Use A Shoehorn…
Taking care of your shoes is one of the easiest and important things you need to do in the realm of wardrobe upkeep. Perhaps the easiest thing you can do to care for your shoes is use a shoe horn to slip your foot into your shoe; whether a lace up or slip on. Over time the back of the...
A Personal Uniform For Summer
From time to time the subject of uniform comes up in men's style. The two most notable examples that come to my mind are Karl Lagerfeld (who wears only black with a white shirt) and Tom Wolfe (who wears only white suits). There are others who take it a step further and wear the same outfit everyday. While each...
A Case For Thrifting
I don't thrift often, but when I do the return on my investment of time and money is often relatively high. Sometimes I will go out for a day and hit a bunch of thrift stores whereas other times I will simply stumble upon one and stop in. I rarely will not go into a thrift store when I...
What Should A Man Wear To Church?
Recently a reader posted a question on my Soiree post asking what would be appropriate to wear to church/mass on Nantucket. Admittedly, this is not something that I have ever thought about before, as I have never gone to church on Nantucket (even though I do call it the Promised Land). And when I go to church off island...
Reader Questions: How To Restart A Wardrobe
Question: Dear Justin, I have been following your blog for the past half year and have enjoyed reading through your entries. What I would like to ask of you is if you could help me with some ideas on how to develop a wardrobe. Currently I have the pleasure of residing in what is called the fashion capital of central europe, Prague,...
Frank Clegg Leatherworks Workshop Visit
About a month ago I had the good fortune of visiting Frank Clegg Leatherworks. Which to my mind makes some of, if not the, finest and most tasteful leathergoods in America. Frank's journey started a few decades ago when his then girlfriend (now wife) bought him some leather working tools and he started making some stuff. He thought he'd try...
Things I Wear: Off To The Summer Soiree
The Summer Soiree yet again delivered one of the best nights of my summer. Something about the combination of Nantucket, girls with pearls, pastels and the Chicken Box is nearly flawless. Anyway, I don't really know what requested dress code is, not sure anyone does. But at an event like this is doesn't really matter because both guys and...
Mens Style At The 2013 ESPYS
Last night was the 2013 ESPYS, I guess it is a big night if your a big sports fan. But I am not (I prefer to play, rather than spectate). I did, however, manage to catch a few minutes of the red carpet while posted up at Ventuno (it doesn't seem right they have TVs back there, for the...
50 Shades Of Red
The subtlety of some things is what makes them so good. To the unseasoned individual Nantucket Red is Nantucket Red; it just is what it is. To an extent this is true. The real stuff can only be had from Murray's, as far as I am concerned so this helps keep things simple (although Lifshitz and Crew have tried...
How To Clean Suede Shoes, Pt I
Previously we have discussed the wearing of suede in various seasons (recap: you can wear it year round), which partially boils down to my affinity for the stuff. And as with every other thing in your wardrobe, suede needs to be taken care of to get the most usage out of it. In the first of a few posts...
