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 [...]

A year and a half ago, I met Edward Armah at one of the Market week shows in New York. He had two innovative concepts: reversible bow ties and “pocket circles.” I referred to his pocket circles as “the biggest innovation in pocket squares since the invention of the pocket square.” Within a year of [...]

Anyone that knows me knows I’m old school. Most of my suits are 3-piece suits. I wear my great uncle’s pocket watch with them every once in a while. The pen most often found in my breast pocket is a fountain pen. I only wear pants on the golf course (update: I wear shoes and [...]

I guess it’s been a while since I’ve worn a bow tie because I can’t help but notice how many people have stared at my neck today. Smiles. Double-takes. Then another gentleman wearing a bow tie was walking towards me, and I said, "Nice bow tie." He responded, "You too." It’s like when you buy [...]