Imperial is a new line of products developed by a pair of barbers with a quarter-century’s worth of experience. Made in America, in small batches, their Fiber Grease ($20) is dubbed an all-around utility finishing product that adds texture and won’t dry into hair. The whole line of products has an old school feel, making them ideal [...]
If you ever got a hand-me-down Rolex from someone who worked in a power plant or secret government research facility, you might have gotten your hands on an early Rolex Milgauss Watch ($7,500). Introduced in 1956 for the scientific community, the Milgauss is capable of withstanding magnetic fields up to 1,000 gauss — or more than you’d [...]
My wallet is a big leather repository for the millions of tiny pieces of paper I accumulate every day. I try to keep it clean, but somehow I’m still carrying years worth of membership cards, business cards, and even foreign currency. And until I saw this elegant little money clip, I never really thought I had [...]
Following up the success of their Blackout series, Luminox gives the stealth treatment to the watch that put them on the map, the Original Navy Seal. The Blackout edition of the watch features the brand’s trademark LLT-micro gas lights that glow with a blue hue in the dark and keeps its glow for up to [...]
If you’ve been looking for an alternative to the Clubmaster that seems to be a staple in every hipster arsenal, let us recommend Bottega’s beautiful hommage, the 202/S. The frames have that classic half-rim look with a rounder shape and the label’s Intrecciato detailing across the nose bridge. ➤ Bottega Venta vía Acquire
It’s no secret that you have a lot of options if you choose to ignore the phone in your pocket and actually look at your wrist to figure out how late you are for that meeting. Hell, we have an entire category dedicated to it. If you’re looking for something affordable and stylish that isn’t a [...]
Bright green gel and a vibrating 5-blade razor? How far we have fallen, gentlemen. Grow back some of your manhood with a real man’s shave. Texas-based Dirty Deeds Soaps makes classic shave kits that include natural beer-soap lather, boar bristle brushes, and other shaving essentials all packaged in up-cycled wooden cigar boxes. ➤ werd
Remember after watching Piranha 3D when you walked off with a set of 3-D glasses, and then wore them in public? You felt silly. These shades are different. Norwegian design team Ingri:Dahl has a Kickstarter campaign going for a new collection of the slickest 3-D glasses we’ve ever seen. They don’t look anything like movie theater monstrosities. [...]
The pitch-black Tag Heuer Formula 1 Stealth Watch ($TBA) is just the wristwear needed for those who like to keep it dark. The 42mm-sized watch features a black face, black lume, black-gold hour markers, and a stainless steel case with an all-black titanium-carbide coating. The only hint of color comes from the red-tipped chronograph hand. ➤ Calibrell via [...]
The ’80s were the years when the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer solidified its iconic status. The shades were featured in movies like Blues Brothers, Risky Business, and The Breakfast Club, which meant that you couldn’t go anywhere without spotting these bad boys. As part of its annual Rare Prints collection, Ray-Ban has enlisted the talents of design studio La Boca to cover the classic Wayfarer sunglasses in the design [...]
Kansas City’s Baldwin Denim has definitely made a splash over the past year with its well-fitting denim. The brand achieves these perfect fits by offering different styles, and this new episode of their Shop Talk series shows Daniel Cummings, Baldwin’s brand manager, and Matt Baldwin, the brand’s head honcho breaking down the various denim’s fits, from the classic slim Henley ($220) to [...]
Later this year the 23rd film in the James Bond franchise will be released, called Skyfall, 2012 also marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond movies. To celebrate this milestone, Omega has released a special edition of the James Bond watch, also known as the Omega Seamaster. The British spy has been wearing Omega watches in all [...]
The TAG Heuer Mikrogrinder 2000 is one of the nicest TAG watches I’ve seen in a while and it’s the world’s fastest mechanical regulator watch. The watch’s chronograph is accurate to 1/2,000th of a second! I don’t know why you’d need that in a mechanical watch but it’s still an incredible feat. When the chronograph function [...]
I’ve seen novelty cufflinks with all kinds of absurd functionality before, but for the life of me I can’t figure out who would ever actually need the ability to create a wireless hotspot while wearing a fancy suit or tuxedo. At a wedding? A funeral? While being knighted? Even an impeccably dressed secret agent would most certainly [...]
It’s nice that razor companies seem to have taken a break from simply adding more blades in an effort to improve our shaving experience. The damn things were on pace to be monstrous and shaving the ‘stache would have been a doozy. Schick has decided to cram a whole bunch of innovations into their new [...]
Every time you meet someone new, they subconsciously scan your face for signs of your age. (Don’t feel bad: you do it, too.) There are a couple of dead giveaways that can betray a birthday, but even if you aren’t old enough to start subscribing to AARP magazine, you might be accidentally adding years to [...]
An honest-to-goodness, tree-chopping lumberjack would never sully his worthy beard with a perfumed conditioning oil, but you new jacks might like Swan Mountain Soaps beard conditioner. After all it’s made from olive oil and natural Alaskan-grown herbs. Which actually sounds like a snack. Treat yourself. ➤ werd
At a time when robots vacuum our floors and make love to our wives, isn’t it a bit backwards to drag razor blades across your face, aided by foamy lubricant and water?Electric razors are great—here’s the best. Our pals at The Wirecutter put in some serious research to come up with the top of the battery-powered top, and stubble [...]
Disposable shaving blades may be convenient, but they have gotten considerably more pricey and you might be thinking of ways to make each shave and blade last longer. Even just using one blade per month instead of two puts money in your pocket. For example, an eight-cartridge set of Gillette Fusion blades costs around $25.00. Using one [...]
Perhaps the most economical fashion tip you will ever learn is how to wash your own shirts. Of course, taking your shirts to a dry cleaner is easier; you drop them off and they come back clean and crisp. However, washing them yourself is not only economical but virtually guarantees longevity. The typical cotton men’s shirt is not made [...]
