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Daniel Craig’s Spectre Dress Shirt – Deconstructed & Remade. Recently, we were tasked with a really interesting customer request — replicating the beautiful pinned collar Tom Ford shirt that was popularized by Daniel Craig in the James Bond film Spectre.  While this ‘Spectre Shirt’ is commercially available, its $600 price tag is a bit steep for […]

Necktie knots can vary from the simple to the complex.  It’s the one accessory that almost every man has and will wear on semi-formal to formal occasions.  The use of accessories to portray an embellished ensemble is a practice that dates back to our long gone ancestors. From tribal tattoos to the flamboyant wigs and

A Study in Menswear: How the Italians Deconstructed and Remade British Style To say Italians (and by extension Italian dress shirts) are stylish is an understatement. They’ve given the world plenty to see on social media, from their non-chalant style aptly termed “sprezzatura” to their composed flair. We keep wanting to see more and more.

Enter the one piece collar or as it’s also known, the California Collar or Ludo Collar. An early 20th century classic, this collar was popularized in the 40s/50s by Hollywood icon Gary Cooper. Consequentially, it’s sometime also referred to as the Cooper Collar. At first glance you’d probably look and think this collar is a

Malmö, Sweden – Home to to our latest Look Book and menswear influencer / blogger Aleks Jovanovich You’re probably all used to fashion ads and magazines that feature glossy models looking less than authentic. This season, we sought to create something different. We wanted to create a look book that was not only visually honest

Weak collar.  As professional shirt makers, it’s one of our biggest pet-peeves, i.e. a collar that falls apart or collapses when worn with a suit or blazer, sans tie.  No shirt is immune from the dreaded weak collar.  Believe it or not, higher thread count / finer ($$$) weaves (i.e. 2ply 120s Poplins / Broadcloths)

Tour any guy’s closet and you’ll almost certainly find a mens white dress shirt.  It’s been a staple in men’s attire going back over 100 years.  To most men white dress shirts all look the same, which couldn’t be further from the truth.  There are a number of different attributes (collar, cuff, placket, etc…) along with

The Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat are two new food tech companies that are focused on replicating the taste of beef using plant-based alternatives. The goal is a plant based meat that looks, smells, tastes, and even bleeds like real beef Beyond Meat has embraced a traditional retail / grocer model (e.g. Whole Foods, Target) whereas

It goes by many names.  Mens skinny sweatpants, mens tapered sweatpants, mens yoga pants, etc…. Whatever you call them, these figure enhancing sweats are a relatively new fashion phenomenon that most did not see coming.  Back in the day sweatpants were meant to be oversized, heavy, and most importantly comfortable.  Today, technological improvements to synthetic

How To Wash And Care For Your Dress Shirts You’ve bought an expensive dress shirt and it’s about time for a cleaning. Now what? As men, we understand how frustrating this can be since we’ve probably shrunk a shirt or two before. With the proper method, we will show you how to wash and care