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Do You Wear A Belt With A Suit? What Side Are You On

Discussion off wsj.com As fashion sours on the cinched look, some suit wearers reject belts as unnecessary and visually distracting, while others strongly disagree. Where do you stand? No  If you haven’t noticed, belts have been disappearing from suits shown on runways and in your better class of fashion photo. And some tailoring traditionalists welcome

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Men’s Shoes Belts & Accessories Fall Winter 2016

History of Ferragamo: Salvatore Ferragamo emigrated from southern Italy to Boston and then California in 1914. He opened the Hollywood Boot Shop in 1923, and made shoes for movie stars such as Joan Crawford and Gloria Swanson, as well as for films such as Cecil B. DeMille‘s The Ten Commandments. He returned to Italy and set up a shoe shop in Florence in 1927. However, the modern shoemaking company regards

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The Faux-Bespoke Suit: A Buyer’s Guide

Makers of affordable ready-made menswear such as Suitsupply, Ring Jacket and Banana Republic have found ways to add bespoke touches to off-the-rack jackets. Here’s how to recognize real custom details on lapels, pockets and buttonholes the next time you’re shopping vs these imposters ENLARGE ILLUSTRATION: PATRICK LEGER By DARRELL HARTMAN JAKE MUESER always prided himself on his sharp

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The War Between Those That Hate Non-Iron Shirts And Those That Love Them

The War Over Non-Iron Shirts Some guys despise non-iron shirts, dismissing them as stiff and uncomfortable. Others swear by the convenience and defend them to their last thread. Can’t we all just get along?  By GEORGE EPAMINONDAS with select edits by Erik Peterson  Why We Hate Them   “Loathsome” and “hair shirt” are typical criticisms leveled

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