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The Case Against Kanye West
Kanye’s having a good month. Between an awesome video, a career-peak album and a surprisingly lively beef with a former president, he’s crushing just about everything in his path. In the midst of the...
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The End of Fashion
via LGM Culture is now officially over. At least, that’s the premise of a new think piece by Kurt Andersen in next month’s Vanity Fair, which claims our culture stopped producing new ideas sometime...
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Menswear and the Time 100
Time unveiled their Top 100 fashion icons today, and it’s ugly stuff. Of the full 100, there are about 10 gentlemen whose wardrobe we’d actually like to dig into. Unfortunately, it’s not all James...
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The Fashion Ranks
Numbers don’t lie. Even when it comes to the highly abstract world of Fashion (yes, capital “F”). And the latest study proving this is the ominously titled “The Most and Least Fashionable Cities in...
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The 7 Times It’s Okay to Wear Sunglasses at Night
There seems to be some misunderstanding when it comes to wearing sunglasses at night. In short, you can’t. Like pony tails and scarves indoors, sunglasses at night make you look foolish. They also...
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Genesis Rodriguez Has Felt an Invisible Touch
via GQ Checkered Past: T Magazine looks back at its favorite menswear stories of the year. [T Magazine] Tuxedos and Don’ts: Sean “The Impossible Cool” Sullivan suits up in J.Crew’s newest suiting (a...
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Brazilian Merrymaking, Fashion’s Astrologer and Waka Flocka Flame’s...
Rio’s Grand: The Atlantic shares some spectacular photos from the Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro. Haute Svengali: The Cut tries to figure out how Susan Miller became the de facto astrologer to...
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Oscar Pie Charts, Fashion Faux Pas and Undercover Lovers
Life of Pie: For your Oscar information, Daily Intel turns each best film nominee into an easily digestible pie chart. Sheer Madness: In typical Internet-scouring fashion, BuzzFeed has tracked down...
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Five Failing Institutions That Should Get into Menswear
The recent news that the US Postal Service is launching a clothing line in an effort to right its financial woes has taken the menswear blogosphere by storm. While we’d rather not speculate too much...
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The Kempt Five
Every Wednesday, we’re giving you a deeper look into what makes the minds behind Kempt tick. We call it: The Kempt Five. Moments of runway excellence, promising comedy and other things on our minds...
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Scene and Heard: Black Sail by Nautica SS14 Runway
Scene: The Stage at Lincoln Center; models sporting futuristic activewear (think leather-esque black carbon rubberized shorts). Heard: Melodic step-pose-and-repeats to the beat of DJ Coleman spinning...
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Scene and Heard: David Hart SS14 Runway
Scene: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music; three-piece short suits; one handsome silk Hawaiian shirt; the (triumphant?) return of pleated trousers. Heard: Nick Waterhouse (pictured, right, with...
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Scene and Heard: Todd Snyder SS14 Presentation
Scene: The Stage at Lincoln Center; lots of cranberry and navy tones, more pleated trousers, no less than nine different plaids and one exceptional peak-lapel jacquard jacket. Heard: The heady...
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Scene and Heard: Beyond Closet SS14 Presentation
Scene: Industria Superstudio; streetwear enthusiasts bearing witness to the brand’s NYFW debut, which plays to the high-end sweat trend. Prints and colors are bold, fits relaxed, with a handful of...
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Scene and Heard: Ovadia & Sons SS14 Presentation
Scene:Eyebeam in NYC; a murderers’ row of impeccable tailoring; handsome wristwear from IWC; sexy suede jackets in an array of I’ll-take-them-all colors. Heard: “I want that.” Over and over again. See...
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Scene and Heard: Mark McNairy New Amsterdam SS14 Runway
Scene: Eyebeam in NYC; fashion editors sipping on Heineken and Cheerwine, Nick Wooster catwalking a cobalt jacket with zebra shorts, a few rubber duckies and lots of camo. Heard: A very appropriate...
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Scene and Heard: Brooks Brothers SS14 Presentation
Scene: Brooks Brothers’ Madison Avenue flagship store; a beach made with imported sawdust; a beautifully made (if impossible to wear) Black Fleece lace blazer (yes, for men); penny-farthing critter...
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The Fall/Winter Pocket Square
By now you’ve already begun the monumental seasonal wardrobe shift—the linens and cottons making way for the heftier wools and Donegals—but you’ve probably overlooked one thing you’ve probably...
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Talking Shop: The Pop Up Flea Goes to London
This weekend, the Pop Up Flea takes its carnival of handsomeness across the pond: from October 11 to 13, you’ll find them at 211/214 Piccadilly W1 in London, England. After the jump, our exclusive...
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The 55 Greatest Tuxedos of All Time
1860: Edward VII Prince of Wales commissions Henry Poole to design a short dinner jacket for estate shenanigans. 1886: American gentleman James Potter finds himself weekending at the Sandringham...
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The Stat Sheet: The Armoury Ring Jacket A-1 Blouson
As the torchbearers of Hong Kong’s tailoring renaissance, The Armoury has been turning out lust-worthy menswear since they opened up shop in 2010. And the latest batch has just hit the web, in the...
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Richard Gere, Man of the Hour
Recently there have been multiple Richard Gere sightings that can only be described as gloriously #menswear-y. Let’s take a closer look at the photographic evidence and try to unlock the mystery of...
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The Month in Pictures: October
News flash: it’s November already. But let’s not forget October. And since it may have felt like the month just flew by in a plaid and tweed and tuxedoed Halloween-y blur, we’d like to take a moment...
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Talking Shop: Unionmade’s Todd Barket
San Francisco’s menswear emporium Unionmade has been stocking some of the finest menswear this side of, well, anywhere for a while now—and as if that wasn’t already impressive enough, in the past few...
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The Five Things to Say During Fashion Week
The international fashion cognoscenti are descending upon Lincoln Center as we speak… That’s right: it’s New York Fashion Week. And while we usually like to give “capital F” fashion a wide berth, it’s...
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