The iconic work of designer and illustrator David Klein defined the Jet Set style. Though he created countless designs for numerous industries during his decades in the advertising industry, he is perhaps best known for his ad work in the…
Anyone who knows me knows I'm a freak for wing tips. If I had my druthers, I'd collect a bunch of them from the best shoemakers like Grenson, Church's, Allen Edmonds and Alden. Unfortunately, if you're pinched for scratch in…
Awards shows for creative showbiz types can be fertile ground for formal wear experimentation gone disastrously wrong. Watch the Tony Awards and you'll see what I mean. Actors or the managers and designers dressing them inappropriately sense an opportunity to…
In our digital age, Terrapin / Stationers Engraving and Printing Co. is beautifully preserving the endangered art of the handwritten note and the calling card. A family run business since 1913, Terrapin Stationers is one of the few engraved stationery…
Moleskine notebook, black Bic Uni-ball pen, headphones, Burt's Bees lip balm, iPhone 4, keys, Timex military Watch*, calling cards. Links: Moleskine Squared Reporter Notebook Uni-ball Roller Stick Fine Point Pens (black ink) Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic Burt's…
For years, I harbored a fantasy of opening a barbershop. But not just an average barbershop. I mean a barbershop of the old school, a real man's place. It would have a storefront and an interior flavor of an establishment…
One of the essentials for the grown-up man's home is a good sofa. It's a place to read, recline, collapse, nap, watch television and get better acquainted with a date. So when you have something like these modern tv units…
Strolling past UNIQLO's flagship store on Fifth Avenue the other night, I figured I'd stop in and do a lap. If you haven't been, go. The store is riddled with fantastic and handsome (and inexpensive) clothes, from basics like socks,…
Commemorative of his beloved and departed rescue dog named Tiny Tim, John Bartlett has expanded his Tiny Tim line to include not just man, but man's best friend. In addition to a great collection of shirts, sweatshirts, socks, ties, belts,…
In this installment of Alec Baldwin's podcast Here's The Thing, Alec has a fascinating and enlightening conversation with writer Erica Jong and her daughter Molly Jong-Fast about sex, divorce and the impact of sexuality on young women today. This is…