True story, I was asking many of my guy friends where they buy those tiny little socks nobody can see when you are rocking your boat shoes, dress shoes, or hell, these days any shoe where you want to appear sock-less. Nearly half of them said they had to sneak into the women’s area to [...]

Strong, durable and uncomplicated. That’s how Brooklyn Slate Company’s co-founder Sean Tice describes slate, a metamorphic rock that he and Kristey Hadeka use for their sturdy cheese boards ($26-$44). Their black and red slate comes from Hadeka’s family-owned quarries in the Slate Valley, a 13-mile stretch of land running from upstate New York to Vermont. “The slate is formed [...]

As a former english major, there’s nothing I like seeing more than a blockbuster summer release of a classic American novel -which happens, um, never. It’s one instance where the Hollywood hype machine doesn’t get on my nerves; indeed, in the case of The Great Gatsby, I wanted to see more – perhaps a partnership [...]

Jack Spade seems to have taken some growing pills lately because we can’t stop hearing about the brand. Well done guys! Recently, they launched their first watch collection that is lookin’ mighty fine. What we love about this company is their wide range of influences from sports, art and architecture. Taking this into consideration the [...]

Mixing the best style elements of West Coast surf and Cape Cod prep is an eye opening proposition—not unlike say, an organic lobster roll smothered in kale chips…or that song Let’s Go Surfing by The Drums. Anyway…it’s a cool combination you’ll notice in the limited edition Tommy Hilfiger Surf Shack capsule collection, which has yielded [...]

With only four days of work standing between us and Memorial Day weekend, we’re daydreaming at our desks of hopping a plane, train or automobile to our first holiday excursion of summer. Whether you’re traveling to the beach, country or hitting the pavement in another city, one thing is for certain: toting along more than [...]

Talk about barbecue and you’ll find there are many different styles depending on the part of the country where the meats are smoked and prepared. There are also a wide variety of sauces from vinegar based to mustard based and everything in between. While this write-up isn’t the result of a poll, it does pinpoint [...]

For the longest time, backpack manufacturers were all about minimalism. The development of advanced new materials led to a push toward gear that was smaller, lighter, and simpler. Less gear to lug around meant hikers could go further in a day, so designers focused on slimmer packs. But it seems that the once dominant ultralight [...]

The locals might have been onto something good when they decided on the lizard as the unofficial symbol of Formentera – the Spanish island is teeming with these tiny reptiles whom, much like the summer vacationers, spend their days basking lazily in the sun. The island was first stumbled upon back in the early seventies [...]

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a dandy is “a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance.” Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion, an exhibition at the RISD Museum in Providence, Rhode Island, celebrates the dandy in all forms, from the likes of Beau Brummell, who revolutionized menswear in the early 19th century, to the dandies of [...]