The Trad Explains The Trouble With American Menswear

by Andrew Cedotal | 2:33 pm, June 25th, 2010

The Trad — the pseudonym of a southern-raised Manhattan insurance broker — has been blogging since 2006, but with the recent explosion of the menswear blogosphere, he has become the de facto spokeman for the traditional American style referred to as “Ivy,” “prep,” or simply “trad.” Not to be outdone by the likes of the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Esquire, Styleite sat down to interview him about the motivations behind his blogging, his view of style journalism, and the future of menswear retailing. This is the second part of that interview; the first part appeared on Monday.

The Trad Explains The Trouble With Men’s Magazines

by Andrew Cedotal | 3:07 pm, June 21st, 2010

The Trad — the pseudonym of a southern-raised Manhattan insurance broker — has been blogging since 2006, but with the recent explosion of the menswear blogosphere, he has become the de facto spokeman for the traditional American style referred to as “Ivy,” “prep,” or simply “trad.” Not to be outdone by the likes of the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Esquire, Styleite sat down to interview him about the motivations behind his blogging, his view of style journalism, and the future of menswear retailing.

This Exists: Darth Vader Wears Band of Outsiders

by Andrew Cedotal | 1:29 pm, June 16th, 2010

Here, have a series of illustrations of Star Wars characters posing in major streetwear brands!

Here’s Darth Vader in Band of Outsiders, even though he is totally more of a Hugo Boss kind of guy. Come on, people.

Dress Like a Goddamn Man: Man Up Your Vocabulary Edition

by Andrew Cedotal | 3:36 pm, June 14th, 2010

It has come to to our attention that men these days are running around without the slightest idea of how to refer to the clothes they’re wearing, donning their outfits every morning with about as much knowledge of clothing as if they were still being dressed by their mothers.

If you are one of these people, we ask: What the hell is wrong with you?

TIME WARP: Tom Wolfe and Kurt Vonnegut, Chillin’

by Andrew Cedotal | 4:15 pm, June 11th, 2010

Hey, look — a photograph of Tom Wolfe and Kurt Vonnegut, hanging out at the beach! Obviously, their place in Montauk was indescribably more fun than your place in Montauk.

Dress Like a Goddamn Man: Summer Footwear

by Andrew Cedotal | 5:08 pm, June 7th, 2010

You there — it’s summer! What the hell is going on with your shoes? Are those flip-flops? Shame on you!

Oh, no, did I hurt your feelings? Quit blubbering! Strand up straight! It’s time to dress like a man!

Wait a Minute…4chan has a Fashion Forum?

by Andrew Cedotal | 1:25 pm, June 7th, 2010

When it comes to online gathering places for savvy young clotheshorses, the major players are fairly well-known. Styleforum.net, Ask Andy, 4chan.org…

Wait a minute…4chan? Cesspool of all that is wrong with the internet?

A Pocket Guide to Menswear Bloggers

by Andrew Cedotal | 6:07 am, March 15th, 2010

Though menswear has experienced something of a revival and The Sartorialist (and his ilk of imitators) may have made the street style world terra cognita, no one, to our knowledge, has yet undertaken a proper taxonomy of menswear bloggers. Consider this our attempt.