The Importance of a Shoe Last and How to Choose the Right One
The importance of a shoe last is one of the most overlooked aspects of buying and wearing men’s shoes. When choosing new shoes, most…
Advice
Crockett and Jones Hand Grade
A few years ago, a friend asked me for advice about what shoes he should buy, wanting to move away from overpriced and poor…
Montblanc Le Petit Prince Fountain Pen
My guiding philosophy on purchasing just about anything follows a pattern which involves carefully considering the need (will it be useful? is there a…
2018 – The Year That Wasn’t…
2018. What. A. Year. Of TimelessMan’s thousands of subscribers and regular readers, one thing was probably evident last year. A heavily reduced number of…
How to Fold a Jacket for Travel – Reader Question
A few weeks ago a reader commented on another article with a question regarding how to fold a jacket for travel (specifically, an unstructured…
How to Wear Stonewashed Denim
Stonewashed Denim: For those of us with a significant interest in the craft/artisinal side of menswear, when it comes to denim it’s typically the…
The Italian Gentleman – Review
Many readers will have read and own a copy of Hugo Jacomet’s 2015 book The Parisian Gentleman. A large, beautifully published tribute to the…
How to Wear Ties Informally
Men typically struggle to bridge the gap between formal clothing (in this instance we’ll take that to mean a suit and tie in professional…
Avoiding Affectation
True style, at least in relation to clothing, is to know who you are and dress accordingly. If style has an opposing force, it’s…
Why I Didn’t Post an Article Last Week
Last Tuesday there was a small interruption to our regularly scheduled programming. The interruption weighs 2.86 kilo’s, sleeps a lot, eats a lot and…
Reader Question – Which First Three Pairs of Shoes to Buy
I’ve been meaning to write specific articles answering readers questions for some time now. I receive them frequently and I’m sure that if one…
Simone Abbarchi, Florence – Bespoke Shirt
In Florence last month I made time to go and see Simone Abbarchi and his business partner Gianluca Cocchetti. Simone started making shirts under…
The Importance of the Right Last
When choosing shoes, the main consideration for most men is typically the style and design of the shoe. Do you want a loafer? Double…
How to Wear Roll-Necks
In short; Carefully. The right roll-neck, worn well is one of the most elegant and masculine pieces of clothing you can own. They’re also…
Why Are We All Not Wearing Knitted Shirts???
I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but I think we’ve been had. For years I’ve been wondering why knitted business shirts aren’t a thing….