Aside from the fact that you’ll arrive half-frozen, there’s a very good reason you won’t be wearing your bright blue linen suit to a mid-winter soiree: It just doesn’t look right. Regardless—or quite possibly because—of their practical associations, certain fabrics … read more →

William Rast Cotton Isaac Straight Leg Jeans Façonnable Wool Storm Parka C/89 Cashmere Contrast Placket Cardigan Luigi Bianchi Mantova Silk Knit Tie  

C/89 Wool Peacoat Cause and Effect Leather Dogwood Belt Black Apple Stripe Cardigan Luigi Bianchi Mantova Silk Polka Dot Tie

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When most style-inclined guys think of a repp tie—aka a “rep” tie—they think of the quintessential preppy accessory, decked out in a diagonal stripe and (probably) hanging from the neck of a clean-cut young man in the halls of some … read more →

Made almost exclusively of silk these days, and applied to garments in ribbons, grosgrain is a plain weave fabric with a ribbed appearance (resulting from warp woven against a heavier weft). Historically only made in black, grosgrain (from the French, … read more →

I recently received a large collection of Hermès ties from my grandfather. They are very old and fragile. How can I best preserve them? Well, first of all, congratulations; we should all have grandfathers as thoughtful as yours. You must … read more →