The Modern Gentleman's Blog

This past summer, we tried to introduce a new acronym into the English language, because clearly we don’t have enough of those yet. OTF came up with YGWYPF, or “you get what you pay for,” and the first subject of our scrutiny was a pair of Legoman cufflinks bought on Etsy. Today, we move up [...]

Let’s try to popularize a new acronym: YGWYPF. You Get What You Pay For. Rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? Let me state unequivocally at the outset that, generally speaking, in my experience buying and selling menswear & accessories, "You Get What You Pay For" holds true. I can’t speak to cars, watches, wine, jewelry, [...]