The Modern Gentleman's Blog

Official photos still to come, but in the meantime, here are some snapshots:  

Come one, come all! No more of this “soft opening” business. That photo (left) is the last time you’ll see “coming soon” in the window. Today we officially open, and joining us for the occasion are presidents, artisans, reps, and namesakes from our favorite brands: Edward Armah, Peter Millar, Bills Khakis, Margo Petitti, Megin Spivey, [...]

It’s been tough keeping this boot under wraps. But the day is here. At left, Ami gets his new pair of 744s shined by Kea Lani, our new in-house shoe shiner. You might wonder why you would get a brand new pair of shell cordovans shined, but just yesterday Lani told us that after a [...]

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 [...]

Starting today, we are offering shoe shines in the lobby area of Wingtip. Shoe-shiner Kea Lani has been holding down A Shine & Co.’s operation at JFK airport in New York, and now she has returned to SF and taken up residency at our vintage shoe shine stand. Our CEO Ami Arad just snagged the [...]

We hear it all too often: “Do you still have that limited edition Wolverine 721 shell cordovan boot in stock?” Sadly, no. They have gone the way of the buffalo. But, on Thursday 9/20, at a trunk show at the new Wingtip (550 Montgomery), Wolverine will unveil the 744, which is the 721′s successor. You [...]

We’ve been doing a little bit of research on our new neighborhood, specifically our intersection, and found a few tidbits: – The intersection of Clay and Montgomery (then water) is where Captain James Montgomery landed the Portsmouth in 1846 to claim California for the US. “About eight o’clock on the morning of July 9th, Montgomery [...]

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 [...]

Candy-colored cars… hand-rolled cigars… wabi sabi architecture… okay, we’ll shut up and let the photo roll do the talking.

Over at Wingtip, our members have just begun their singles 8-Ball tournament, so we thought we’d dig up some footage of two of the best players the game ever saw. In this video Minnesota Fats battles Willie Mosconi to see who will become the unofficial pool champion of the world. The event was the most widely [...]