The Final Harvest

— Tue, 19th August 2008 —

Today from 8am-4pm only, Issey Miyake is holding a sample sale with 30-80% off the designer’s unique brand of menswear. [Racked] Issey Miyake Sale – 139 Franklin St between Hudson & Varick – 2nd fl -212-226-1334 – MapIssey Miyake – 802 Madison Ave between 67th & 68th – 212-439-7822 – MapIssey Miyake Tribeca – 119… Read more »

The Horror!

— Mon, 18th August 2008 —

Portfolio.com explains what magic your tailor is, and is not, capable of working on that boxy suit of yours. Need a smart tailor?The Sartorialist keeps a handy “SartoriaList,” which catalogs the preferred tailors of New York’s best-dressed men (See who goes where): • Dynasty Tailors (You might ask for Joseph) – 6 E 38th St… Read more »

White Stripes

— Mon, 18th August 2008 —

Esquire offers two helpful tutorials on how best to punch up your boring suit & tie routine. The *first* illustrates how to do the brown shoe — which was once thought unacceptable to pair with blue suits, but apparently no more. The *second* explains how to properly execute stripes and other common suit patters. The… Read more »

A Second Chance At Love

— Mon, 18th August 2008 —

New men’s boutique Assembly has decided to extend its sale through at least Wednesday. There you’ll find 30% off offbeat labels like Henrik Vibskov, A-Z Collection, Ksubi, and Endovanera. Assembly – 174 Ludlow St between Houston & Stanton – 212-253-5393 – Map

Quite Right

— Mon, 18th August 2008 —

Sales you’ll definitely want to be prepared for this week at Gilt.com: • Acne Jeans – Begins at noon on Tuesday• Tomas Maier – Begins at noon on Tuesday• Filippa K – Begins at noon on Wednesday• Alfred Dunhill – Begins at noon on Thursday HERE’s your invite to the members-only site, which routinely takes… Read more »