The Art of British Layering: Dressing for Four Seasons in One Day
Let me tell you what’s truly bonkers about living in Britain: I once spent weeks packing for two or three day trips to Milan and realised I had more clothing…
The Ugly Trend Everyone’s Wearing (And Why You Should Skip It)
I’ll never forget the look on Vincent’s face – my old boss at American Style magazine, the guy who once fired me for soaking a Tom Ford shirt with an…
The Slim Fit Trend is Over: What Actually Looks Good Now
A Visual Guide to Every American Retailer’s Definition of ‘Slim Fit’ Note: This article originally published in January 2019 and was UPDATED significantly on April 7, 2021. The worst shopping…
Finding Perfect Jeans When Every Brand Fits Differently
It was 10:37 PM on a Tuesday when I received a text from my friend Marcus that read: “DUDE. JEANS CRISIS. I’m normally a 34 in Levi’s but somehow a…
That Time I Tried to Dress Like an Italian and Failed Spectacularly (Plus What Europeans Actually Do Better)
Standing outside a café in Florence, Italy three years ago. I was nursing an espresso and watching two American men buy aggressively at one of the small clothing stores in…
What British Men in Their 30s/40s/50s Actually Wear vs Instagram Expectations
Based on Instagram, you’d assume every man over 30 in the UK wears head-to-toe Italiantailored suits with beautifully inserted pocket squares or heritage shirts with whisker-layered jeans and clay-baked desert…
Why Everything in Your Closet Fits Wrong (And How to Fix It Fast)
Last Tuesday I was sitting in a midtown coffee shop waiting on a source to arrive for an interview when I saw a man who looked like he’d lost a…
The Prep Revival That’s Actually Cool (Not Your Dad’s Country Club)
The New American Prep Revival (And How to Wear It Without Dressing Like a Frat Boy) Disclaimer: This is going to be long. But it will also be worth it.…
Why I Finally Stopped Packing Like a Mediterranean Playboy for Brighton Beach
The truth is that I’m guilty of a crime I hate committing. For years I packed for British seaside holidays like I was going to the Riviera. White shirts. Linen…
Beyond Brogues: Modern British Footwear with Traditional Quality
Of all the possessions I inherited when my grandfather died, I ended up keeping exactly three. His vinyl collection of jazz records (still splendid), his handwritten Christmas pudding recipe (indecipherable),…