GQ Style Manual
This season’s GQ Style Manual is a welcome hearken back to the original spirit of the ubiquitous men’s fashion magazine, with all the modern style and polish expected in a current publication. The...
View ArticleVintage American Industry | Textiles and Shoes
I completely lucked out this past weekend finding an antiques dealer who specializes in vintage textile industry artifacts. Being a sweater guy myself, I couldn’t help being drawn to the beautiful...
View ArticleFree History Lessons | Union Square NYC
With everything in New York City so compressed and with everyone moving so quickly, a person can often miss what is right underfoot. Yes, NYC is not “ancient” in the global sense, but we do have quite...
View ArticleDan River Fabrics | Luxury For The Little Lady
During the heyday of the 1950′s and early 1960′s, Dan River was the go-to source for any person’s home sewing project. I say “person’s”, but in those days you would have been hard pressed to find a man...
View ArticleOne | A First Birthday
It’s hard to believe that a year has gone by already. A year ago today I posted my first article on The First Few. Not much of an article actually, but rather a test post dropped into WordPress to test...
View ArticleVintage Fabrics | Neckties | General Knot & Co.
With the encouragement of friends and family (and a whole lot of work), General Knot & Co. has officially become a reality today. It’s been many months of inspired work- more fun than work...
View ArticleR by 45RPM | Fall 2012
Having been to Tokyo quite a few times over the years, I’ve never made it for some reason to the Shibuya location of Japanese denim brand, R by 45rpm. When in New York though, I never seem to miss...
View ArticleGeneral Knot & Co. | American Made Men’s Wear
A shameless plug for our neckwear and accessories brand, General Knot & Co. Since making this video over a year ago with the team from Outfluenced, we’ve branched out into bandanas, scarves, kids...
View ArticleBrian Bubb, Setting The Direction
From as early as grade school, I was fascinated by beautiful fabrics. Tagging along with my mother to fabric shops, where she would be buying fabric for skirts, dresses, and blouses for herself, I was...
View ArticlePackaging with Purpose
Anyone who knows General Knot & Co., knows that we care a great deal about our packaging. Years of receiving our purchases from companies who send their products off in poly bags and carelessly...
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