Boxing The Compass

On a trip to Dublin Ireland, I wandered into TM Lewin for a few shirts and possibly a tie or two.  As I dug and poked about the store, I cam...

Maybe the staggering volume of email spam offering "CHEAP IMITATION ROLEX" (or similar catch-lines) has caused a few people to wo...

A surprising number of emails come to me asking about shirt patterns. At many of the large accounting/consulting firms, only white dress sh...

Dear Yankee Whisky Papa, I am an admirer of your column Boxing the Compass. All of your sartorial advice is greatly appreciated, but I wond...

For those who recall the post about restoring worn out shirts , I took several more shirts to the Wellesley shirt maker (Custom Clothiers) ...

Winter brings snow. Snow brings boots. Boots bring messes into hosting houses. Leave your boots and thick winternalia at the door, in the...

Men in the Northeast tend to do one of two things concerning their scalps and ears on very cold winter days: nothing or barely something... ...

This posting is to decry the current trend of tight high-water pants. It seems to be the approach for 20-30 year-olds being dressed by someo...

I thought immediately of Paul Fussell 's book Uniforms (2002) It's a strangely captivating picture, the details of which are unknow...

After last winter's firewood posting, I received a touching email from a reader, transcribed in its original, below: "i only come h...

The poor bow tie. It's maligned, misused, punch-lined, and neglected on a daily basis. While it was beloved on young boys through the 50...

A reader sent me this mugshot of actor Wesley Snipes, who was collared and charged with tax-related wrong-doings, mostly involving maneuvers...