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Material Mondays | Scotch & Woogies

September 27, 2010

I used to spend a lot more time on this blog talking about things. It was fun, but I found myself spending 90% of my time doing it, since I was constantly finding cool stuff. And I wanted to make this blog about something more substantive than just products. But I’m still finding a lot [...]

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Pardon Jack Johnson

July 3, 2010

A century ago, an epic boxing match took place between Jack Johnson and the “Great White Hope” Jim Jeffries. Johnson successfully defended his title against Jeffries, but was persecuted by the FBI, and convicted two years later under the Mann Act of a romance with a white woman. Now a movement aims to have Johnson [...]

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Desirables | Shoe Edition

May 27, 2010

Not sure why casual shoes have been in the news lately, but there have been some great collaborations going on. Case in point: these babies from Band of Outsiders and Sperry Top-Sider are no different. Available online now. Check out the rest of the collection as well. They’re all great. [via Definite Touch]

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TOMS and charity:water Join Forces

May 20, 2010

TOMS is one of those businesses that everyone loves. And if you don’t, you’re not paying attention. Not only do they have an incredible mission, but their shoes look pretty damn cool — a big reason why I’ve covered them previously here. Now they’ve teamed up with one of my favorite nonprofits, charity:water, to offer [...]

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Field Trip | Haberdash Men’s Shop

March 21, 2010

Having heard the buzz around Haberdash Men’s Shop, I’d been planning to stop by for a while. I finally got my chance last week, and I definitely wasn’t disappointed.

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Recent Desirables

March 3, 2010

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve spent less and less time in this space talking about products. There are two reasons for that. One is because I realized there are other blogs doing it better than I am. And two is because I don’t want to anymore. I’d rather spend my time talking about intangibles than [...]

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Wants | Holiday Season 2009

December 14, 2009

As requested, here are my ‘Wants’ for this Christmas season. These are all items that have caught my eye in recent months that I have not previously mentioned here. Let’s start with the new line of shirts at Hamilton, America’s oldest family-owned shirt maker. Hamilton’s been making high quality custom made shirts in Houston for [...]

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H&M Knows What You Tweed

November 19, 2009

Sometimes GQ is a little too on-the-nose. Take for instance this herringbone tweed vest by H&M, which may be the best Fall outerwear piece I’ve seen since J. Crew’s Denim Peacoat. With a price tag of only $49.99, what an easy way to give your Fall wardrobe a shot of cool. Don’t visit H&M’s God-awful [...]

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“Change Starts With Your Underwear”

November 2, 2009

What have your undergarments done lately? Planted a seed for literacy? Protected the world’s rainforests? Protected the oceans? If you’ve answered ‘no’ to any of these questions, you may want to consider PACT Organic Underwear for a change… down there. With the motto “Change starts with your underwear”, PACT allows you to begin that change [...]

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Tip: How to Buy Your First Suit

October 27, 2009

Viero Milano Suit on The Exceptional Man, Chicago

This post originally appeared on Smile Like You Mean It. Reposted here for your enjoyment.–cg Buying a good suit is something akin to purchasing a work of art. You can no more tell a man exactly what kind of suit he should get than you can tell him exactly what he should be hanging from [...]

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