In store and online, Paul Smith has finally gotten with the program and taken a full 50% off much of its F/W stock. The above wool peacoat is down from $830 to $415. The below ankle boots, meanwhile, are down from $435 to $220. Can we look forward to a sample sale in February? Corporate has yet to decide,… Read more »

In a column of compliments, NY Times writer Mike Albo condemns Brooklyn boutique Smith + Butler for stumbling on the critical issue of fit. If you subscribe to the popular notion that clothing should fit your body — rather than billow, bunch, and swell — then the rugged work-wear that Smith + Butler carries just doesn’t… Read more »

Friendly Fires ‘Skeleton Boy’ by Clemens Habicht from Nexus Productions on Vimeo.[Kitsune Noir via The Pursuit Aesthetic]

In lieu of a sample sale, revered men’s wear designer Adam Kimmel has unloaded his F/W overstock on Century 21 and, to a lesser degree, e-tailer Yoox.com. Fortunately, no one’s ever died from a quick trip down to Century 21, which is taking 50% off most everything through the end of the week. And we… Read more »