Rolling back its prices “to levels from earlier in the decade,” atelier Seize Sur Vingt is now charging $280 for most custom shirts, $150-$180 for most long-sleeves, while — at its more casual boutique-cum-vintage car refuge Groupe — $108 for Troglodyte short-sleeves, and tailored shorts for $130. It’s not entirely clearly whether this is a… Read more »

Through the end of the month, Operations boutiques are taking 50% off what remains of their F/W ’08 stock… though they were taking as much as 70% off the stuff back in January. Operations – 60 Mercer St at Broome – 212-334-4950 – Map

Thursday and Friday, the J. Crew sample sale at Clothingline is priced as follows: • Tee’s & polos – 1 for $10, 2 for $15• Non-cashmere sweaters – 1 for $25, 2 for $40• Cashmere sweaters – 1 for $50, 2 for $80• Cotton shorts & pants – $15• Jackets & outerwear – $45J. Crew… Read more »

Just before writing off this non-effort by Tyler and Josh as entirely pointless, we get this tasty morsel of wisdom: “The point of a tote bag is to carry something with minimal ostentation … There’s just something wrong about taking something that is so utilitarian and turning it into a man bag … It’s just… Read more »