Interview: Michael Chen of Aloha Sunday

The co-founder of the San Diego-based boutique discusses the contemporary men's market and gives us an exclusive preview of their F/W '13 lookbook

It’s potentially easier to spot a killer whale off San Diego’s coast than to find a one-stop men’s clothing store that features up-and-coming local designers—at a reasonable price. Seeing the void in the market in the area, Aloha Sunday was started two years ago as a continually evolving retail experiment. The name originates from the familiar Hawaiian phrase for TGIF, “Aloha Friday,” where one says …

Interview: Mirjam Vogt of Magazin

The co-founder of the Amsterdam design boutique discusses the strengths of Dutch design

With one large window facing the street, Magazin looks out onto one of Amsterdam’s newest design districts. The artisanal shops lining the long street of Czaar Peterstraat seem to have appeared almost overnight, although locals will tell say it’s been nearly a decade in the making. One of the shops leading the way is Magazin, a softly lit space that feels simultaneously familiar and unfamiliar …

Menswear in Prague

Three go-to stores in the Czech capital for menswear enthusiasts

by Adam tch Prague isn’t exactly known as a city for menswear enthusiasts. Not long ago, there was a severe lack of high-quality stores to visit, and pieces from interesting international brands were all but nonexistent. But now the situation is slowly changing: three concept stores have opened in the past few years, which are devoted to educating men in the Czech capital about heritage …