The Choosy Beggar

Further lowering the Journal’s already diminished standards, writer Christina Binkley awkwardly whips out the term “old school” for this lifeless-yet-revealing piece on business casual.

Trevor Kaufman, the focus of the profile and CEO of a digital branding agency, extols the virtues of fit and frugality — he prefers tailored Brooks Brothers shirts for about $140 to pricier alternatives from the likes of Charvet.

Still, we wouldn’t mind taking a field trip to the famed Parisian clothier —

Until the end of the month, perhaps our favorite vintage shop in the city, Eleven, is taking 20-50% off its well-kept wares. The wars, sporting expeditions, and dance-offs of bygone eras factor heavily into the feel of Eleven.

Eleven – 15 Prince St at Elizabeth – 212-334-5334 – Map

The publishing business is clearly suffering somethin’ awful. Come September, luxury brand Men’s Vogue plans to start hocking other luxury brands online at ShopMensVogue.com (The url presently redirects to Vogue.TV).

A CondeNet spokeswoman says there are no plans as of yet for the company’s other men’s titles — under the Men.Style umbrella — to sell anything other than magazines.

Football season hasn’t even begun, and the headmen of Super Bowl XLII are already facing off from the cover’s of the fall men’s magazines. [Daily Intel]

Men’s Vogue features the NFL’s reigning champ, Eli Manning looking Trad and true in a gray cashmere double-breasted suit with a brown windowpane pattern from Ermenegildo Zegna, while the deposed modelizer, Tom Brady cuts an edgier figure on the cover of Esquire in a slim-cut gray and chalk-striped Gucci wool suit and silk tie.

As the cover stories make clear, the cuts of their suits reflect the night & day personalities of the milk-fed Manning and the perhaps-over-seasoned Brady.

John Varvatos, Thom Browne, and Michael Bastian briefly discuss what it means to be an American designer today, their perception of male consumers, and the state of American style. Spoiler: It’s pretty good!