If you at all follow menswear online, you’re likely as into waxed cotton canvas jackets as the rest of us. Everyone knows about, and likely owns, a Barbour. Some might even own a Belstaff. But fewer might be familiar with perhaps the granddaddy of them all, the Private White Twin Track…
Read moreTPL Recommends: The ASKET Flannel Shirt
For those in the know, ASKET has long been a great place to go for staple wardrobe items. They make great OCBD shirts, and chinos, as well as things like scarves and woven belts. Their stuff is not cheap, nor expensive. It’s fairly priced, and their quality is bulletproof…
Read moreTPL Recommends: Lunetterie Generale Glasses
Just a short one today. High end eyeglasses are having a true renaissance. There are plenty of great brands, but perhaps a less commonly known one is Lunetterie Generale. While I personally have preferred some of their older collections more than their most recent one, they make some great, unique, and high quality frames all the same…
Read moreRothy's Is Better Than Allbirds
Or at least quite a bit more stylish. You see, I have been looking for a while for a great pair of slip on shoes to wear when running out for a quick errand, or similar. I have worn Vans for the last several months, but never really loved the look. I recently found out that Rothy’s started making shoes for men, and I have to say I am impressed. Their Driving Loafers, for example, look nice, yet are casual enough to be worn even with joggers…
Read moreThe Slimmest Chelsea Boots Out There
I’m a tall thin guy, no two ways about it. As part of that, my legs are slim as well. I have always loved the sleek Chelsea boot look, but most Chelsea boots out there don’t suit a slimmer guy. They aren’t sleek enough, and even if they are, the ankle portion is not nearly slim enough to neatly grip a slimmer leg. This results in jutting out away from you leg, getting caught on your pants, and just generally looking bad…
Read moreOliver Peoples' Latest Frames
For those “in the know” about eyeglasses, Oliver Peoples is an interesting brand. On the one hand, it is owned by Luxottica — that massive corporation that owns and controls about 90% of the eyeglasses market; just about every brand you likely know is owned by them — which would indicate that their frames would follows like most other Luxottica owned brands…
Read moreBelgian Shoes
Belgian Shoes are legendary. They are also some of the most absurd shoes money can buy. If you can swing it, you should definitely get a pair. Let me elaborate…
Read moreReview: Senszio Custom Suiting
Somehow Senszio has flown beneath my radar for years. They are a custom suiting company based out of Hong Kong that has been in business for decades, and now continues as a family business. They do trunk shows throughout the year in the US — and are currently in the middle of one (September 19th, 2022) so reach out from their site if you would like to schedule an appointment with them! — and offer MTM services to their overseas clients. In India they offer full, true bespoke…
Read moreIs A $625 Baseball Hat From Loro Piana Worth It?
No. Of course not. Do you really need a post here to tell you that? Still, I couldn’t resist seeing what it is they are even charging for. So I ordered one in a light grey baby cashmere…
Read moreThe Best Alternative To Loro Piana's City Walk Loafer
Loro Piana is the current king of beautiful articles of menswear priced so absurdly and unjustifiably high their catalogue is more like a museum to look at and appreciate than it is an actual place to buy from. Still, their style sense is, as ever, quite on the money, and the items they produce are usually very special. Perhaps their biggest hit of late is their City Walk loafer — a lightly colored gum rubber soled shoe with a leather (usually suede) upper. There are no laces, no frills, and are, I hear, quite comfortable. They have also “inspired” just about every other stylish shoe company on the planet to produce their own take on these shoes. Why? Well, because a pair of the LP ones will run you over $1,000. And you thought Gucci loafers (with decades and decades of shoe-making pedigree under their logo-buckled-belts) were expensive!…
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