Building a Dad Wardrobe That Works for Your Day Job AND Your Side Hustle
I never thought that I would take style advice based on watching my friend change shirts in a Starbucks bathroom, but hey…life comes at you weird like that. I was…
Why I’m Still Obsessed with American-Made Denim (And You Should Be Too)
Let me be honest with you: My introduction into American made jeans was purely accidental. I was wandering through some vintage shop in Brooklyn when I came across them. You…
The Great British Raincoat: Beyond Burberry to Affordable Options That Actually Work
Last Tuesday, I got caught in a biblical deluge. You know the sort. The sort that pelts down from steely-grey clouds so heavily that the rain actually rebounds off the…
Why I Still Hunt Through Charity Shops for Quality Menswear (And You Should Too)
Do you know how you’re rifling through rails of generic polyester shirt-blouses/the same jumper your mother-in-law wore last Christmas/SOFIA MAXWELL for Target when your fingers brush against a slice of…
Why Your ‘Boring’ Basics Are Actually the Problem (Not the Solution)
Welcome to War on Normal Size , where we highlight interesting trends and stories from around the world of menswear. In today’s column we’re revisiting the white tank top –…
That Time I Looked Like a Festival Fashion Disaster (And How I Fixed It)
Disclaimer: I’m about to talk about something I’m extremely self-conscious about. Back in my early festival-going years, I unwittingly dressed up as “trying too hard not to look festivaly” for…
Rain-Ready Trainers That Don’t Look Like Hiking Boots
I’ll never forget waking up one morning five years ago to find my trainers had risen from the dead. Not metaphysically speaking (although Jesus wears some fine sandals), but because…
Dressing for the British Beach When It Might Actually Be Warm (But Probably Won’t Be)
Around May every year, the British population is gripped by collective delusion. It’s brightened up. Today is different. This year we’re actually going to have a summer. This year, that…
The Thrift Store Strategy That Finds Designer Pieces for Cheap
The first time I ever understood the appeal of vintage clothing was when I was 19 and stumbled across a 1960s Pendleton wool shirt at a Salvation Army in Chicago.…
Why I’ll Never Be “The Guy Who Always Wears X” (And You Shouldn’t Either)
Last week I was at this coffee shop in Southeast Portland and this guy walks in wearing samurai armour. Like, actual armour. Plates for shoulders and arms and… okay, maybe…