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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

Cooking a perfect cast iron skillet steak at home is incredibly easy.  You can replicate a restaurant quality steak with just a few items; namely a quality cast iron skillet, a decent cut of meat, kosher salt, and clarified butter.  The methods we explain are so good that you don’t need an expensive $20-30/lb steak

An Introduction To Men’s Dress Shirt Collars Dress shirt collars — there’s a ton of different styles to select from, whether it’s ready-wear shirts or if you’re building your own custom dress shirt.  Making the right choice can be an easy choice if you’re armed with the right info. Personal tastes aside, there are several

The easiest and best way to order a custom dress shirt is to measure a shirt that already fits you well.  Most reputable online custom dress shirt makers will provide instructions on how you can measure a shirt that fits you well as opposed to standard ‘off the rack’ sizing or traditional body measurements. Before

Collar Stance & How To Keep Your Dress Shirt Collars Looking Crisp The dress shirt remains the anchor in men’s attire, seamlessly adjusting to an array of styles and ambiances. More so, men finally recognize the importance of keeping their dress shirt collars looking crisp, and are making a conscious effort at it. This isn’t

The mens black dress shirt is a unique piece of menswear that (if worn correctly) conveys a rugged and masculine confidence.  The man in black (aka Johnny Cash) owes his persona to this trademark look.  There are plenty of ‘faux pas’ that you could make with the black dress shirt, which we’ll try to guide