The Modern Gentleman's Blog

You really can find just about anything you need on eBay. Sometimes we snag vintage threads or artwork. This week we bought a barber’s chair and a wastebasket. The barber’s chair is a beauty: A two-piece (chair and footrest) by the Samuel Kline Co. that dates back to 1909. The chair is upholstered in tufted, black [...]

The bathroom can be a dark, slippery, dangerous place, so it’s high time you switch out your glass fixtures for something a little more masculine–like pewter. Pewter has been serving as a durable material since 3000 BC, and the products made by Match Pewter are the Gold–ahem, Pewter–Standard. Here are three essentials, and three more add-ons. Dolomoti [...]

To expand on our offering of grooming products, which are currently dominated by Truefitt & Hill, We are very proud to be offering a wide selection of products from Gentlemen’s Tonic (Mayfair, London). While the name might sound like a pun on gin-and-tonic, the “Tonic” in the name actually signifies the ‘restorative properties’ of the products, [...]

I can’t believe this isn’t coming to San Francisco! From America’s greatest beardsman, to Morgan Spurlock’s own mustache, Executive Producers Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ben Silverman bring us a hilarious look at men’s identity in the 21st century. Models, actors, experts and comedians weigh in on what it is to be a man in [...]

How do you know when your favorite maker of men’s grooming products has an authentically rich history? When you see that one of their wares was on the Titanic – which sank exactly a hundred years ago — and is now up for auction. (Click the photo to see a larger version of the infamous “H.P. [...]

"It’s man make-up for men only. It says so on the box."  That is the punchline of the Saturday Night Live commercial for "Maybelline for Men" — a make-up for men — that aired last night, hosted by Brian Williams (yes, the Nightly News anchor, and by the way, he did a great job). Thanks [...]