derek guy

derek guy

@dieworkwear

Menswear writer. Editor at @putthison. Creator of @RLGoesHard. Bylines at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter

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Sorry, not sorry, not going to care about mashed potatoes on a Monet because I grew up with an alcoholic, psychologically abusive father in constant state of anxiety about the futu...

although this is true, there's a huge space between $6 H&M t-shirts and $250 Acne Studios t-shirts, and I fear this sort of framing makes people think that high-quality, sustainabl...

the evolution of ten c is a good case study on neophilia in fashion. the brand started as a concept. a forever collection consisting of seven jackets in a tech fabric. the ultimate...

yasuto kamoshita is so dope https://t.co/sfEeuYV86n

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@maxdubler I don't have anything from them, but they have a good reputation. If you do MTM, try to find a place that has try-on garments. A try-on garment is a sample made in the c...

Like Fukuyama's view of political systems, I think we've reached the end of male fashion. Trebay's article in the NYT yesterday about how business bros dress could have been writte...

"The workers in the first factory are paid a base monthly salary of 4,000 yuan (ยฃ500) to make a minimum of 500 garments a day. To earn a living wage, many stay late into the night...

.@jacobwgallagher has a story in the WSJ today about a pair of old Levis jeans that sold at auction for $76k. the interior pocket bag bears the phrase "The only kind made by white...

@Boisey31 I certainly don't. I wager I make less than you. I would not trust my opinion on tailoring over yours. Do you read the scientific papers, including the methodology sect...

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HOW TO LOOK BETTER IN OUTERWEAR ๐Ÿงต Fall/winter outfits mostly revolve around outerwear, but a lot of outerwear nowadays is painfully uninteresting. Some thoughts about how to think...