The Modern Gentleman's Blog

Netflix. Zipcar. “Collaborative consumption”: the idea that you pay for access rather than ownership. In our case, it started with our Founder bringing in his own collection of pocket squares for members to borrow. It resulted in members frequently purchasing the squares they were borrowing. With the new space at 550 Montgomery comes upgrades in [...]

The company now known as Abbeyhorn dates back to 1749, when the Humpherson family founded the company in Bewdley, UK. Their traditional housewares include our new Wingtip favorite, the pewter-mounted Drinking Horn (at left with 30-yr single malt Scotch), in addition to fantastically long shoe horns, shaving brushes, and the Sgian Dubh, a decorative knife [...]

We have a very exciting event to share with you–join us, for what will be, the very first trunk show at our new space. We will be pleased to host two of our bespoke brands at the new Wingtip (550 Montgomery St.) on Wednesday 9/19, 12pm–7pm. Oxxford Clothes, of Chicago, will set you up with what the [...]

If you’ve seen the pics, you’re probably intrigued; and if you’ve had a chance to hold one of these sleeve-mounted machines, you know exactly why we’ve been so excited to share the new HollenWolff cufflinks with you. A legacy. A good story. American ingenuity. And a skilled take on one of our favorite ‘accoutrements.’ Read [...]

As you exit the elevator on the 10th floor to enter the lobby of the new club, to your left will be a new, beautiful display for our Pocket Square Library. Look to your right, and you’ll see 50 floating shirt cuffs, each showcasing a single cufflink. Of course, its partner will just be in [...]

In 1918, a Peruvian immigrant named Napoleon Marquez, who had been reared on the Ecuadorian style of straw hat-making, emigrated to the United States, and opened City Hat Works on Geary Boulevard in the Outer Richmond. It was a boom time for hats. Take a look at this excerpt from a 1921 American Hatter magazine article: [...]

We are thrilled with the new piece of furniture that just arrived for the new store: A Bergamo 40 Watchwinder Cabinet from Orbita. This is an absolute dream accessory for any automatic watch collector. The cabinet will keep your 40 favorite automatic watches wound, round the clock. It boasts individual programming controls and motors for [...]

Like all skills, tying a bow-tie takes practice. But we’ve all learned how to tie things. You learned how to tie your shoes, right? Unless you’re in velcro wingtips (shudder), that’s probably going well for you. How about the neck tie? You’ve probably got at least a couple techniques for tying that knot by now. [...]

$#!& happens. And sometimes it happens when you’re away from home. Of course at home you have everything you need for every conceivable gentlemanly emergency: an unpolished shoe, a missing button, tarnished cufflinks, an unsharpened straight razor. Should one of these emergencies occur when you’re in downtown San Francisco, we hope you’ll come see us [...]

The SF Chronicle ran a feature on Mulholland Bros., one of our favorite local brands, over the weekend. There are some new stories here that we hadn’t even heard yet. Click through to read the full article and see more pictures. “Jay Holland eased out of high school with a 1.0 GPA. He took an 11-year break [...]