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A Smart Man's Secret
Why Suitsupply Custom Suits Are the Best Value in Menswear Tools of the Trade In the strange economics of modern menswear, a man can spend $5,000 on a designer suit that fits like a borrowed tuxedo or $1,000 on a suit that makes him look like he owns the building. The difference often comes down to one brand: Suitsupply. For the last decade, Suitsupply has quietly become the best value in custom suiting. Take it from one who knows. They aren’t the cheapest and not the most t
Mar 123 min read


Prada Bought Versace
NOW COMES THE HARD PART The Prada Business Model When the Prada Group dropped its 2025 numbers, the headline was respectable: revenue climbed 9 percent to $6.63 billion. Not bad in a luxury market that has recently been wobbling like a fashion editor in stilettos. But the real story buried in the earnings call wasn’t Prada’s numbers. It was Versace, the Italian house Prada quietly bought and now must fix. Because buying Versace is the easy part. Turning it back into a power
Mar 93 min read


Jewelry Gallop
Jewelry designers are jumping in the saddle Hermes Every twelve years the Chinese zodiac hands luxury brands a perfectly gift-wrapped marketing opportunity, so when the Year of the Horse galloped into 2026, jewelry designers jumped in the saddle and grabbed the reins. Horses already live comfortably inside the luxury imagination. They symbolize power, speed, elegance, and wealth, which are keywords to many luxury brands. The top category for this seems to be jewelry, or more
Mar 62 min read


Quiet Value For Men
Boggi. The Style Whisperer The Quiet Value Club: Menswear’s Best-Kept Secrets Luxury menswear has always been a curious business. Walk into the right boutique and you can spend $4,000 on a blazer that looks suspiciously similar to the one hanging two racks over for $900. The difference? Completely unknown. Yet, in recent years, a small but growing group of brands has begun quietly disrupting the traditional luxury formula. They deliver exc
Mar 43 min read


Under the Influence
Do Fashion Influencers Help Sell Goods or Are They Just a Trend? Tastemakers or Cons There was a time that fashion houses relied on editors, buyers, and the occasional aloof socialite to whisper what was “in.” Now? A 24-year-old with a ring light and a discount code can move more product than a glossy September issue ever dreamed of…or can they? The influencer economy is now a multi-billion-dollar ecosystem that has convinced brands that relevance is only a Reel away. A singl
Feb 263 min read


The Pea Coat
THE PEA COAT THE PEA COAT is one of the rare menswear pieces that never has to reintroduce itself. It just shows up, especially whenever the weather turns and a man wants to look pulled together without looking like he tried. Originally built for sailors who needed warmth, mobility, and a collar that could stand up to wind, the modern pea coat keeps the same winning formula: a shorter, structured coat with broad lapels, a double-breasted front, and a silhouette that makes yo
Dec 18, 20252 min read


HAUTE DENIM
Photo: Louis Vuitton Denim has re-entered the room with the confidence of someone who knows everyone is watching. This season, runway collections, boutique edits, and celebrity styling aren’t just flirting with denim; they are building entire narratives around it. And the shift is clear: denim is no longer the casual afterthought. It’s the luxury centerpiece. Let’s start with the silhouettes. The new high-waisted, floor-grazing wide-leg jean has become the quiet status symbol
Dec 7, 20252 min read


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
Nov 18, 20252 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 4, 20252 min read


ARMANI
Il Signore dell’Eleganza Giorgio Armani was a man of impeccable style, grace, and vision. He redefined menswear in the early 1980s with...
Sep 5, 20251 min read


Rent the Runway Checks Into Rehab
For Rent Rent the Runway, the once-buzzy unicorn that promised to democratize couture closets, is staging a financial makeover worthy of...
Aug 22, 20252 min read


Handbag Therapy The Trend That's Hanging On
Labubu Love Once upon a time, keychains were tchotchkes you picked up at the airport gift shop. Then came the plush Labubu charms, which...
Aug 15, 20252 min read


The Natural Elegance of Raffia
The Prada Summer Bag. Photo: Prada Lately, fashion seems to be leaning towards breezy, grounded, and unmistakably artisanal, and one...
Aug 13, 20253 min read


Ladies, Step Right Up!
Power Dressing Photo/Hermes The Rise of the Power Suit A woman in a power...
Aug 7, 20252 min read


Haute Hats Y'all
Kemo Sabe's Wendy Kunkle(left) and some adoring customers Once upon a time, cowboys roamed the Wild West,...
Aug 5, 20253 min read


The Sydney Sweeney Effect
Sydney Sweeney: Photo Source-American Eagle Sydney Sweeney, the Emmy‑nominated star of Euphoria and The White Lotus , has become more...
Aug 4, 20252 min read


Ciao Bella, Ciao Budget Why Italian Menswear Now Costs as Much as a Vespa (and Feels Half as Practical)
Once upon a time, buying Italian menswear meant investing in craftsmanship, understated elegance, and the kind of sprezzatura that can’t...
Aug 4, 20253 min read


Gucci's Identity Crisis When Maximalism Fizzles and No One’s Buying
Once the reigning monarch of maximalist cool, Gucci has recently fallen from the high-gloss pedestal it built in sequins, snakes, and...
Aug 4, 20253 min read


The Milan Crackdown
Couture and Consequences: Milan Cracks Down on Fashion’s Dirty Little Secret The streets of Milan may be lined with cashmere and...
Aug 3, 20252 min read


What Happened To Saks
Saks in Palm Beach Threadbare Luxury: The Unraveling of Saks Fifth Avenue. Once the Grande Dame of American department stores, Saks...
Aug 3, 20256 min read
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