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9/6/2010Andy Williams is The Jesus of Cool
9/3/2010Hackett's Autumn/Winter 2010 Look Book: Thanks for bogarting the good stuff, you imperialist swine.
9/1/2010We dig knit blazers
8/30/2010Fossil bags for the long haul | Buy
8/27/2010Do we have to spell it out? | Fail
8/25/2010Makeover Fail | Fail
8/23/2010PSA: Made-to-measure test shirts, $20 | Buy
8/20/2010Pinstripe suit trousers, hold the jacket | Buy
8/18/2010Mailbag: Wearing a polo under a suit or blazer
8/16/2010Grey Flannel Trouser Round-Up | Buy
8/13/2010HUGO Fall/Winter 2010
8/11/2010Lands' End Canvas Fall 2010 | Buy
8/9/2010Dressing deplorably as a PR ploy
8/6/2010Thomas Pink Stretch Slim Fit Shirts | Wait
8/4/2010L.L.Bean Signature F/W 2010 | Buy
7/30/2010Made-to-measure shirts: summer follow-up edition | Buy
7/28/2010Levi's denim jackets: an appreciation | Buy
7/26/2010On the matching of accessories
7/16/2010Mailbag: Loud Trousers
7/14/2010What the hell happened to bowling shoes? | Fail
7/12/2010Tom Ford Fall / Winter 2010 (Spoiler: it's awesome) | Buy
7/9/2010Mailbag: The club collar
7/7/2010Abercrobie & Fitch and Hollister stores are overrun with creepy vermin. | Fail
7/2/2010Rolled-up pants: NOW CUT THAT S**T OUT | Fail
6/30/2010Shops we like: DressSpace.com | Buy
6/28/2010Mailbag: A visit to the men's bag department | Buy
6/25/2010An Unrefinery Haiku: Bow Ties Are For Weirdos. | Fail
6/23/2010PlaidStallions is awesome.
6/21/2010How to (and how not to) wear your World Cup colours
6/16/2010Cheap crap from Korea
6/14/2010Mailbag: Can shorts be cool?
6/11/2010Disco Dave Is On The Scene | Fail
6/9/2010Mailbag: flare, taper, or straight?
6/7/2010Tie Bar pocket squares | Buy
6/4/2010George Stephanopoulos is just making things worse for himself. | Fail
6/2/2010Is this a British thing? They're into gardening...
5/31/2010The new Coach Men's Store: this is more like it. | Buy
5/28/2010Seal accessory fail | Fail
5/26/2010Nylon jackets: we're against it. Usually.
5/24/2010Emporio Armani Suits, S/S 2010 | Buy
5/21/2010Baracuta Harrington | Buy
5/17/2010Scoring the Ukrainian Parliament Brawl
5/14/2010Check, please | Buy
5/10/2010Look At This F**king Hipster: The Book | Buy
5/7/2010Lightweight Cotton Jackets, Spring 2010 | Buy
5/5/2010Jacques Martin walks on water
5/3/2010Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
4/28/2010Squares you can wear | Buy
4/26/2010Can we get on a 1968 Pan Am flight to Rome?
4/23/2010Mailbag: We weren't going to tell you this, but... | Fail
4/21/2010Hugo Boss online store | Wait
4/16/2010Our big-time Tom Ford review
4/14/2010'Tis the season for cheap-ass H&M scarves | Buy
4/12/2010Mailbag: What is modern fit, anyway?
4/7/2010In search of plain hoodies | Buy
4/2/2010Lands' End Canvas. OK, seriously, now. | Buy
3/31/2010Original Penguin Umbrellas | Buy
3/29/2010Reclaiming Madras | Buy
3/26/2010The Official Spring 2010 Casual Shirt | Wait
3/24/2010A salute to the chic Sikh
3/22/2010Mailbag: spring denim hues | Buy
3/19/2010Classic watches: cheap and elegant | Buy
3/17/2010L.L.Bean Signature: Nice | Buy
3/15/2010We want to order from the 1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue | Buy
3/10/2010Martin + Osa, we hardly knew ye | Fail
3/7/2010Sure, blame Hugo. | Fail
3/5/2010Who's the douche? You're the douche! | Fail
3/3/2010Nautical trend sinks in record time | Fail
3/1/2010Dress Code WIN
2/26/2010Oh I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK... | Fail
2/24/2010ASOS Holland Esquire knock-offs | Buy
2/22/2010Pastel Denim. Et Tu, Hugo Boss? | Fail
2/15/2010Opening ceremony: Britain Takes Gold | Buy
2/12/2010Mailbag: Discount Online Boutiques | Wait
2/10/2010How to be an aging rocker
2/8/2010GQ Magazine demonstrates why we do this s**t | Fail
2/5/2010Valentine's Day Gift Advice from StyleMayvin | Buy
2/3/2010Hugo Boss F/W 2010: braun mit grauen, jawohl!
