The Journal
Notes on cloth, construction, occasion, and the art of dressing well.
Vents, Lapels, and Buttons: All The Details That Round Out A Custom Suit
A custom suit encompasses more than just premium fabric, perfect fit, and unmatched style. While it's true that aspects such as color, style, and fit tend to be the first things we notice when it comes to formal wear, it's the hidden details that effortlessly push those more obvious parts of a custom suit to the forefront.
Flexibility At Your Convenience: Appointments That Come To You
With all the options available in the clothing marketplace today, narrowing down exactly what you want in terms of personal style and what you need when it comes to functionality isn't always a streamlined process. As a customer, it's always better to be prepared a little too much than it is to go into the suit-buying process with blinders on.
Dress Codes For Restaurants? No, They Have Not Completely Disappeared
Not long ago, standards of dress were commonplace in restaurants, private clubs, and even some music venues. While you're much less likely to encounter any sort of dress code when you show up to a restaurant in any given city these days, dress codes haven't completely disappeared. Depending on the type of establishment and the region in which it is located, you might be surprised to find out that your patronage could be refused for showing up in denim or even wearing the wrong type of shoes.
This month, we’re thinking about the difference between a suit that fits and one that belongs to you. Notes on cloth, construction, occasion, and the quiet details that make it personal.
Laundering Your Ties: Is It Really Necessary?
While taking your suits and dress shirts to the dry cleaners on a regular basis is a no-brainer, some components of formal wear often don't get the same treatment and attention to detail as the more obvious ones do. Ask yourself, how often do you launder your ties or take them to the dry cleaners, if at all? And if you don't, do you really need to start?
Keeping Your Brightest Dress Shirts From Fading
Proper storage, handling, and laundering methods seem to be simple enough to understand, but to further complicate things, different styles of shirts require different methods of care. The material of a shirt is an important aspect to consider, but the color of a given shirt also plays a part in determining a dress shirt's longevity. Brightness unfortunately fades over time, but there are several ways to mitigate and slow down this inevitable phenomenon. In this piece, we'll go over the best ways to keep your brightest dress shirts from fading, so you can focus more of your attention on style rather than worrying too much about replacing your shirts when they start to lose their luster.
Style Tips For When You Decide To Leave Your Tie At Home
In some situations, it's difficult to find the right balance between formal and casual attire without dressing up or dressing down too much. To find that balance, sometimes one of the easiest ways to achieve it is simply foregoing the necktie for an evening out. But when is it completely fine to do this, and when should you err on the side of caution and wear a tie anyway?