The number one blog for men's style, by a head and shoulders and a whole damn torso, is
Die, Workwear! The big one for classic menswear is Permanent Style Sprezza is cool. And my buddy Turner has a Substack. And I have one too. The Second Button. I like it, but I'm biased. I list a few more on my blog, some of them touch on lifestyle or culture but they're all run by menswear guys who know their stuff. Oh, also, this is more gender neutral, but for Fashion with a capital F, try StyleZeitgeist.
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13 minute write-up linked about, but if you're a guy you should be interested in what is happening at Madewell Men's department under the helm of Aaron Levine. The mix of intentionally thought out design + accessibility make for a great choice for anyone looking to wade into the menswear pool. There used to be a huge wall in the #menswear world that kept you on the outside if you couldnโt afford a certain brand or if it was so limited that youโd have to resort to resell prices โ thatโs no longer the case here. Anyone can enter into the cult thanks to the products Aaron & company are putting out.
Malls may be dying, but Madewell Men's sure does make a case for getting in your car and taking a drive. (And if you're a girl dating a guy who needs help getting dressed, you can now trick him into spending time with you at Madewell: a win-win for all.) Follow-up question: Would a revival of mall brands led by industry pros make you more willing to head back to malls as opposed to just shop online?
I feel like this place isn't about people but about recommendations, right? forget the influencer, forget the individual, just browse and talk about cool shit and whoever says something good, that's good. that's what I liked about reddit, back when I actually liked reddit. I haven't found many people I want to follow, and I'm not really looking.
for a while, when I wanted something expensive, I would think to myself, "oh, let me just look for a cheaper version of it." I end up settling for something that isn't good in any of the ways that made me want the expensive version. Throw that out. You can get fantastic pieces for cheap, you can thrift a wardrobe you love, but if you're trying to find a cheap copy of something expensive, it's not going to work.