Interviews

Alan Flusser: Back to Basics

Alan Flusser, scion of refined tastes in men’s tailored clothes, extols on the virtues of simplicitiy as a primary building block for a man who wants to learn dress very well.

read more (1818 words) 17 May 2006 by filmnoirbuff

H. Herzfeld: This is not your Fathers store…well not totally.

A closer look at venerable H. Herzfeld a haberdasher of traditional clothes for men of refined taste. The store has been in NYC for over 70 years and rates some attention for its adaptability in providing updated classics.

read more (1895 words) 4 May 2006 by filmnoirbuff

Trad Star

We proudly present a brief biography about the life and times of one David Wilder, known for his dedicated championing of the traditional American style. He is the J Press representative extraordinaire, sometime forum contributor steedappeal, and the Natural Shouldered Man of Mystery.

read more (2360 words) 20 April 2006 by filmnoirbuff

Domenico Spano: Modern Day Apparel Arts Man

The style illustrations from the 1930s Apparel Arts magazine are for many who love clothes today a window into an elegant past. We gaze on the photos and wonder what it was like to live back then when seemingly everything was quality and what all men wore was already hashed out. In that elegant past, it was just a matter of taste and style that distinguished the well dressed from the very well dressed.

read more (2241 words) 17 February 2006 by filmnoirbuff