It feels like it was just Black Week and Black Friday, but already the next sale is here in the form of the midweek sale. There was a time when this was the sale of the year, but the many pre-Christmas sales have recently reduced the value of the midweek sale.Unlike the December sales, the midweek sales are...
Holidays are tuxedo time - it's been around for ages. Although the tuxedo began as a casual alternative to the coat for dinners between friends, for the past 100 years it has been more associated with fancy parties. Except in academia, the dress code for tuxedos is often as dressy as it gets.It's that unusualness - the tuxedo...
Fair Isle -The sweater's journey in men's fashion has certainly been a rollercoaster. From a quiet birth in the North Sea to adorning royalty and actors to finally becoming an unwilling participant in the hunt for the ugliest Christmas sweater. How did that happen? And is it not possible to wear a Fair Isle sweater outside the Christmas...
CareOfCarl, one of our favorite online men's fashion stores, has begun offering free garment alterations - or "tailoring allowance" as they rightly call it.As you know, the best fit for a suit, jacket or trousers often requires a minor adjustment by a tailor. This may involve adjusting a waist or folding up a trouser to get the right...
On November 25, the men's fashion world received the sad news of the death of Cesare Attolini, a legend in men's fashion.Cesare Attolini was the second generation Attolini, and together with his father Vincenzo the originator of what we now call the "Neapolitan style" of jackets. In honor of Cesare's life's work, today we tell the story of...
The Neapolitan jacket is one of the iconic jacket styles for men. When it was created by Attolini and Rubinacci in the 1930s, it was revolutionary. A jacket that was as light as a shirt, soft, fitted and cool.Here we teach you all about the Neapolitan jacket, the main tailors and where to buy it. If you want...
A hundred years ago, shorts were reserved for boys and soldiers. Grown men wore pants. Today we are freer. Freer to choose shorts, and freer to choose the wrong shorts.For a well-dressed style, there is only one model. With their clean shapes, correct proportions and classic materials, chino shorts are a summer wardrobe staple. They glide casually from...
Men's shorts. A small garment that over the years has been surrounded by an incredible number of opinions. “The short pant is a terrible fashion choice. Unless it is from Bermuda” as Winston Churchill put it. “I’d just as soon see someone coming toward me with a hand grenade” - cultural critic Fran Lebowitz did not mince words.But...
As faithful readers of the Gentleman's Guide know, we usually let Cesare Attolini's collections be the start of a new season. Last spring we enjoyed beautiful clothes from Attolini's Spring/Summer 2023 collection and equally beautiful backgrounds in the small village of Matera. Now it's finally time for a dose of fall and winter clothes.But things are not as...
With the news that CareOfCarl has added Stone Island to its range, we take the opportunity to take a look at the man behind the brand: Massimo Osti .Osti was the creative genius behind Stone Island and the C.P. Company and one of the pioneers of the urban sportswear - perhaps the most dominant trend in men's fashion...
