Superstorm Sandy: See + Help

Captivating images and ways you can contribute to relief efforts

As our readers may have noticed from our limited publishing schedule this week, CH HQ has been pulled out of commission by massive power outages in the wake of superstorm Sandy. While our core team has emerged unscathed save for some extended power outage inconveniences, several thousands of people along the East Coast of the US and Canada, and in the Caribbean have been profoundly …

Brooklyn Tailors Ties

A new collection of classic neckties with a modern silhouette, hand-sewn in America

Since opening their first brick and mortar outpost in South Williamsburg this past summer, Brooklyn Tailors has been busy building their bespoke tailoring clientele and expanding their line of off-the-rack menswear. Now well into the fall season they’ve released a selection of neckties made entirely from 100% English wool, save for a corduroy style. Designed with the same attention to detail and reverence for proper, …

Landmade Cork Journals

Hand-bound notebooks with beautifully one-of-a-kind cork covers

We recently came across the meticulously constructed Landmade Cork Journal by Michael Roger Press, and not only does the material give way to a beautiful pattern, but the half-century-old stationer uses the traditional Smyth sewn binding technique. Hand-sewing the pages together (instead of gluing) gives the notebook’s binding extra strength and allows it to open flat—two important features for anyone who uses a notebook regularly. …