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HUSBAND with Style: David Beckham
March 27th, 2011 — The Husband
THE HUSBAND: “Men’s Lib”
March 9th, 2011 — Article, The Husband
Why it’s time to reimagine masculinity at work and at home.
Newsweek Article By: Andrew Romano and Tony Dokoupil
What’s the matter with men? For years, the media have delivered the direst of prognoses. Men are “in decline.” Guys are getting “stiffed.” The “war on boys” has begun. And so on. This summer, The Atlantic’s Hanna Rosin went so far as to declare that “The End of Men” is upon us.
There’s certainly some substance to these claims. As the U.S. economy has transitioned from brawn to brain over the past three decades, a growing number of women have gone off to work. Men’s share of the labor force has declined from 70 percent in 1945 to less than 50 percent today, and in the country’s biggest cities, young, single, childless women—that is, the next generation—earn 8 percent more than their male peers. Women have matched or overtaken men as a percentage of students in college and graduate school, while men have retained their lead in alcoholism, suicide, homelessness, violence, and criminality. Factor in the Great Recession, which has decimated male-heavy industries like construction and manufacturing, and it’s no wonder so many deadline anthropologists are down on men. But while the state of American manhood has inspired plenty of anxious trend pieces, few observers have bothered to address the obvious question: if men are going off the rails, how do they get back on track?
THE HUSBAND: “How To Stay Out of The Doghouse”
February 24th, 2011 — Books, The Husband
THE HUSBAND: 32 Essential Items Every Man Should Own
February 24th, 2011 — The Husband
“The Essentials, The Classic items every man should own for Spring/Summer.”
Mr. Porter.Com
01. BLUE SUIT
A summer suit needs to work both aesthetically and practically. Ideally, it will be a lighter shade than navy, to make sure it works as well for a wedding as it does in the office. Suit shapes remain lean, with single-breasted jackets neat and short, and trousers low-waisted and flat-fronted. Wear it with a white shirt and a pale-blue tie, a pink shirt and a navy tie, or a pale-blue shirt and a burgundy tie.
02. FORMAL SHIRTS
There is more to consider than just the weight of the cloth when picking a summer shirt. Button cuffs are an asset, because they’re less constricting, look more relaxed and work as well with a blazer as with a suit; patterns are also useful because, unlike solid colours, they don’t show the sweat when the going gets hot. We currently favour shirts cut close to the body, long enough to stay tucked in, with a smallish collar. As ever, the best colours are variations on the themes of white, pale blue and pink.
03. THE TUX
Because it’s so infrequently worn, the dinner jacket, or tuxedo, works out as the most expensive suit in a man’s wardrobe ‘ unavoidable if you want to look your best on the rare occasions that call for evening dress. For spring and summer, a single-breasted, peak-lapel jacket is ideal; grosgrain-silk-faced lapels are a must, but ticket pockets, pocket flaps, turn-ups and vents are best avoided. Even dandies believe less is more when it comes to DJs.
04. GREY SUIT
The way fabric is woven makes a huge difference to how warm the suit will be. For spring seek out hopsack weaves, of intermediate weight; in summer, a good choice is fresco cloth, which is breathable and thin yet resistant to creasing, owing to the weave.
05. CASUAL SHIRTS
It’s useful to have a few casual shirts; you can always spot a man who wears the same shirts at the weekend as he does to the office during the week. Fabrics should be a bit heavier and less formal, which brings oxfords and substantial linens to the fore, and allows colours to be more expressive, because strong hues look better when the cloth is thicker.
THE HUSBAND: Mr. Porter
February 23rd, 2011 — The Husband
The debut of Mr Porter, the biggest ever launch of a men’s luxury-goods website comes exactly 10 years after bringing designer labels to the ladies from Net a Porter. Today they launched a little somethin’ somethin’ for the menfolk — a menswear site called Mr. Porter.
The dedicated men’s site will kick things off with a nicely curated mix of Spring/Summer 2011 pieces from A.P.C, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, J.Crew, Lanvin, Maison Martin Margiela, Roland Mouret, Ralph Lauren, and Rick Owens.
Mr. Porter goes much further than suits, oxfords, and cuff links, but also includes a fashion blog with editorial content, a style guide and how-to manuals for the man who enjoys the finer things in life. Mr. Porter also offers same-day deliveries in London and New York City.
