Meet Up Mondays: Billy Reid
Few brands are as deeply authentic and modern as Billy Reid, with its air of unstudied cool, soft tailoring and energy from the South.
Meet Up Mondays: Jardine
Designed by Nathan Bogle, Jardine is carving a niche for itself in the market with its refined, casual aesthetic and understated craftsmanship.
Meet Up Mondays: Orley
Known for its technically innovative knits, slightly irreverent spirit and European Riviera-like sophistication, Orley is blowing up globally.
Meet Up Mondays: Christopher Bastin
With a global presence in more than 60 countries, GANT is one of the most celebrated lifestyle brands today, applauded for capturing not only the look and feel of how men want to dress today but also its subtle newness and just downright good-looking American sportswear season after season. Much of the company’s success is […]
Meet Up Mondays: Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos for Haspel
Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos discuss the relaunch of the New Orleans menswear brand Haspel
Meet Up Mondays: Ernest Alexander
Named GQ Magazine’s 2013 Best New Menswear Designer in America, Ernest Alexander has been steadily evolving its accessories and tailored business since 2009 into the definitive American menswear brand for the next generation: born out of necessity and cut from tradition with the entrepreneurial spirit, sheer perseverance and contemporary eye of one Ernest Sabine, who […]
Meet Up Mondays: David Hart
Meet Up Mondays is a new column here at The Manual where we sit down with designers who inspires us and learn more about them and their brand. New York’s fashion design landscape has never looked more exciting with a new generation of modern American sportswear brands such as Public School, the menswear brand, stealing the […]
Meet Up Mondays: Mark McNairy
For Meet Up Mondays this week we turn our spotlight to designer Mark McNairy, whose street-wise, contemporary approach to American menswear over the last five years has come to influence much of this generation’s modern classic wardrobes. The former creative director of J. Press from 2005-2010, McNairy launched his own label Mark McNairy New Amsterdam […]
Samsung Introduces The Headphones You Have Been Waiting For
Few electronics companies have been as brazen and prolific as Samsung Electronics since the beginning of 2o14. Just recently it put out the latest update of its Galaxy series smartphone and tablet. Its Gear 2 smartwatch, also released recently, was widely received as a significant improvement over the first, and there are of course those curved-screen […]
Birchbox Opens Its First Store in Manhattan
Birchbox opens its first store in Manhattan offering men a great group of grooming products to discover.
Bolivares: Brand of the Americas
Ah, sweats. Few things could be more perfect for lounging in year-round or even sporting to work. It’s true that over the past year designers have been slimming down the traditional sweatshirt and sweatpant down so you can now wear them outside the home or gym and even pair with a blazer. Yet who hasn’t run into […]
Essential Man: Gift-Giving Made Easy
Founded by Jason Landver, Essential Man is making online browsing more friendly for men.
General Knot & Co.: The Choice of Necktie Connoisseurs
Fact: if you care enough to wear a necktie, whether it be to a job interview or date, chances are you’ll care for one that’s well-crafted and stylish enough to seal any deal. If that idea sounds appealing, then Bedford, NY-based General Knot & Co. may just be the ticket. That’s because the company uses […]
Simply Good: Noble Denim
Noble Denim doesn't just make great denim; it's a force of good, forging partnerships with small craft businesses across the US.
Step It Up With The New England Outerwear Co.
The company is known for its unique uppers that pop with color and fabric inserts, lasted crepe wrap soles, and exclusivity.
Flint & Tinder: The New American Classic
Here at The Manual there’s nothing more we love than a good made in America story, and while we’ve covered a fair share of them already, we’re pretty sure none quite entertains and inspires like Flint and Tinder. One of the fastest growing companies in the fashion industry, New York City-based Flint and Tinder (the […]
SoHo’s Newest Hook: Miansai
Miansai presents an entire universe of men’s accessories rugged enough to appeal to the less fashion-conscious.
