I was asked by a friend at Gilt to write a piece on why any man with aspirations of being stylish needs engraved stationery.  I loved that he used the word aspirations. Because let’s be honest: Don’t we all aspire … read more →

You certainly don’t need us to tell you that Gilt is the world’s most amazing resource for clothing, accessories, and gear for yourself at amazing prices. But it’s an equally great place to buy gifts for others—like, say, the person … read more →

Back in the golden age of schmaltz, the one-liner was king. Henny Youngman, the greatest of the Borscht Belt yuk-niks, had a million of them. (We’ll refrain from repeating them here. They don’t translate all that well to print. Or … read more →

A proper gentleman needs a dirty little secret.  Not a murder—too gory. Nor even a mistress—or at least not me. I’m too middle-class for that. But we have to have done something bad, that only our best friend, and probably not … read more →

Making a good toast, or short speech, is not hard at all. If you follow the rules. 1. Adopt a mildly provocative tone. This ensures that the audience will listen. It’s the basis for the English best man’s speech. If you tease … read more →

You are probably not a nautical officer. But somewhere along the line you will need to go to a summer cocktail party. You will not want to look too WASPy and dated. You will want to be respectful, respectable, but perhaps with … read more →

There are two schools of thought regarding karaoke. One holds that it’s a spontaneous bout of sing-a-long whimsy and that, in this spirit, having premeditated and practiced a karaoke song somehow profanes the entire project. You might sound good, but … read more →