The Modern Gentleman's Blog

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 [...]

Of course no trip to Cuba is complete without a ride or two in an old American car. They are everywhere in Cuba, but some are obviously much better cared for than others. We took a cab ride down the Malecón from Old Havana back to the hotel in a 1952 Chevrolet (pronounced “shev-roh-let” by [...]

As work boots go, Wolverine 1,000 Mile Boots are an investment. Horween leather. Goodyear welting. Made in America. Even if you are not actually constructing skyscrapers with the boots in Wolverine’s 1,000 Mile collection, you’re still going to want to take proper care of them. Here’s how:

Many of you have enjoyed the videos we’ve started to post on a range of products. For those that want to take their interest in our company to a new level, do we have a video for you? This video will either cement our place in your heart as the passionate upstarts trying to make [...]

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 [...]

As you may have noticed, we are slowly starting to introduce more video to our website. We are probably 3 years late to this, but better late than never. If you go to our page describing Peter Millar’s Microfiber Jacket today, all you’ll read is:  "Peter Millar’s Microfiber Blouson Jacket features button cuffs, a partial [...]

I have no idea how to chop wood. I don’t know how to check the oil on newfangled cars. But every time I saber a bottle of champagne, the crowd goes wild. “It must take incredible skill and practice to execute that”, they must think. In reality, it’s very easy. In 90 seconds –assuming you [...]

I’m in New York for the week for Market, with appointments with all of our major vendors. We added Dunhill accessories late last year, and will be adding much, much more this year. It’s things like this that get me really excited about expanding their storied brand.

Peter Millar has come out with a behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot for their Spring 2012 catalog. The bad news? It’ll get you fired up for a season that is still 7 months away. The good news? It’ll get you fired up for some of the things we’ll have coming in 7 months. For [...]

I spent part of my weekend catching up on some TED Talks, and was floored by a 3 minute presentation by Terry Moore entitled "How to tie your shoes." It turns out we have been brainwashed our entire lives. Someone, way back when, came up with the shoelace, chose a knot to tie them with [...]