As is well known, these days the latest trend in menswear is “activewear” or “tech-wear.” This basically means that more and more companies are making garments that have stretch, are water or wrinkle resistant, are more breathable, and so on...
Read moreTanner Guzy of ‘Masculine Style’: A Conversation with The Peak Lapel
My name is Tanner Guzy and I teach men how to take a deeper, more proactive approach to their appearance. There are a few different ways you can find me. The main site is Masculine Style and I’m most active in social media on Twitter and Instagram (@tannerguzy on both)...
Read moreFirst Look & Review of GQ’s ‘Best Stuff Box’
If you are a frequent reader of this site, you are no doubt aware that men’s subscription boxes are all the rage these days. And we have spent quite a bit of time trying to separate the good from the bad in that area. Now, GQ seems to want to get in on all the action with their own subscription box called their “Best Stuff Box.”...
Read moreReview: The New J Crew Neck-Size Dress Shirts
J Crew is, of course, a go-to store for many guys when it comes to both casual and dress shirts. For years, though, J Crew has only offered their dress shirts in S/M/L sizing. All “real” shirting companies offer their dress shirts in more exact neck and sleeve measurements, allowing for a more precise, exact, and better fit...
Read moreReview of ScentBird, the Monthly Cologne Subscription Service You Should Try
Every so often you hear an idea for a company and it just instantly clicks as being brilliant. ScentBird is one of those companies, and this is their idea: Instead of having people buy a full bottle of cologne for $100+, why not sell just a small vial of it for about $15?...
Read moreJon Shanahan of 'The Kavalier': A Conversation with The Peak Lapel
Jon Shanahan, I go by The Kavalier online. By day I work at a technology company in the retail and fashion industry, but in my personal time I run The Kavalier. I am primarily on YouTube, but also the normal channels of Twitter, Instagram, and my website...
Read moreRatio Clothing Custom Dress Shirt Review
Continuing our exploration of some of the best online, made-to-measure, custom shirt companies, we are this time taking a look at Ratio. They pride themselves on being all made in the USA, and extremely high quality. Indeed, their shirts are certainly priced to match that claim, with shirts starting at around $100...
Read moreWellBuiltStyle: A Conversation with The Peak Lapel
Welcome to a new interview series we’re starting here on The Peak Lapel in which we chat with some of your favorite online men’s style personalities. It’s our hope that you can learn from these people in ways that can help improve your own style, routines, image, life, and productivity. We hope you find these conversations as interesting as we do!...
Read moreOur Final Review of BirchboxMan & A Chart With Every Single Item
We have reviewed BirchboxMan for a bunch of months now, and we think it’s time we give you our final opinion. Overall, we think that BirchboxMan is an excellent and affordable way to test men’s skincare and grooming products...
Read moreWatchGang Review 5.0: Heritor Automatic & Final Assessment
We’ve spent quite a bit of time now reviewing WatchGang. (If you’d like to know more about what exactly the service is, and how it all works, read those earlier review.) Overall, we cannot say that we have been so deeply impressed. Some of the watches were mediocre and our feelings towards them were somewhat ambivalent. Other watches were downright awful...
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