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,
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
Casual Fridays. The phrase is enough to send shivers up my spine! What can pass as professional dress from Monday to Thursday is already beyond me, but on Fridays I see every outfit pass my store from Levis to tee shirts with beer mugs and shamrocks. In the summer, it gets even worse at the
Getting dressed in the morning should be easy. You listen to the weather report, you consider your commitments for the day, and select your outfit accordingly. You dress, check your reflection and out the door you go, looking like a million bucks. If only it were that simple. When spring arrives, many men find that
As the weather warms up, clients who visit the store ask me what styles and colors are “must-haves” this spring season. I almost hesitate to answer because trends will come and go, but real style is timeless. My philosophy is to consider the trends when making your clothing choices, but never let what’s “in” overtake