2/1/2010Mailbag: The Toggle Menace | Fail
1/29/2010John Boehner is the opposite of cool | Fail
1/27/2010Craig Ferguson's style: don't try this at home
1/25/2010Just Say No to 80s denim | Fail
1/21/2010Three-season investments in style | Buy
1/20/2010An Unrefinery Haiku: DB Has Gone Too Far | Fail
1/18/2010Mailbag: Limey shirts for the people | Buy
1/15/2010Statistical breakdown of the new Urban Outfitters catalog | Fail
1/11/201060s-70s via the 90s
1/8/2010Thomas Pink Slim Traveller | Buy
1/6/2010R.I.P. Workwear Trend, 2006-2009 | Fail
1/4/2010Bonobos Washed Khakis | Buy
12/31/2009The Unrefinery Award for 2009: Old Navy
12/29/2009Killer underwear: pathetic. | Fail
12/28/2009Mailbag: Tote This | Buy
12/26/2009Mailbag: NBA Uniforms | Fail
12/21/2009Mailbag: Holiday Style
12/16/2009Have a cowl, man. | Buy
12/14/2009Holland Esquire coats: collect them all | Buy
12/9/2009Uniqlo HEATTECH | Buy
12/7/2009Does Coach still make luggage? | Fail
12/4/2009"Banana Republic" DOES sound like the name of a gay bar. | Fail
12/2/2009Holiday Gifts for Women, 2009 Recession Edition | Buy
11/30/2009Mary Queen of Shops vs. H.T. Burt
11/27/2009Know Your Outlet Store
11/25/2009Lands' End Canvas | Wait
11/23/2009The silk petri dish: no s**t, media. | Fail
11/20/2009Peace Out, Sy
11/18/2009In praise of the rubber sole | Buy
11/16/2009I Love A Governor-General In Uniform
11/13/2009Hyden Yoo at Urban Outfitters | Buy
11/9/2009The Battle of the Olympic Outfitters | Fail
11/6/2009Jimmy Choo for H&M | Wait
11/4/2009ModernTailor.com made-to-measure shirts | Buy
11/2/2009Hugo Boss, meet Deiter Underling | Buy
10/30/2009Vampires used to kick ass.
10/28/2009Fiat: We're Concerned
10/26/2009Lapel's Show
10/23/2009Cords II: Electric Boogaloo | Buy
10/21/2009Printed Plimsolls: it's summer somewhere | Buy
10/19/2009Mailbag: charcoal pants with navy blazer | Fail
10/16/2009Why no men's style shows? | Fail
10/14/2009Cashmere Sweatshirts: Never go Full Retard | Fail
10/12/2009Choose your plaid wisely, son. | Buy
10/7/2009Budget Picks For Fall | Buy
10/5/2009Update: Jil Sander at Uniqlo | Wait
10/2/2009Chambray Work Shirts | Buy
9/30/2009Jil Sander at Uniqlo | Buy
9/28/2009Mailbag: Recycling worn-out shirts
9/25/2009Puffer vests fail in every decade | Fail
9/23/2009Varvatos on-line, really expensive | Wait
9/21/2009Mailbag: Duckie Brown for Florsheim
9/18/2009French neckties lose out to deadly flu | Fail
9/16/2009Mailbag: Cole, Rood & Haan | Wait
9/14/2009Art Belts | Buy
9/11/2009Mailbag: Just a scarf and suit?
9/9/2009What makes a piece interesting?
