Charles Tyrwhitt continues to expand their offerings. While they won the hearts of many well-dressed guys with their shirts (and their many fits), Charles Tyrwhitt has been adding to their store things like great outerwear options, suits, pants, chinos, casual shirts, polos — you name it, they offer it. For a while, though, their offering outside of their shirts did not get much attention, and many were not cut well, nor were they made out of attractive or modern fabrics...
Read moreStyle Picks: 3 Loafers to Check Out Right Now
It’s no secret that we here at The Peak Lapel are big fans of loafers. They are, in many ways, the perfect shoe. Easy to slip on and off. Super sleek. Classy. Chic, even, if you’ll allow us that word. Plus, they can almost always easily be either dressed up or down, go with just about anything, and are overall very comfortable and easy to wear...
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Review: The Tie Bar’s New Trim Fit Dress Pants
It comes as no shock to us here at The Peak Lapel every time The Tie Bar releases a new line of menswear. While they started with ties — and gained immense and well deserved popularity by selling solid quality ties at the very reasonable price of $15-$20 — they have been slowly building out their menswear empire first by offering dress shirts, and now, the latest, by offering dress pants at $75...
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Your Guide To The Best Affordable Grenadine Tie
The grenadine tie is a staple of any classy man’s wardrobe. It was the tie of choice for Sean Connery’s James Bond, and adds texture, richness, depth, and just plain class to any outfit. What exactly is grenadine, you ask? Well, it is a special silk weave that produces an incredible and unique texture. They are often made in subdued, solid colors, so as to let the weave and pattern speak for itself...
Read moreReview: Black Lapel Custom Topcoat
In recent years there has been a true explosion of made-to-measure menswear online. Specifically, it’s usually custom suits and shirts. Only a few, select companies offer custom outerwear, like topcoats, peacoat, and more...
Read moreLuxury Shirting: A Review of Ledbury Dress Shirts
Ledbury has long been regarded within the menswear community as a truly luxury shirting company. They are pricey, but you’re getting some truly incredible shirts, with all sorts of great details, in some excellent and very unique fabrics. Of course, we had to take a look and see what all the hype was about.
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Worth It?: Are The UNIS Gio Chinos Worth Your $200?
Welcome to a new series here on The Peak Lapel where we review some high end items — articles of clothing or accessories that cost quite a bit more than your average equivalent from your typical big box retailers like J Crew or Banana Republic — and then as the simple question: Is it worth the extra money? Because, when it comes to style and clothing, value is really the key question...
Read moreReview: J Crew’s New Unstructured, Unlined, Linen-Cotton “Un-Suit”
With the coldest months of the winter drawing to a close, it’s time to start thinking about the summer. And, with the summer, comes summer weddings. And, with summer weddings, comes the need to wear a suit in hot weather. For that matter, weddings aside, it’s a good idea to have a lightweight, breezy suit for wearing during the warmer months of the year — whatever your reason for wearing it might be...
Read more‘Articles of Style’ Custom Dress Shirt & Suit Review
Dan Trepanier came into the menswear spotlight a number of years ago with his website The Style Blogger. After years of experience and work in the menswear and custom clothing industry, he finally opened up his own high-end custom menswear shop called Articles of Style. They are different from the “other guys” out there in that they combine the best of true bespoke tailoring with the best of what selling online offers...
Read moreGuapbox Review: The Latest Men's Subscription Box from Ties.com + Comparison to Gentleman's Box & SprezzaBox
Well, welcome everyone to the latest entry into the market of men’s subscription boxes: Guapbox, from Ties.com. It’s $35 a month, and it is marketed as an accessory box, so it is in the same realm as Gentleman’s Box or SprezzaBox, as opposed to Bespoke Post or GQ’s new box which are more “lifestyle” boxes...
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