The Dandiest Of Tailors: A Tailored Suit

I just stumbled upon A Tailored Suit, an online tailor specializing in bespoke suits and dress shirts for men. It's brilliant, really. You simply build your own custom garment online choosing from a wide selection of fabrics, styles, and details like lapel type, vents, pockets, interior lining, etc. An instruction guide is included for you to measure yourself, or you can choose to be measured by your local tailor (and receive a $25 credit towards the purchase price). Your custom garment is delivered within 4-5 weeks. And the prices are very reasonable for bespoke: starting at $599 for suits and $99 for custom shirts. What a great concept!

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Dandies Online: A Suitable Wardrobe

Will of traditional menswear blog A Suitable Wardrobe published a post today about monogramming dress shirts in which he states that traditionally, monograms are placed out of site, such as inside the collar. (Apparently, monograms originally were meant for identification of shirts in the laundry.) According to this school monograms on dress shirts today are merely for vanity - as in only the wearer knows its there. Nonetheless, they're one of life's luxuries I'm fond of.

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Dandies On Twitter

Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/FineNDandyShop.

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Vintage Dandy

A recent flea market find.

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A Very Dandy Gift: Creed Eau De Toilette

Santa was good to me this year and gave me Royal English Leather cologne by Creed. Attention all dapper gents. This is the real deal.

According to the company's web site:

"CREED is the world's only dynastic, privately held luxury fragrance company. Founded in 1760 and passed from father to son since then, CREED has served more than 10 royal houses and the discerning public for 248 years. Indeed, CREED is one of the 100 oldest family businesses in the world.

"Based in Paris, CREED today is led by the legendary Olivier CREED, sixth generation master perfumer and company chief. Working alongside is his son, Erwin, 28, rising seventh generation and future head of the House.

"A house of tradition, CREED adheres to unrelenting high standards in fragrance creation and client service. CREED uses methods of hand production, including maceration and filtration, instituted at the company's founding. CREED is the industry's strongest proponent of natural ingredients in fragrance.

"For these reasons, CREED has a loyal clientele that includes royalty, Hollywood stars, political leaders, legends in business, sports, music and the fine arts as well as discerning members of the public who value beauty and quality in scent."

Santa, you know me so well. A discerning dandy, indeed.

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DANDY SALE

Over A Dozen Items On Sale!

ENTER SHOP

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Have A Very Dandy Christmas!

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Christmas Is A Time For Bow Ties And Velvet Blazers

If there is ever a time for "festive attire", it's Christmas. It's the perfect time for bow ties. And of course it's time to pull out the velvet blazers (that's assuming they're put away). Celebrate the holiday and be sure to dress for the occasion.

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A Necessity For Every Gent: Argyle Socks

Argyle socks are a must for every dapper gentleman's wardrobe. Originally derived from the tartan pattern of Scotland, argyle socks became popular with golfers in the early 1900's. And happily they have seen a resurgence in popularity in the last several years.

Our argyle socks are available here.

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Dandy Talk Show Host: Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello is looking very dandy in the promo photos for his new talk show on the Sundance Channel.

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Celebrity Dandy: Brad Pitt In Architectural Digest

Brad Pitt is looking rather dandy on the cover of the January issue of Architectural Digest. Pitt discusses his work rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans with his Make It Right Foundation.

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Presidential Dandy

WWD.com invited top menswear designers for their version of President-elect Obama's wardrobe. Here are are some highlights.

Rag And Bone

Kenneth Cole

Nautica

Thom Browne

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A Dandy Good Dress Code: Formal Friday

Forget Casual Friday! Our dandy facebook fan Kevin Chan tells us about how he instituted a policy of "Formal Friday" at The Barbarian Group and encourages his co-workers to get dressed up each Friday. I think that's an amazing way to combat our dressed down-obsessed culture. And what fun!

Check out his site.

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Finding Dandy: Flickr

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Dandy On TV: Survivor's Bob

Full disclosure. I don't watch the show. But I was urged to check out Bow Tie Bob on the 17th season of Survivor. He apparently was nick-named because of his constant use of bow ties, even through the most rigorous challenges. The photo to the left is from the most recent episode when the participants were all given banners to wear and Bob turned his into a bow tie (with the Survivor logo showing).

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Welcome Daily Dandies!

We've just learned that we're going to be featured in tomorrow's "Everywhere" edition of Daily Candy, reaching the 2.5 million hip readers of the daily newsletter from all over the US. Of course that's huge for our little shop! So, welcome Daily Candy readers, thanks for checking us out, and remember to always be "fine and dandy".

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Are You A Dandy Fan On Facebook?

The FineAndDandyShop.com fan page on facebook has become quite popular in the past week. Our facebook fans have shared their photos for our "new school dandy album", have been the first to hear about developments with the shop (including promotional specials), and starting next month will receive Charles Henry's Weekly Tip For Modern Gents. Here are a few of our favorite new school dandies.


   

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Dandy Signage: 8th Ave & 50th St

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Dandy Images: Hierarchy Of Beards

Via the blog Boing Boing I found this amazing vintage poster "Hierarchy Of Beards" on the Wondermark blog. Very dandy, indeed.




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FineAndDandyShop.com: Recent Press

Our most recent features: The Steel Closet, The Frisky, Swank, The Glamorous Man, Paolo Savi, Time Out New York, The Fashionisto, Industribolaget, The San Francisco Examiner.

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Dandy Artist: Juno Youn

Toronto artist, Juno Youn's current show CONJUROR at Sunny Choi Gallery is definitely dandy reinvented. Youn's images of top hats, bow ties, and mustaches bring new meaning to fine (and dandy) arts. It's quite a magical collection fitting perfectly in any gentleman's library.

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Finding Dandy: Flickr

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