Benjo’s Colored Pennies

Color-coated pennies for loafers from the "colored lace guy"

A real estate developer by trade, Ben Hertz navigates traditional style with subtle ways to break the mold. His company, the Minneapolis-based Benjo’s, made waves in the style world when it released colored laces for shoes and boots. The idea came to Hertz when he snapped a pair of laces in Rome and found a bright red replacement near the Spanish Steps. Later, Hertz realized …

J. Hilburn Suiting

Fall looks from the made-to-measure clothier

As those of us in the northern hemisphere offload shorts and T-shirts into storage, it’s time to start looking for tailored jackets to brace the changing weather. J. Hilburn—a leader in made-to-measure menswear—has introduced a slew of fall fabrics to fit the bill. After testing out their shirting service, we were confident in the company’s ability to deliver a top-shelf product at affordable pricing. As …

Vintage Menswear

Two centuries of archived threads from The Vintage Showroom

Safeguarding the proud stock of British sportswear, Douglas Gunn and Roy Lucket founded The Vintage Showroom in 2007 as a collector’s tribute to historic threads. Their Notting Hill showroom and retail space in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials are dedicated to outdoor duds from throughout the ages. Their new book, authored by men’s style writer Josh Sims, collects 130 highlights from the archive as a tribute …