The Choosy Beggar

Today at 12 noon, Gilt.com kicks off two sales on nice knits from Tomas Maier (above), and even nicer jeans from Acne (below). The Beggar has your invite to the members-only site HERE.

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 – Map
Issey Miyake – 802 Madison Ave between 67th & 68th – 212-439-7822 – Map
Issey Miyake Tribeca – 119 Hudson St at North Moore –212-226-0100 – Map

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 between 5th & Madison – 212-679-1075 – Map

• Ignacio’s Tailor – 119 E 60th St between Park & Lex – 212-758-2747 – Map

• Leung’s Tailor – 1386 Lex Ave between 91st & 92nd- 212-860-6617 – Map

• L&S Custom Tailoring – 138 East 61st St nr Lex – 212-752-1638 – Map

• Mak’s Hong Kong Custom Tailors – 1218 Lex Ave between 82nd & 83rd – 212-249-6311 – Map

• Wilfred’s Tailor – 18 W 23rd St nr 5th – 212-242-3030 – Map

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 cardinal sin in this area: Pairing two patterns — on your shirt and suit — too closely in scale.

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