheap Poplin
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A Rant about Cheap Poplin

This is a rant about thoughtless design. Wear whatever fabric you like, but if you're designing, Poplin is usually just the wrong fabric for any casual shirt.
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Daniel Hakimi
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