It comes as no surprise to my customers that I love to dress up. I mean really dress up, as in black tie formal. Something inexplicable happens when I put on a custom-fitted tuxedo, vest, bow tie, patent leather shoes, cufflinks and studs ? I become Superman (minus the tacky blue tights, of course!) Wearing
In my last post I shared a letter from a customer of mine, along with some vacation photos taken in Italy, in which he’s wearing clothing from Davelle Clothiers. I don’t know which is more breathtaking, the Amalfi Coast or my client in his black and white sport coat and white slacks, looking like a
Here’s another great letter that I’d like to share: Dear David, Diane and I got back a couple of weeks ago from our three week vacation in Italy. It was spectacular and we had a GREAT time! I am enclosing a few pictures. My favorite is the picture of us at Villa Cimbrone in Revello,
We finance our homes, our cars and our vacations. We save for years for our kids’ educations and our retirement. But finance a clothing purchase? Is it a smart move, or just plain nuts? If you reflect about the expenses that I just mentioned, we don’t just save up for these items because of their
From time to time I like to share email I’ve gotten from Davelle customers. Here’s a wonderful note I just received this week: David; Here are a couple of photos of me in the tuxedo from Davelle at the 27th annual L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future awards banquet. My first-place winning short
Real men enjoy clothes shopping? What a controversial title! I hope my loyal readers will stop laughing long enough to hear me out. Men can learn to love shopping for themselves, if they know where to go for superior quality, amazing service and well-edited selection of fine menswear. In this post, I’ll tell you how.
Anyone who’s met me knows that I am a man of firm convictions, or as my wife prefers to say, I’m “opinionated”. Being in the custom menswear industry for as long as I have, I feel that I’ve earned the right to my opinions about personal style, and about the importance of personal style on
In our last post, How to Work Casual Friday for Upward Mobility, we discussed common pitfalls to avoid when dressing for work on Fridays. It may be “casual” Friday, but that doesn’t mean you are not judged on appearance, and why jeopardize twenty percent of your work week by dressing inappropriately? In today’s post, I’m