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The Menswear in Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023)
Killers of The Flower Moon is Scorsese’s latest film, a Western-ish epic (more late-frontier) that follows a few of the perpetrators of the Osage Indian murders, particularly Ernest Burkhart and his...
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On “Ethan Style”& The Pursuit of Cultural Patina
A few months ago, there was a discussion on the Male Fashion Advice Discord (now a separate entity from the subreddit) about whether or not I was considered “trad” (as in ivy-trad). I’m not sure how...
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The Apotheosis of Wearing Big Outerwear
A while ago, in the Style & Direction Patreon Discord, we were discussing what we think we each were most obsessed with in menswear. I took the time to think about my answer Was it the daintiness...
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What I Wear On Dates
My toxic trait, other than wearing a tie at all times and being obsessed with “POV” to the point of cosplay, is that I love talking about dating. There is something so deliciously juicy about it,...
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Chad, The All Time Darling
Tiktok is a funny place. It’s the new site for all things social media, which means that fashion mfers (like myself) have found a new home to be obsessed with ourselves and post whatever we want. The...
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The Menswear in L.A Confidential (1997)
There’s not much to say about L.A Confidential other than it’s a good film, both in watchability and costuming. I unfortunately can’t say that about a few of the films I’ve covered on the blog, like...
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The Menswear of Inspector Gadget (1999)
In my self-documented history of “Ethan Style” on this blog and podcast, I have always maintained that the true start to my menswear journey was a mixture of Tumblr, Dapper Day, and the release of The...
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How I Think About Shoes & Picking the “Right” One
Even though I’ve been writing this blog for nearly ten years, I’ve realized that I haven’t done much on footwear. At the very least, they haven’t been talked about in the same, pseudo-philosophical...
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Going Back To the 80s (the 1980s, the 1580s & the 380s B.C)
Remember how I said in the latest Dapper Day blog that April was going to be a busy month because of a bunch of events? Well, here’s a short recap of two of them! And like Dapper Day both had a retro...
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On Menswear Revivals & Nostalgia
“I always come back.” Fateful words spoken by William Afton, The Terminator (the good one) flared leg jeans, high rise trousers, and as fashion has shown us, a myriad of other garments, details, and...
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On Reframing Menswear Feedback, Critique & Advice
The recent entry into the “Ethan Core Book Club” (this isn’t a thing but let me know if it should), was The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green and W. Timothy Gallwey (the author of The Inner Game of...
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On Pretentiousness & Snobbishness
This might be surprising to some of you (or not, in the case of my detractors), but I’ve always been at least a little sensitive about being called Pretentious. That being said, I definitely make...
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60s Menswear In The Bikeriders & Fly Me To The Moon
I always have a love/hate relationship with July. It’s my birthday month (I’m turning the big 2-9), but unlike years prior, a majority of my friends are out of town during it, making me unable to...
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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...
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How 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...
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An 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...
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The 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...
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SaDCast 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...
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TikTok 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...
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