Men clothing blog

In the most recent issue of The New Yorker, Michael Chabon, the superpowered novelist behind The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, has an excellent, thoughtful essay on superhero attire:
like the being who wears it, the superhero costume is, by definition, an impossible object. It cannot exist.
One may easily find suggestive evidence for this […]

The top’s all business, while the bottom’s all set for the ski slopes—circa 1985. Could DSquared² be targeting the undervalued Swiss newscaster demographic?
Incidentally, shouldn’t DSquared² be pronounced “DSquared squared”? Just sayin’…

manolomen.com

Givenchy has entrusted artistic director Riccardo Tisci with men’s ready-to-wear and accessories duties. The marks the first big-name designer for the brand’s menswear since the departure of Ozwald Boateng. Menswear has been in the hands of an unnamed design team in the interim.
DNR reports that, Tisci’s first men’s wear collection will be […]

With the women’s collections underway in Paris, the fashion faithful have flocked to the city. Any visit to Paris must include a visit to the internationally chic boutique Colette (sidebar-we’re talking to you Lissette! You know who you are!).
This week The Moment caught up with Kanye West as he hit the store up […]

Never underestimate the value that the right accessory can add to an outfit. Just don’t go overboard and wear too many accessories at once.
This bracelet from luxury label Bottega Veneta can top off a basic tee shirt and jeans to really make the outfit and pull the look together.
Made of soft crocodile leather this […]

With his bangs, patchy goatee, and ill-fitting disco-era suit (note the shirt peeking under the vest, the pants pooling at the ankles, and the wrinkles in the trousers’ crotch), has Brad Pitt ever looked worse?  Tom Cruise couldn’t get away with this look either.

manolomen.com

For Fall/Winter 2008-09 Michael Bastian presented a collection of many looks that blend seamlessly together.
As with his previous collection last season, this one could take the models from the showroom to the street effortlessly.  Bastian has developed a signature in classic, casual American looks.  His clothing is unpretentious, unfussy yet perfect for a variety […]

For Fall/Winter 2008-09 hip Brooklyn-based menswear label Yoko Devereaux presented a collection taking inspiration from the darker side of our culture’s obsession with high society and celebrity.
Presenting at men’s fashion week this past Monday, creative director Andy Salzer titled his collection “Holding Up the Heiress”. The celebrity obsession was added to via the presence […]

A Milwaukee-area judge has gotten hot under the collar due to a prosecutor’s wearing an ascot in lieu of a court-mandated necktie.  While the judge might be extreme in threatening the lawyer with contempt, his Honor is correct that an ascot must be seen as an informal piece of clothing.   While donning one in court […]

A suit is good for nearly any occasion, though playing cricket, or any strenuous sport, is usually not one of them.  Still, Prince Charles didn’t look completely out of place taking a swing in a double-breasted suit with two-inch cuffs (a cuff size that is generally acceptable only with such a suit).  Izzy especially appreciates […]