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Real Men and Velvet

Hermes, Dunhill, Dolce and Ralph Lauren Once reserved for opera boxes, old-world smoking lounges, and your eccentric uncle, velvet has unexpectedly muscled its way back into the menswear spotlight for Winter 2025. And this time, it isn’t the fussy, over-embroidered version of decades past, but it’s sleek, masculine, architectural, and quietly cool. The season’s runways and collections agree: men are stepping into winter wrapped in rich toned velvet. Everyone from Emporio Arma

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SKIMS:

HOW SPANDEX BECAME A FORTUNE Let’s be honest: when SKIMS launched, most of us rolled our eyes so hard we nearly sprained a socket. Another celebrity brand? Another Kardashian “this-changes-everything” announcement? Another beige bodysuit promising to solve world peace, cellulite, and the mystery of Kim Kardashian’s rear end. And yet, SKIMS didn’t just survive. It has conquered . It became the shapewear version of a tech unicorn. Kim Kardashian, mammoth cultural reach has rock

21 hours ago2 min read

Ralph Lauren Rides

The House That Taste Built: Ralph Lauren’s Rising Performance Ralph Lauren, America’s reigning monarch of tasteful preppy aspiration just served up a quarter that made Wall Street loosen its collar. The company reported a 14% year-over-year revenue jump (on a constant-currency basis), breezing past expectations like Ralphs favorite thourobred at the Derby. In a luxury landscape where so many “heritage” brands are tripping over their own logos, Ralph Lauren is doing the impro

Nov 82 min read

The CFDA's 2025

The One and Only The 2025 CFDA Awards were held this week under the giant whale skeleton at the Museum of Natural History in NYC. Just hours before the city adorned a socialist with the title of Mr. Mayor, likely sending 6 th Avenue into a spiral yet to be determined. CFDA board member (and the guy that sunk Brooks Brothers in 2006) Thom Brown, decided to award himself Menswear Designer of the Year. Not too obvious, I guess. This guy has been pulling the fleece over everyone

Nov 42 min read

Baltic Scalegraph Transat Café L’Or

A Mouthful On Your Wrist Let’s start with the name: Baltic Scalegraph Transat Café L’Or. It sounds like something you order in Saint-Tropez after too much rosé—part espresso, part yacht fuel. But beneath the frothy branding, this 200-piece limited edition from Baltic is a well-thought-out little chronograph that’s equal parts vintage daydream and nautical cosplay. At 39.5mm, the stainless-steel case hits that sweet spot between “retro gentleman racer” and “I actually wear my

Oct 252 min read

The Handwritten Note

Most everything today is digital and for that, conversations dissolve into emojis and ALL CAPS. The act of sitting down to write a note by hand feels, well, quite a thing of the past but still exquisitely luxurious. It demands something most of modern life no longer does: time, intention, and a little bit of one’s soul pressed into paper. A handwritten note is tactile poetry. The paper has weight. The pen has warmth. The ink pools and glides in a way that a keyboard never can

Oct 222 min read

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Oct 190 min read

FIVE FALL GETS FOR MEN

Five Must-Haves for Fall 2025 (With Just the Right Amount of Swagger) Fall is when men rediscover texture, women reclaim layering, and everyone pretends to be “into the foliage.” But if you really want to stride into the season looking like you know what you’re doing, here are five essentials that strike the right balance between polish and personality. 1. The Chronograph on Bracelet Because checking the time on your phone is for accountants. A chronograph watch on a steel

Oct 192 min read