How To Stay Excited To Dress Up When Its Warm
Like most menswear guys, I dread when summer comes around. It’s especially abhorrent for me, since I’m the crazy motherfucker who is into this mostly for suits and ties (in LA of all places). It...
View ArticleHow Inspiration Compels Me To Make Outfits
One of the recurring questions I get from menswear beginners and even veterans is how I am able to create fits everyday on a whim without many unintentional (default/autopilot) days. It’s a good...
View ArticleAn Ode to Chalkstripe & Pinstripe
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: going Full Send is the best way to get dressed. This approach brings together two major tenets of my clothing philosophy: we should use the coded themes...
View ArticleThe OTHER Things Menswear Has Taught Me
It’s a joke among menswear enthusiasts that being into this whole thing is a considered a “sickness”. Menswear poisons you with cursed knowledge with things like collar shapes, the scale or width of...
View ArticleSaDCast Show Notes: A New Format, Jean Talk, Ethan’s Pants, and Vintage...
The fact that you’re seeing this is proof that the blog isn’t over. It seems that even after composing what might be the most artistic thing I’ve ever done, as well as finishing countless narcissistic...
View ArticleTikTok Hate, Packing To Evacuate, and Our 2025 In/Out List
This is a recap (and photo reference dump) of the latest episode of Style & Direction, the podcast I do with Spencer and MJ. Since the blog has pivoted to be more casual (less big essays on...
View ArticleI’m Literally Him: The Menswear of Bob Dylan & A Complete Unknown (2024)
Can you believe this was my first real exposure to Bob Dylan? That’s Marty S. down there! I never grew up with Bob Dylan. He just never came up for me. My dad was the main one who drove me around and...
View ArticlePersonal Style Is Dead. Long Live Personal Style!
Even though I love wearing clothing, I’ve always felt that I’ve been so removed from Menswear Discourse and the Fashion Conversation overall. It is only through the SaD Discord or my Tiktok FYP that...
View ArticleSuit Buying/Renting, Vintage Rendezvous and Valentine’s Day 2025
After our big pod (and my big blog) on the “Death” of Personal Style, it felt right to get back to lowkey, casual discussions. This is a new era for the pod damn it, and we’re going to stick to it! So...
View ArticleThe “Death” Of The Fit Pic, Nerf War Attire, Vinyl Nights & A Concise Canuck...
This is a recap blog of the latest episode of Style & Direction! I suggest you listen to the full episode below and then read this article for additional commentary and photos. 3:12 – Fit Pics are...
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