We here at the StoneZone have adopted a tradition in which Hollywood designer and arbiter of style, Mr. Blackwell would publish a list of those he thought were the best – and worst clad people in the World. Mr. Blackwell’s list was eagerly awaited each New Year, via his syndicated newspaper column. His reviews could [...]
John Davis Lodge was one of the most polished gentlemen in America from the 1920s until his death October 29 1985. Lodge, as warm and gregarious as his brother Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was cold and aloof, served as a Congressman and Governor of Connecticut, Ambassador to Spain under President Eisenhower, Ambassador to Argentina under [...]
The latest offering in the James Bond oeuvre, Skyfall, does a few things right but when it comes to 007 and his sartorial style, it makes a mockery of the Ian Fleming-created icon played by Sir Sean Connery. Bond purists have already had to deal with an English Secret Service agent as played by Pierce [...]
Hats are back in fashion, with more and more men being seen this winter with snap-brim fedoras or pork pies. The dress hat took a nosedive after the dashing JFK showed up at his inauguration bareheaded. Suddenly a chapeau was no longer de rigueur for any man leaving the house. But in recent years, the [...]
Lucky Luciano would be rolling in his grave. Frank Costello would be appalled. Bugsy Siegel would be disgusted. John Gotti would be ready to kill somebody. Last week’s FBI round-up of 127 alleged gangsters was a crime . . . against fashion. When the Feds and the FBI did a huge bust of mafiosi in [...]
Every man’s closet must contain a trench coat. It’s hard for any gentleman not to look dashing when clad in this swashbuckling style. First utilized in France for trench warfare in World War I, the trench coat was designed to button high on the chest and includes a gusset to button tightly around the throat, [...]
Nothing shows both polish and utility like the nattily tucked pocket handkerchief or “pocket square” in the breast pocket of a man’s blazer, sport coat or suit jacket. The material and style of your fold or free-form puff is key. Fine white Irish linen by day, great for wiping pizza off your fingers or mopping [...]
Men’s hats went to eclipse in 1960. Until then, no gentleman would leave the house in the summer or winter without his fedora, coconut straw or homburg. Any photo of a sporting event from the 1920s to the late ’50s — from baseball to horse racing — show men in the stands with proper headgear. [...]
Roger Stone is primarily known as a Political Consultant but he also serves as the Men’s Fashion Correspondent for The Daily Caller. Included in Esquire’s “Best Dressed” list in 2001, Stone has written about men’s style and fashion since 1989. Since 2005, Stone has adopted the tradition of the late Mr. Blackwell, a syndicated columnist [...]
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