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Men’s fashion is rife with talk of “must-haves,” but few things are as truly essential as a well-fitting suit. And while genuine bespoke – a suit made from scratch, just for you – is the gold standard, made-to-measure – in which existing patterns are altered to fit your frame – often looks … Read More
Sydney Mamane is showing me a lamp. “Someone said it was steampunk,” says Mamane, the owner of Sydney’s, one of Toronto’s toniest menswear stores. “I didn’t know what steampunk was.” The lamp is an antique; its provenance, medical. In the 1930s, it loomed over patients in a hospital room or … Read More
Vancouver has never dared compare itself to New York, and yet, within the shadow of Hotel Vancouver – a kind of Plaza Hotel for Alberni and Burrard – a block-long Big Apple has taken shape. It’s here, alongside Tiffany & Co., Calvin Klein and Betsey Johnson, that iconic menswear retailer … Read More
Gentleman’s undergarments can be sexy, but more importantly, they can be unsexy. Here’s one woman’s list of do’s and don’ts. Thongs. Please. Just don’t. It isn’t masculine, and it basically takes somebody with the body of a Greek god to pull it off. Even bikini-cut underwear is pushing it. Those … Read More
