A.P.C.: Hysterically Normal
The Look: A.P.C.’s new men’s collection lands online today, and, as always, the unspoken mantra is less is more. You’ll find no shiny logos or gaudy derrière pockets here. What you will find are...
View ArticleGQ Selects: A.P.C.’s Essential Selvedge Jeans
“We’re going on a decade or more now of our love affair with A.P.C., when founder Jean Touitou introduced the New Standard jean. It’s the jean you buy and make your own. They are stiff as cardboard at...
View ArticleThe Real Deal: Selvedge Denim
If you’re new to the concept of jeans constructed with a truly masterful hand (the term ‘selvedge’ or ‘selvage’ is often used in menswear circles), we think the pros at one of our favorite denim...
View ArticleGQ Selects: October Look #3
Turn an octogenarian-inspired sweater into a prep-meets-greaser look that’s polished enough for most offices—with tips from Jim Moore of GQ: 1. Original Penguin Cardigan. “If you saw our September...
View ArticleGQ Selects: December Look #2
A traditional topcoat doesn’t have to be your only weapon once the weather starts to turn. GQ has been all about creative layering options for fall and winter in recent issues, and we’re fully on...
View ArticleThanksgiving Inspiration: The Cosby Sweater Project
Thanksgiving is next week, and there’s pretty much no better time to wear a sweater: The weather’s finally nice and crisp, the vibe is quasi-dressy but comfortable—and a soft, forgiving knit lets you...
View ArticleMaking Waves: Frank Ocean in ‘GQ Selects’
Inventory is running low, but there’s still time to grab some of our GQ Selects from the December issue—or something similar—as seen in action below on rising R&B star Frank Ocean, photographed by...
View ArticlePrime Cuts: A.P.C. Fall ’13
In a previous post, we discussed how A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou likened his wares to the best steak you ever ate. So what makes the French clothing brand a cut above? Supple, high-quality fabrics,...
View ArticleGet Zen: Fall Designer Lookbook (Part 1)
Yin and yang. Light and shade. Concrete and jungle. Life is a study in contrasts—and your Fall wardrobe should be, too. To fully meditate on Fall’s dense tweeds, intricate knits, revved-up leather,...
View ArticleVive la Pop-In Shop: French Essentials from Kenzo, A.P.C. & More
Fries. Toast. Kissing. Brigitte Bardot. Champagne. Tiny bulldogs. Plastic Bertrand. Even though the latter (above) rose to international stardom for lip-syncing another guy’s work (the original Milli...
View ArticlePardon Our French: Pop-In Shop + La Sera After-Party
Yesterday marked the grand opening of our French Fling Pop-In Shop—a curated selection of eclectic and often exclusive French-themed goods from Rodarte, Kitsuné, A.P.C. and many more. We celebrated...
View Article‘French Fling’ Personified: Serge Gainsbourg
French singer, songwriter, poet, composer, artist, actor and director Serge Gainsbourg was kind of like the Kanye West of his time—you know, a creative genius. A jack of many trades. A genre-hopping...
View ArticleComing Soon: Our Exclusive Menswear Pop-In Shop
You might have noticed our previous Pop-In @ Nordstrom curated shops, featuring French curios, obscure Xmas gifts, and unexpected ways to jump-start your New Year. But if there’s ever been a Pop-In...
View ArticleFather’s Day Gift Picks: Site Merchandiser Yaro L.
Wives, kids, domestic partners: Curious what gifts and activities your Man of the Moment might enjoy this Father’s Day? (It’s June 15, by the way.) In order to discern the complex goings-on that...
View ArticleThe Natural: Musician Thig Nat on Night-Out Attire
Hip-hop maestro, talented photographer, and Men’s Shop Daily guest editor Thig Nat (short for “Natural”) recently offered us a glimpse into a music/art/charity event that he helped organize and host....
View ArticleHow to Dress When You’re Entering Your 30s with Master of None Costume...
Perhaps, like the rest of us, you recently binge-watched Aziz Ansari’s series Master of None on Netflix. If so, maybe you noticed that beyond all its jokes, drama and frank dialogue about dating and...
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