The Choosy Beggar

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 up to 70% off an impressive list of partner labels.

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The pictures in Esquire’s “illustrated history of the last 75 years of men’s fashion” are worth a 1,000 words apiece. With about 42 pictures, and then captions, that comes out to about, say… the longest piece in Esquire history.

Evolution? Devolution? Either way, if you’re looking for insights into future of men’s style, look no further than its past:

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Itching to unload this season’s merch, J. Crew is taking an additional 30% off spring/summer when you enter the code EXTRA30 at purchase.

Like the above point-collar shirt in mini-gingham for just $40 (!), much of this stuff can be worn year ‘round:

• Short-sleeve repp piqué polo’s for $15

• Italian chino three-button suit jackets for $160

• Italian chino regular-fit suit pants for $80

• Vintage thermal henleys for $40

• Relaxed-fit broken-in chinos for $30-$50

• Cashmere V-neck sweaters for $70

• Cashmere cable crewnecks for $100-$150

This is just a brilliant story from The Post’s wire service about Nils Olav, a king penguin from the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland who was just knighted “for his service as the honorary colonel-in-chief to Norway’s elite King’s Guard.” [NY Post]

From the Post’s highly-amusing account of the knighthood ceremony: “As he waddled out of his enclosure, Nils – the third in a line of king-penguin mascots to the Guard since 1972 – then reviewed the lined-up troops, periodically stopping to crane his neck and inspect the soldiers’ crisp uniforms as they stood at attention.

“British Maj. Gen. Euan Loudon knighted the bird on behalf of Norway‘s King Harald V by tapping Nils on each shoulder with the king’s sword.”

Sir Niles, We solute you.

The-Glade, the online outlet for Firmament, is now taking 30-50% off of its coterie of hard-to-find global brands like Head Porter, Head Porter Plus, Visvim, Neighborhood, Acronym, P.A.M., and Levis Fenom, among others. [h(y)collective]

We’re digging the duck boots from Japanese label Visvim for about $400.