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City StyleDress for the client, not for the restaurantThe room has a wine list the size of a hymnal and none of that matters. What matters is the four feet of you the client can see across the table.
City StyleBriefcase or Backpack, and How to Tell Which One You NeedWeigh the bag you already carry, count the blocks you walk, and the answer stops being a style debate.
City StyleOne Outfit for a 9am Video Call and a 2pm Office DayThe camera only sees about fourteen inches of you, and the conference room sees all of it. Dress for both without changing at lunch.
City StyleBike Commuting Without the Rumpled ShirtThe ride isn't what wrecks your clothes. The backpack, the sprint and the four minutes between the bike rack and your desk are.
City StyleWhen to Carry a Briefcase and When to Carry a BackpackThe right answer depends on how far you walk and what's in the bag, not on how good it looks on the desk.
City StyleDress Once for the Camera and the Conference RoomA 2 p.m. video call and a 4 p.m. client meeting want different things from your shirt. One outfit can do both if you choose right.
City StyleTheater Nights and Gallery Openings Need Different ClothesOne room keeps you seated in the dark for two hours. The other keeps you standing on concrete with a glass in your hand. Dress for the right one.
City StyleBike to work and still walk in looking pressedRide slower, pack smarter, and keep half your wardrobe at the office. The rumpled part of bike commuting is fixable.
City StyleWhat to Wear When the Client Picks the Expensive RestaurantCall the restaurant first, dress one notch under the client, and remember that a tablecloth hides everything below your ribs.
City StyleWear a Trench Coat Without Looking Like a DetectiveThe coat isn't the problem. The length, the belt buckle and whatever you've got on underneath usually are.
City StyleWhy Your White Shirts Turn Yellow and How to Stop ItThe yellow under the arms isn't dirt, and bleach makes it worse. What actually keeps a white shirt white, and when to retire it.
City StyleHow a white shirt goes gray, and how to stop itThe collar ring isn't dirt, the yellow under the arms isn't sweat, and chlorine bleach is making both of them worse.
City StyleThe Saturday wardrobe that isn't sportswearFour swaps that get you out of the technical half-zip on days you're not training, without buying a blazer you'll wear twice.
City StyleMatch the belt to the shoe and the socks to the trousersTwo rules cover most of it. The rest is knowing when a 35mm belt is wrong, why your socks fall down, and when to break both rules on purpose.
City StyleThree straps and one watch will cover your whole yearBuy the right case size, check the lug width before anything else, and learn to change a strap without scratching the lugs.
City StyleBlack tie, charity dinners and what the invitation meansDecode the line at the bottom of the card, then get the six details right that everyone in the room will notice.
City StyleHow to stay sharp when the city hits thirty degreesHeat doesn't just make you uncomfortable, it makes you slow and short-tempered. Shift your day and your kit before it does.
City StyleWhat to wear to an interview at a company with no dress code"Come as you are" isn't an instruction. It's an unwritten code, and you can read it in about ten minutes.
City StyleFour days of meetings out of one carry-onPick the shoe first and the rest of the trip packs itself. What to take, what to leave, and where the plan falls apart.
City StyleMost men need one tie knot, not fiveThe four-in-hand covers almost everything, the width matters more than the pattern, and there are days when the tie makes you look worse.
City StyleDry clean less, brush more, and the suit lasts yearsA clothes brush, a proper hanger and a day off between wears will keep a suit sharper than any dry cleaner, and cost you about two minutes a day.
City StyleThe sale rack only rewards people who came with a listSecond markdowns, final-sale traps, and the one question that kills a bad buy before you get anywhere near the register.
City StyleOxfords, derbies and loafers, and when to wear eachThe difference is in the lacing, and it decides everything else. What to wear to a funeral, an interview, a wedding in August and a Tuesday at the office.
City StyleDressing well out of a three-foot railMeasure the rail, do the hanger math, and build the wardrobe around the closet you actually have instead of the one you wish you had.
City StyleWhat merino, cashmere and cotton actually do in an officeThree fibres, three different jobs. Which one to buy first, what goes wrong with each, and how to stop a good jumper dying in eighteen months.
City StyleRain gear that doesn't look like hiking kitWhat to wear in the wet when you've got a desk, a meeting at nine, and no interest in arriving dressed for a mountain.
City StyleChinos that fit, and how to spot the ones that never willMost chinos fail in the seat and the rise, and no tailor can save them. Learn to check both before you get to the till.
City StyleSix ways to wear a navy blazer and one that never worksBuy it in hopsack, get the shoulder right, and one jacket covers the office, the airport, dinner and a funeral you weren't expecting.
City StyleBuy the Same Shirt Five TimesA shopping-averse man can solve his office wardrobe in one afternoon and a tailor visit, then not think about it again for three years.
City StyleDress shoes that survive a ten thousand step dayTen thousand steps is about four and a half miles of concrete. Most smart shoes quit around mile two. Here's what separates the ones that don't.
City StyleDressing for a City Winter Without Looking Like a TouristCoat length, sole grip and what road salt does to leather. The things that separate a resident from a visitor at fifty paces.

22 September 20269 pieces