Outfit Ideas

Red Wing Boots: A Dorky Teenage Dilemma Resolved

p When I was in high-school, I fancied myself a bit of a hippie. I had long hair and listened to the Beatles and the Grateful Dead. I was...

14 Days of Reflection: Weekend Look #3 – The First Day of Vacation

On the other hand, as long as you gotta wear something (assuming you’re vacationing with family in, say, San Diego, and not at “Sea...

Vintage Varsity: Lettering in Style

Before David Letterman, there was THE Letterman. My own history with varsity style involves a lot of very un-varsity moments. I would...

Target is the New “On Point.”

Meet Jill. Jill is thirty-something, smart-as-hell, and has a great, dry sense of humor. Trust me, she is one-of-a-kind. Jill is also...

Weekend Look #2 (or, Why You Should Wear a Blazer to the Airport): 30 Days of Writing. Episode 9/30

Coming home from work, we take off the work clothes and we put on the comfy-clothes. Jeans. T-shirt. Sneakers. And for many, that’s what...

Bow Ties 101

If you don’t already wear a bow-tie, well, I’m not sure what you’re waiting for. Perhaps you have an image in your head that bow ties are...

Mash It Up: Cold, Warm – Low, High

Cozy top. Cold toes. Two equal and opposite rules apply in all areas of the aesthetic. Observe the categories. Mash up the categories....

Weekend Look #1 – (or: Why you should wear a tie to the park)

A 12th grader pulled this question from a box of conversation-prompts called “Table Topics,” and my first-period class all took...

Style For Dorks

It’s not for connoisseurs, fashionistos, or people who are “fashion foward.” It’s not full of “clothing-porn.” No close-ups of of fancy...

M. Evan Wolkenstein