9/4/2009Bernard Oyama NYC | Buy
9/2/2009The Well-Dressed Mr. Ripley
8/31/2009Bar Cuff Links | Buy
8/27/2009Lands' End is slimming down | Buy
8/26/2009Checking in with our man Ralph
8/24/2009The MyTailor.com custom shirt experience | Buy
8/21/2009Der HUGO Torturshoesensteinen | Fail
8/19/2009America Achieves Ironic Hipness | Fail
8/17/2009Best Dressed in the NFL: Seattle | Buy
8/12/2009Official Harvard University Prepwear | Fail
8/10/2009Mailbag: Retirement Shoes | Buy
8/7/2009Nau Riding Jacket | Buy
8/3/2009Quilt by association | Buy
7/29/2009Yes, it's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. | Buy
7/27/2009White Layering T-Shirts | Buy
7/24/2009The state of the pocket square | Buy
7/22/2009Enough with the final sales | Fail
7/20/2009Mailbag: Christian Audigier Must Be Stopped | Fail
7/15/2009Mailbag: Big Stupid Belt Buckles | Fail
7/13/2009Lacoste Dials It Up
7/10/200960 Years of Desert Boots | Buy
7/3/2009Unfortunate Clothing Company Names | Fail
6/29/2009Shawl Cardigans Keep Rolling | Buy
6/25/2009Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
6/24/2009Mailbag: The Summer Scarf | Buy
6/22/2009Preppy style: it's a JOKE, people... | Fail
6/19/2009Iran Untied
6/17/2009Mailbag: 2009 Sunglass Trends | Buy
6/15/2009The Bonobos Interview | Buy
6/12/2009Stephen Colbert's Awesome Camo Suit
6/10/2009The webbing belt peril | Fail
6/8/2009Brown Cap-Toe Oxfords | Buy
6/4/2009Lands' End "pimp-hands" the Crew | Buy
6/3/2009The Güerobera, 2009 Edition | Buy
6/1/2009Get Your Canada On | Buy
5/29/2009Mailbag: Shoes from clothing brands? | Wait
5/27/2009The anti-endorsement | Fail
5/25/2009Casual Canvas Shoes | Buy
5/22/2009Mailbag: Affordable Watches | Buy
5/20/2009Cotton Suits | Buy
5/18/2009Matthew Williamson for H&M
5/15/2009Shops We Like: Men a la Mode | Buy
5/13/2009A.P.C. x Liberty: guys always get hosed
5/8/2009Mailbag: Pedicurious | Fail
5/6/2009When good songs sell terrible clothes | Fail
5/4/2009Saddle Tan Overnight Bags | Buy
5/1/2009Best dressed in the playoffs | Buy
4/29/2009Tonight on ABC News: Neckties and Collars
4/24/2009H&M's day in the sun? | Buy
4/20/2009Mailbag: What kind of watch band? | Buy
4/17/2009Boss Green: VIER!!! | Wait
4/15/2009French Connection Spring/Summer 2009 | Buy
4/10/2009The Phat Ride Messenger Bag | Buy
4/8/2009ASOS Style Bulletin | Buy
4/2/2009Get A Tailor 2: POTUS Edition | Fail
4/1/2009White Pants: Don't try this at home | Fail
3/30/2009Pee-Wee's Poorhouse | Fail
3/23/2009The Official Unrefinery Enemies List, Part 1 | Fail
3/18/2009Mailbag: Hair Gunk | Fail
3/16/2009Dial it back, Ralph | Fail
3/9/2009Mailbag: Can I button up my polo? | Fail
3/5/2009Mailbag: Cufflink Alternatives | Buy
3/4/2009Black on Black: Don't Loose Faith | Fail
3/3/2009Rough Knit Jacket, 2009 Edition | Buy
2/25/2009Ask Dr. Wrinkle | Fail
2/23/2009Coventry Fall 2009 | Buy
2/20/2009Mailbag: Are Tom Ford Suits worth it?
2/18/2009Shops we like: ASOS | Buy
2/16/2009Mailbag: Three-button suits really OK?
2/13/2009Layered Knits at Costume National | Buy
2/11/2009Unrefinery 101: Get a tailor
2/10/2009Complex: Mea Culpa
2/9/2009Looser Clothes Are Coming | Buy
2/6/2009Suit Linings: The Hidden Agenda | Buy
2/4/2009Why buy shredded clothing? | Fail
2/3/2009Mailbag: Sweater Sizing for Athletic Fit
1/30/2009Original Penguin: Spring 2009 | Buy
1/28/2009A.P.C. Spring 2009 | Wait
1/26/2009In Praise of High Maintenance
1/22/2009Inaugural Hat. No, not that one.
1/21/2009BR Spring 2009: A New Wrinkle? | Wait
1/19/2009Boss Black Spring/Summer 2009 | Buy
1/16/2009We Dig Tim Hamilton | Buy
1/14/2009Retail Excavations: Nau Chin-Nos | Buy
1/13/2009Shawl Collar Cardigan as Knit Jacket
1/12/2009Mailbag: Shawl Collars? Really? | Buy
1/9/2009Retail Excavations: Urban Outfitters | Buy
1/6/2009Seriously? Eddie Izzard is in Valkyrie?
1/5/2009Mailbag: Wearing a scarf with a suit
12/31/2008LIFE Magazine and military cool
12/29/2008'Tis the season for velvet | Buy
12/27/2008Hoodies redux: wear with care
12/26/2008Mailbag: Cardigan under a pinstripe suit?
