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12/08/11
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Ships Comes to Tribeca

Ships doesn’t get the press of Beams or Honeyee, but they’ve been one of the main players in Tokyo’s heritage revival. And more importantly, they’re currently finishing up a pop-up shop at Tribeca’s Grown & Sewn—a khaki artisan you might remember from the Pop Up Flea. We stopped by today to check out the goods, including Inverallan sweaters and some of the finest sweatshirts known to man.

A tour of Tokyo’s best heritage menswear, currently touring Tribeca»
 

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11/03/11
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The State of the Khaki

The khaki is having a good year.

Our Exhibit A is this pair from Brooklyn’s own Left Field, which sports a herringbone pattern so subtle, you won’t even see it unless you’re looking closely; it’ll just look a little more weathered than your average chino. Throw in a decidedly non-skinny cut and you’ve got one of the most versatile pairs of pants we’ve seen all season.

And if you don’t feel like dropping $180 just yet, we’d direct you to Exhibit B, Dockers’ Alpha Khaki, a surprisingly rugged item that hit the $60 sweet spot on the Dockers site earlier this week.

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10/20/11
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Is Stretching Out Your Favorite Sweater

Rust Never Sleeps: An ode to the reddish khaki known as rust. (Ochre is also acceptable, and fun to say.) [Put This On]

Pack it In: The latest from Herschel Supply Co, paired with some pretty great fall jackets. [Hypebeast]

Dollar Dollar Bill Y’all: A look at US paper money circa 1896. It’s unrecognizable, but looks pretty good. We’ll be starting a movement to bring it back any day now. [Boing Boing]

Out to the Ballgame: A quick guide to watching the World Series from your laptop. It may be trickier than you think. [Gizmodo]

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05/31/11
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Beach

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Thread Count: See how your madras gets made. Required reading. [Ivy Style]

The Decline of the $40 Khaki: See how low-end retailers are cutting back in the face of rising cotton prices. [Businessweek]

It’s a Nice Bowtie: Breaking: a midwestern gentleman wears a bowtie. [The Midwest Style]

Blue Jean: APC’s Jean Touitou shows up for a video interview with Cool Hunting. Still hilariously blunt. [Cool Hunting]

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01/31/11
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Good Idea

The Look of Summer

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We’ve got good news: summer’s almost here.

Or at least spring/summer.

This snap comes from Steven Alan’s newly unveiled Spring/Summer lookbook (the goods just arrived online as well), and while we bet you’re already acquainted with the magic of a crisp set of khakis and a well-fitting polo, it’s worth noting just how well this chap’s pulling them off. Notice the sleeve of the polo, hitting at the thickest part of the bicep—or the uneven roll of the pants, showing just enough bare ankle to make it clear it’s all on purpose.

Let’s do this.

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04/02/10
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Good Idea

Roll Call

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As temperatures rise, your pant legs have a natural inclination to do the same.

Forget all that Thom Browne suiting; we’re talking about the pants you’re wearing right now, and the ones you’ll be wearing from here on out. It’s time to give your ankles some fresh air and sunshine.

And the first step in summer-izing your cuffs is a time-honored maneuver we’ve dubbed the summer roll.

Here’s how to pull it off»

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03/29/10
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Kempt Man of the Hour: Blogger Edition

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Dressing for light spring rain can be a bit dicey. Full on raingear seems unseasonal—particularly if you’re expecting some intermittent sun—but nobody looks good soaked.

Fortunately the budding dandy behind Young Man/Old Man is around to show us all how it’s done. This ensemble pairs the quintessential raingear piece—in the form of a vintage, fingertip-length trench coat—with one of the most seasonal spring items, the light blazer. We give him extra points for pulling off the risky khaki-on-khaki gambit, and (as you can see here) not being afraid to leave his knit tie a few inches short of the beltline.

If we’re counting correctly, that’s three pitch-perfect balancing acts in one outfit. Not too shabby, sir.

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03/03/10
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Brigitte Bardot is Timeless

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Yesterday’s Girl: Sartorially Inclined takes a moment to appreciate Brigitte Bardot. [Sartorially Inclined]

Base Instincts: Molly Lambert dissects the orgy of crassness that is Basic Instinct. [This Recording]

I’ll Be Your Host for the Evening: Do the Oscars need a permanent host? We’re pretty sure Bob Hope is too old for that. [Esquire]

Twill for the Ages: A trip to an archival khaki warehouse proves to be all kinds of awesome. [A Continuous Lean]

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03/01/10
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Diana Moldovan is Worried about the Ocean

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All Sparkles: An outsider editorial bears fruit. [TheOnes2Watch]

A Man in Full: The internet seems to have an inexhaustible supply of “Roger Ebert: Class Act” stories. In this chapter, he faces snark and beats it back with sorrowful resolve. [Deadspin]

No More Pleats: A gentleman’s guide to the chino. [Put This On]

Rampaging Junk Syndrome: Pondering the appropriate disease name for the Tiger Woodses of the world. [GOOD]

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12/15/09
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Sale-ing

Colorways

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The khaki pant has gotten a rough shake over the past couple decades, but if you go back far enough, it was every bit as rough and tumble as denim. To the archives!

Fortunately for connoisseurs of indestructible clothing, Nom de Guerre has a pretty good recreation in stock—which just happens to be on sale at Context. It’s essentially dyed Japanese selvage denim, but the cut and the archival quality gives it a little more history than your average hipster jean. There’s even a cinching strap in the back for an extra bit of retro flair—another touch that would be out of place on the indigo version—but the fabric is the same stiff, raw weave you’d find at higher end jean shops. Well played, gentlemen.

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07/24/09
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The Northern Lights

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We managed to snag a copy of Norsea’s latest lookbook at the (capsule) show, and the results are nothing short of exciting. For one, the khaki blazer is one northern staple we’re happy to adopt.

The rest of the line has highlights like Liberty-style mock turtlenecks and a few new takes on the denim jacket—aside from the Stamford denim blazer we saw at the show. The cleverest trick may be the styling on the Dunes jacket: The three-button blazer is worn with the bottom two buttons fastened. We wouldn’t advise trying it without a jacket that’s tailored for the purpose, but it’s one of the more daring moves we’ve seen in a lookbook recently.

See more of the line»

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07/23/09
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The No Pants Dance

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Big Love: Chloe Sevigny models for Opening Ceremony. [Refinery29]

Easily Spoken: A tour of New York’s speakeasies. [A Continuous Lean]

Good Idea/Bad Idea: Ivy style wants to revive the back buckle on khakis, giving back problems to a new generation of menswear enthusiasts. [Ivy Style]

Oh Dear: The Selby’s latest poster is deeply unsettling. Click at your own risk. [The Selby]

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05/06/09
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Dept. of Corrections

Working on your Tan

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Spring is definitively here, and the minds of fashion writers everywhere are turning to thoughts of khaki…

The Wall Street Journal just posted a seasonal ode to the neutral hue (via SwipeLife) and it got us thinking about the risks and rewards of the beige life.

Of course, a light khaki suit is always nice to have when May rolls around—and clearly it’s pretty alluring in a women’s swimsuit—but that’s just the beginning.

See a few of WSJ’s favorite looks»

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