Isaora: Modern Genius
Marc Daniels and Ricky Hendry of Isaora are pioneering a brilliant new look to performance sportswear as well as designer menswear.
Rain Man: The Better Alternative to Overshoes
Rain Man shoes come in just two styles—the Oxford and the Brogue boot—but guys get an array of outsoles to choose from.
Lookmatic’s Vision Quest
Lookmatic's founders have been in the eyewear business, working with companies such as Pearle Vision, Sears Optical and Target Optical, for over 50 years.
Best Cold Weather Accessories for Fall 2013
With Old Man winter bearing down on most of the country this week, you’ll want to reach for a good pair of long johns or wooly socks.
Alchemy Works Opens in L.A.
If you’re planning to tour downtown LA’s buzzing Arts District anytime soon and want to glimpse the future of retail, be sure to stop by Alchemy Works.
Best Coats for Fall 2013
When you need to top off a suit or take things up a notch on a date, nothing charms quite like the classic wool overcoat.
Best Cords for Fall 2013
One of the best known staples of cold-weather dressing, corduroy has come a long way from the ’70s when the classic cotton-blended fabric.
Pack This Now: Craft Atlantic
Traditional business travel has long required guys to master the art of packing. Enter Craft Atlantic, the smarter travel solution for guys on the go or, as co-founder Pierre Mordacq of the line puts it, “Off-duty sportswear, but not performance.” Frustrated by the lack of travel options while crossing the Atlantic back and forth for work, Mordacq, a former […]
Best Sunglasses for Fall 2013
Fall 2013's best sunglasses are perfectly designed to pop against the season's subdued collections.
Wittmore Goes West
Best known for its curated assortment of hard-to-find, lifestyle brands, online retailer Wittmore has opened a store in Los Angeles.
Ledbury’s October Days
Beginning Oct. 1, Ledbury will unveil one new shirt for each of the 31 days of October from its much anticipated winter shirt collection.
The Lavenham Difference
Quilted jackets are synonymous with many a British heritage brand, but if it’s a ruggedly elegant option you’re after, consider Lavenham Jackets.
Lighten Your Load with The Minimalist
The Minimalist wallet by Capsule is a cut above others, with its proprietary CashStrap that holds cash in place through static fiction.
Best Cleaner for your Sneakers: Jason Markk
LA-based Jason Markk is set to take the footwear industry by storm again with new disposable cleaning wipes for sneakers.
Perfectly Washed: Tortoise Jeans
Tortoise Jeans is aiming to create the industry standard of the future, with the most sustainable denim laundry in the US and its Wiser Wash methodology.
Shop It Now: GANT Rugger, Chicago
GANT Rugger’s largest store in the US features the complete menswear collection alongside selected pieces from the GANT by Michael Bastian label.
Todd Snyder + Champion
American designer Todd Snyder has collaborated with the iconic athletic brand Champion on a new line of menswear debuting this August at Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys, Neiman Marcus, Odin and Union Made.
Levi’s 501 Interpretations
501 Interpretations is the exciting new photography book by the iconic denim brand Levi's, commemorating 140 years in the business.
Jungmaven: Refashioning Hemp
Based in Seattle, Jungmaven is putting the sexy into hemp clothing with its innovative organic blends, friendly price-points and made-in-the-USA story.
Weekend Offender Arrives Stateside
Weekend Offender, the sharp, casual and affordable menswear brand, is headed to the US after taking its native Britain by storm almost nine years ago.
Dive into Prints with Paste
Paste, a graphic-driven lifestyle company, offers some of the most eye-catching prints in swim suits for guys this summer.
Charleston’s Best Men’s Store: Indigo & Cotton
Located two blocks off Charleston, South Caroline's famed King Street, Indigo & Cotton has become undeniably one of the country’s top menswear stores.
You’ve Got A Friend in New Orleans
Parker Hutchinson has taken a decidedly relaxed approach with Friend, his hip, multibrand menswear store in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans.