Men clothing blog

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former General Secretary of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party, is now shilling for Louis Vuitton.  Some years ago, the one-time world leader took flak for appearing in an ad for Pizza Hut (though Domino’s would have made more Cold War sense), …

As glam fashion designer Roberto Cavalli demonstrates, an unfortunate choice of shirt can make a gentleman appear to have man-boobs a/k/a breasticles.  And gynecomastia is never a pretty sight. (Link not for the squeamish.)  At least Seinfeld’s Kramer invented with a partial solution.

According to the Drudge Report, on Monday at around 7:30 pm, Republican Congressman Gary Miller strode on the floor of the House during a vote wearing a loose-fitting Hawaiian shirt, linen pants, and slippers.  Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (not exactly a paragon of proper dress herself) rebuked him by noting, “The chair must remind Members that the proper standard of dress in the chamber is business attire, which includes both coat and tie for gentlemen.”

Having lavishly praised the utlity of spring-steel armbands, Izzy would like to notify his loyal readers of a downside he just discovered.  In a world of ubitiquitous metal detectors, those bands can be troublesome.  Izzy hoped he could step through a security portal without triggering the alarm, but he was sorely mistaken.  Not only did he have to suffer the indignity of removing his jacket, but the guard eyed the bands suspiciously at best, …

O.K….not fashion related but since we’re based in New York this may have an effect on our servers and thus affect continuing coverage. We hope to stay online, but if not this is why. All we can say is we hope the trend of August 2003 isn’t coming back into vogue!
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For Spring/Summer ‘08 Raf Simons toyed with color and proportion.
The collection ran the gamut of color incorporating an extremely varied palette.  Everything seemed multi-colored down to shoes.
The designer had a thing for new proportions and silhouettes.  Shirts dropped to thigh and even knee length in one particular case.  One of the most innovative looks we […]

For S/S 07 Giorgio Armani presented laid back easy elegance.
Gone were the ties and collars. Jackets with minimal construction paired with loose pants.
Armani reinvented the shirt with unconventional cuts. Some blurred the line between shirt and jacket. Others had buttons that were very low placed leaving the top portion exposed and flowing like a […]

DNR.com reports that Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington is launching a premium line of t-shirts and hoodies.
The line called Ve’cel is set to launch for Holiday ‘07 and Spring ‘08.  The theme of the collection is grounded in political and religious based messages with a mostly monochrome color palette.
The line will eventually be expanded to […]

While Izzy doesn’t fear formality, he recognizes that there are times when one may let it all hang out—”it” being a shirttail.  Slim-cut linen shirts are ideal for such untucking, especially when those shirts have an awning stripe, like this one draped on Mike Love, co-lead singer of the Beach Boys.  Also note his crisp white linen cargo trousers, […]

The S/S 08 collection from Alexander McQueen was an exercise in humorous variety.
The designer had obvious fun with print and proportion. From the beginning, when polka dot prints marched out, the humorous tone of the collection was set.
The fun continued throughout the show as oversized jackets paired with skinny pants. Jumbo sweaters […]