12/24/2008Woven collared shirts under zip knits | Fail
12/22/2008Mailbag: Shoes for Office and Evening | Buy
12/17/2008ShopSYMS.com | Wait
12/15/2008Mailbag: Layers of Sweaters | Fail
12/12/2008Gents' Magazines for Hunter-Gatherers | Buy
12/10/2008Cotton + dry clean only = Fail | Fail
12/2/2008Happy Birthday, Gianni Versace
12/1/2008Warming Up To Hoodies | Buy
11/26/2008Holiday Gifts for Women | Buy
11/20/2008The Alain Mikli Grandfather Clause | Fail
11/19/2008What We've Learned from Tom Ford | Buy
11/18/2008Stop the goddamn presses! Hugo Boss sale! | Buy
11/17/2008Mailbag: Pinstripe Blazer
11/14/2008The Impossible Cool
11/10/2008No Presidential Pleats
11/9/2008What are we, the Cannon Blazor channel? | Buy
11/7/2008The Here and Nau | Buy
11/5/2008No button-down collars. Ever. | Fail
11/4/2008The Myth of 'Mad Men' | Fail
11/3/2008Men's Vogue In Retreat | Fail
10/31/2008High End / Low End: Full-Button Sweaters | Buy
10/27/2008Don Cherry is... er... 'fancy'
10/24/2008Old Navy: Not Just Cheap Fleece | Buy
10/22/2008Forecast: Ice Age | Buy
10/20/2008The Post-Necktie Age | Buy
10/15/2008Classy skateboard shoes: oxymoronic? | Buy
10/8/2008Obama Knows What Time It Is
10/7/2008G-Star Cannon Blazor [sic]: Forget It | Fail
10/6/2008Mailbag: Cardigan Buttoning Strategies
10/3/2008Even John Travolta managed a comeback
10/1/2008Ne-Yo Reclaims Sweater Vest | Buy
9/29/2008Mailbag: You Have To Stand Up Sometime
9/26/2008A.P.C.: Will Model For Food | Fail
9/22/2008Hell, why not FOUR-piece? | Fail
9/18/2008Mailbag: Black Not Big in Parents' Basement | Fail
9/16/2008Black on Black on Black... | Buy
9/15/2008G-Star Raw | Wait
9/13/2008The People Have Spoken | Fail
9/11/2008Prada Corduroy Suit: Could Go Either Way | Wait
9/10/2008Express: Stopped Clock Right Twice a Day | Buy
9/4/2008The '70s: Solid
9/3/2008An Ode To Brown
9/1/2008Mailbag: Turtle or Mock?
8/28/2008Mailbag: Three Button Suits | Buy
8/22/2008HUGO: Diese Deutschen sind komische Leute!!!
8/21/2008J. Crew Is Still Lame | Fail
8/19/2008Knit Military Coats. Cool. | Buy
8/17/2008Tipped Cardigans | Buy
8/14/2008Dinky Collars Must Be Stopped | Fail
8/13/2008Mailbag: End-on-End Cotton
8/5/2008Low-Tech Hybrid: T-Shirt Polo | Buy
8/4/2008John McCain = Hypocrite | Fail
8/1/2008Mailbag: Necktie Alternative?
7/28/2008Louis Vuitton Hunts For Male Buyers | Fail
7/24/2008Zegari Barcelona Bag | Buy
7/22/2008Strategies for Affordable Suits | Buy
7/17/2008Another Nail in the Necktie's Coffin | Fail
7/14/2008The Creeping Rot of Screenprint | Fail
7/11/2008Mailbag: Hugo Boss Suits vis-a-vis The Banana
7/7/2008Theory: What's The Point? | Fail
7/4/2008High End / Low End: Cotton Blazers | Buy
6/27/2008Vanity Sizing for Menswear
6/24/2008Once You Go Barack...
6/23/2008Krejci Tire Bags | Buy
6/19/2008Nau is Nau More | Fail
6/16/2008Mailbag: James Bond Wears Ted Baker | Buy
6/13/2008Urban Outfitters | Fail
6/9/2008'Mismatched' Camper Twins | Buy
6/5/2008Lightweight Cotton Blazers | Buy
6/4/2008Suburban Bicyclists | Fail
6/2/2008Mailbag: Ugly Retro Footware
5/30/2008Güerobera | Buy
5/28/2008Boot-Cut Chinos | Fail
5/24/2008Mailbag: Stanley Blacker Shoes
5/23/2008Zara | Buy
5/22/2008Decent Black Jeans (updated!) | Buy
5/9/2008The Iconic Hockey Shirt | Buy
5/6/2008The Great Boxer Brief Round-Up | Wait
4/30/2008Overpriced Luxury Watches | Fail
4/26/2008One Really Great White Shirt | Buy
4/24/2008Eddie Bauer Trousers | Buy
4/16/2008Spring-Weight Sweaters | Buy
4/12/2008BananaRepublic.com | Wait
4/8/2008Wide Ties, and Ties in General | Fail
4/5/2008Clae Shoes | Buy
4/3/2008Hugo Boss Spring / Summer Collection | Buy