The Scarf Sizing Guide I Wish Someone Had Given Me
You want to know how to tie a scarf around your neck, a men’s neck scarf. Okay, fair enough, that’s literally what you just searched for. But let me ask…
Can Women Actually Pull Off a Mens Cowboy Hat?
My first “real” cowboy hat love started life crushed crown down in a milk crate at a garage sale outside Greensburg. Buried under a pile of schlocky looking fishing hats…
Why I Only Buy Mens Sneakers Now
I was in Foot Locker on 34th Street looking at two boxes that were identical except for one having the word “women’s” printed on the side, and the man at…
What Watches Are Actually Worth Buying Right Now
My friend Marcus sent me a text last month. It was a photo of a watch he was about to purchase. Some basic field watch with a canvas strap. Price…
The Questions I Had About Scarf Sizing, Answered
I’ve thought longer about how long a scarf should be than I probably have about most of my utility bills. I’m not proud of that either. I have a drawer…
Why Are Some Mens Shorts Still So Long?
One of my assistant coaches texted me a photo from the mall last week. Shorts laying flat on a store shelf, then two question marks. Are these the good kind…
Why I Only Wear Mens Socks Now
Someone searched “can women wear men’s socks” enough times for it to trend as its own tiny existential puff of search bar confetti and the first time I saw that,,…
What I Learned Getting My Scarf Right
Everyone offers advice on how to wear a scarf (“Wrap it twice and let the ends hang”), but nobody tells you how. Ends hang where? Hang level with what? The…
Are Cruyff Trainers Actually Worth the Hype?
I bought the Cruyff Vanenburgs after seeing someone wearing them with rolled up chinos at a Logan Square coffee shop and deciding, right there while waiting in line for a…
How Cufflinks Fit Is Supposed to Work
So how are cufflinks supposed to fit? Not “which ones look nice”, not “which ones match your watch”, actually fit, like there’s a wrong size and a right size the…