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Considered choices.
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Ideas to dress with confidence, live with intention,
and make room for what matters.

Fashion

01 / Personal style
Illustrated man in a black jacket, white T-shirt and dark trousers, leaning against a stone wall

Fashion / Perspective

Your Best Clothes Don’t Have to Look New

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Illustrated man in a brown linen shirt and cream pleated trousers, carrying a tweed jacket

Fashion / Style guide

What We Can Learn From Italian Men About Style

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Illustrated man opening a gift box with a camel scarf

Fashion / Gift guide

Gifts for the Man Who Says He Doesn’t Want Anything

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Illustrated man wearing an olive quilted jacket and dark jeans, holding a navy merino jumper

Fashion / Capsule

The First Three Pieces to Buy

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Illustrated man adjusting his navy overshirt cuff while checking his outfit in a full-length mirror

Fashion / Perspective

Style Isn’t Found. It’s Built.

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The same illustrated man styling a blue shirt, white tee and dark jeans into three outfits

Fashion / Perspective

The Case for Repeating Outfits

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Lifestyle

02 / The everyday
Illustrated man putting his phone away while talking with a woman at a café

Lifestyle / Perspective

The Gentleman’s Phone Etiquette

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Illustrated man in a brown suede jacket, dark jeans and boots walking while looking at his phone

Lifestyle / Perspective

The Gentleman’s Phone

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Illustrated man in an oatmeal zip-neck knit and navy trousers sitting comfortably on a cream wall

Lifestyle / Perspective

Quiet Confidence Beats Trying to Impress

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Your Best Clothes Don’t Have to Look New
Your Best Clothes Don’t Have to Look New

My leather jacket fits me better now that it’s worn in. A few marks don’t bother me. Shoes with no sole left are another matter.

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What We Can Learn From Italian Men About Style
What We Can Learn From Italian Men About Style

It isn't the labels. It's three habits you can copy without a tailor.

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Gifts for the Man Who Says He Doesn’t Want Anything
Gifts for the Man Who Says He Doesn’t Want Anything

Don’t buy him more stuff. Buy him one good thing: five picks, one for each type of man.

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