Parabellum and The Fashion Fund

Discussing recognition and growth with LA's premier leather studio

Tucked behind a lush residential street in West Hollywood are the offices of leather goods maker Parabellum. “It has been a busy year,” Head Designer Jason Jones tells CH, as he welcomes us with his very old but faithful dog Charlie in tow. He has just returned from yet another trip to New York City. “Growth has been good. It’s been about what we expected. …

VK Nagrani

NYC's appointment-only apparel and accessories store for the "72-hour man"

Socks—an “oft overlooked garment,” Vivek Nagrani says—used to be a “definitive way to separate the gentleman from the man.” It was with that insight that 14 years ago Nagrani founded Ovdafut; reinventing men’s hosiery by cleverly articulating wearers’ wishes. The full range has found in a home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and more specifically, the hosiery is housed in Harvard’s 1804 card catalog, thanks …

Sundance 2014: Marco F. Martinez

A straight razor shave with a master in Dove Men+Care's Park City Barbershop

In conjunction with this year’s Sundance Film Festival, grooming and skincare brand Dove Men+Care hosted a pop-up barbershop, aptly dubbed the Park City Barbershop. There, we had an opportunity to sit in the chair of Marco F. Martinez, the Master Barber and Salon Manager of The Boardroom Salon for Men—an institution sprung up in Houston, TX which has since expanded around the state. Demonstrating his …