The Practical Guide to Buying Hat
I was measuring a customer’s head for a flat cap last Tuesday when his wife pulled one off the rack, tried it on, and asked “why does the men’s one…
The Honest Guide to Crochet Scarf
I was getting coffee on my way out to a Saturday morning walkthrough when one of my kids’ older brother came through wearing a crochet scarf that fell down to…
How Gloves Sizing Actually Works
I bought gloves like I bought shoes for two decades: half a size small, reasoning that anything made of leather stretches with wear and you’re better off starting too tight…
How to Actually Measure for Gloves
I was in a ski shop on 57th street two Decembers ago holding two pairs of gloves. Both had a “Large” printed on their tags, but one actually fit like…
How to Actually Measure for Bow Tie
A dude adjusting my collar back stage at a wedding I was shooting for content asked me something that stuck with me weeks later. We were standing around killing time…
Everything I Wish I Knew About Watch Before I Bought Mine
My 23-year-old apprentice told me watches are obsolete last month. Phones have pocket chips now and everyone has one, so “what’s the point?” Anyone wearing one is “cosplaying as their…
What Nobody Explains About Watch Sizing
Humans care way too much about wrist placement when it comes to watches. Watches can go on either wrist and if you ask me it matters less than anything else…
How I Worked Out My Cap Size
The only time you need to know the answer to this question is when you’re standing at a register staring down two hats in your hands, one from the men’s…
The Honest Guide to Measurements Trousers
“How to measure your waist for trousers” sounds simple and instructive. It’s anything but. Asking someone to find “your waist measurement” assumes there’s one number, patiently waiting on your body…
What Waist Trainers Really Means
My group text had been silent for roughly four minutes when somebody forwarded a photo of a male wearing a neoprene band cinched beneath a dress shirt with the caption…