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.
Collars Gone Wild
Collars! Collars! Collars! These collars are out of control! See these sexy collars laid out in the open, for anybody to see! Never before have so many collars been caught on camera in so many different positions! Get your collar now!
Duplicada Purpura
I'll explore multiple shades of purple. I'll explore several non-neutral color combos: purple and yellow complementary, secondary triadic, purple tonal. I'll explore it in several slots: accessory, shirt, knit, suit. I'll explore it in wool and corduroy.
Internal <Bleeding> Madras
Continuing the pattern of things I never really appreciated in my younger days, we have Madras. Madras is loud, busy, and generally quite hard to wear. But I've noticed a pattern -- one dead simple way to make madras look good. Layer something over it.
Creamsicle
I've never been a citrus lover. Orange—both the flavor and color—never appealed to me as a child. But they grew on me over time. I can really enjoy a nice cold glass of orange juice or a deep orange sweater. In both cases, a little vanilla can go a long way.
Why I Love Silk Scarves
You can argue that there's a certain femininity to silk scarves, and there certainly can be. Whether you appreciate that or not, I think it's easy to argue that they're *super fucking cool*. So I'm making the case.
Quarantine Sales III—Black Friday
Keeping this quick. A list, but only the good stuff.
How to Talk About Collared Shirts
I wrote this very long guide to help you understand everything you want to understand about shirts. I don't expect you to read the whole thing, but if there's anything you want to know about shirts that you don't see in here, please, let me know!
Quarantine Sales—Part Two
I've been holding back the urge to do this again. But this Ring Jacket sale needs to be acknowledged. So here we are.
The Gaze, and other philosophical perspectives: Is it even possible to dress entirely for yourself? For that matter, is it possible to dress for others? Can we ever be understood?
When you realize that language and communication are meaningless, absurd, and incoherent; you're imprisoned by the gaze of others; you're trapped in a continuous process of redefining what humanity is meant to be; and free will itself is nothing but a paradox, getting dressed hits different.
Fun Poses in Menswear
These guys dance, play, eat, drink, finger-gun... They make their photos stand out, they highlight what's great about their clothes, and they have fun doing it.
How Formal is Formalwear?
While it's mired in tradition and rules, I'm going to take this opportunity to express something about eveningwear: I'm going to explain the odd sense in which eveningwear is *more casual* than lounge suiting.