The Modern Gentleman's Blog

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 [...]

One of nice built-in features of the new club space are the old executive offices on the 10th floor built by the Bank of San Francisco in the 1980s. There are 7 of them, but one will remain management’s office, another will become the new Billiards Room, and a third will house a full swing [...]

This morning we received a couple of Element Portable Gas Grills from Fuego. Aside from being a new, convenient solution to one of our frequently recurring issues–how to best grill a steak–this thing is beautiful. We like the convenience of the folding legs/handles, as well as the matte finish of the black powder coated steel, [...]

It’s no secret that we are big fans of Bills’ Khakis, but we may have taken our fanaticism to an unhealthy level. When Wingtip re-opens after the holiday break, members will experience a newly covered loveseat and two wingback chairs in fabrics provided by Bills’ Khakis. The wingback chairs are covered in a camel-colored wool [...]

We can’t go into the actual details of how we came to acquire a Gunlocke Kensington Desk for the Bespoke store –seriously, we can’t– but we are more than happy to announce its arrival and prominence in the store (it takes up about 1/4 of the store’s square footage). We should clarify that we obtained [...]

One of those products where the photos don’t do the real thing justice. This model is a reproduction of a Ferrari hydroplane, featuring red leather seats, a detailed cockpit, and chrome hardware. If you’re really interested in the story behind the boat, a solid account can be read here.  Dimensions: 31.5 x 11.75 x 9" [...]

A few months ago, Uncrate featured a chair that was immediately recognizable to a news junkie like me: the Gunlocke Washington Chair. Five of the last seven U.S. Presidents –and eight consecutively from FDR to Carter– parked one of these in the Oval Office. It is iconic, historic, expensive, and now that we have one [...]

Bay Area residents remotely involved in the high-tech sector are undoubtedly familiar with TED. Short for "Technology, Entertainment, Design", the first conferences were about world-changing ideas in those 3 fields. To be invited to the TED conference was/is a big deal; I have never been invited, and yes I am bitter about it. Today, TED [...]

Last Fall, Bills Khakis introduced their first casual jacket called the Colby Jacket. It was a Barracuda-style jacket done in their Driving Twill fabric in their British Khaki color, and while it seemed classic at the time – like everything they do – I was reminded how classic it was last week. While watching the [...]

Versace did it. Armani did it. Other designers have thought about it, or talked about it. And last night, Mulholland Brothers, based in San Francisco, unveiled The Mulholland Suite at the Huntington Hotel in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. Mulholland loyalists know that the company dabbled in the furniture business for a few years with [...]