Author: The Gentleman
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The Case Against Fast Fashion: A Cost-Per-Wear Argument
You pay a fortune for that $15 dress bought in Zara. At least, you should. Look at the formula that helps to calculate the cost of a dress. Suppose, you have paid twenty dollars for a dress and wore it twice before it started to pill. It means that you spent ten dollars on wearing…
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Why a Tailor Should Be Your Most Frequent Contact
There are two things that buzz all the time in our lives. First, there is a person, and another one is a smartphone. The only trouble is that almost every person, who calls us, is annoying. They spam us with job offers to recruit us to another company, send us alerts from Uber Eats and…
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Selvedge, Canvas, and Horn: Reading the Quality Details Retailers Hope You’ll Miss
Hello there. In the next couple of weeks, you are definitely going to hear many buzzwords. Words like heritage or craftsmanship are going to pop up until your head explodes. But do not get lost in all this marketing jargon. Today we are going to focus on the technical aspects of the business. Why is…
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The Merino Wool Sweater: One Fiber, Four Seasons
Probably, you are browsing dozens of sites to find yourself an affordable jacket. The fashion industry is cheating you every year under the pretense of layering. They make you purchase a separate puffer jacket for every degree outside. As a result, you have too much of clothes for your wardrobe to close the drawers. Put…
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Chinos vs. Trousers: When to Wear What, and Why It Matters
The time has come to realize that a lot of talking occurs even before the first word comes out of your mouth. The border line between “cool” and “sloppy” in nowadays business is very thin. Mistaking assumption about similarity of the chinos and trousers can prevent you from getting a promotion. It becomes clear after…
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The Overcoat Every Man Needs Before He Turns Thirty
Well, accept it once and for all. Your twenties mean cheap beer, bizarre roommates and fast fashion which falls into a heap of rags after three washings. There are numerous things you might mess up in your twenties and it is absolutely okay. But there is one and only thing which you really cannot afford…