Fit Is The Key To Style

You might say that I'm making a baseless generalisation in the title. Certainly, there are other things that factor into well-defined, coherent, and genuine style. But fit is the element that trumps them all. Fit is the foundation of any...

Men’s Fashion Trends That Must Disappear: Skinny-Fit Trousers

I'm currently considering making a series of posts on fashion trends that have lasted for too long. It won't necessarily be a consecutive series, though. I'll try to give each trend an ample amount of attention, instead of forcing myself...

Made-To-Measure, or Bespoke? Defining Clothing Craftsmanship in the Philippines, Part 2

In the first half of this two-part commentary, I went about describing what Filipino custom outfitters do and why they are not supposed to be considered true bespoke tailors. I also gave my word to identify a possible substitute for...

Made-To-Measure, or Bespoke? Defining Clothing Craftsmanship in the Philippines, Part 1

Tailoring is a word we see frequently enough here in the Philippines. Some might have memories of it from when their parents took them to the local shop to get their first school uniforms made. Others might remember the thrill...

The Many Ways To Fill Your Wardrobe

If personal style were a blueprint, then a personal wardrobe would be the assembled structure. We all have our own versions of that blueprint and that structure, and they have evolved side-by-side since we were old enough to need actual...

What Is Style, And How Is It Built? Part 2

Some of you will be familiar with my post from the past week, about how style is formed over a lifetime of absorbing influences. For those of you who are not, you can find the said post here. What I...

What Is Style, And How Is It Built? Part 1

I'd like to apologise and set your expectations in advance. Much of what you will read on this blog will be about style – outlets for my passion for classic and casual menswear, its intersections with the varied influences in...