Dressing Up Is Overrated In An Already Casual World

As casual Fridays start overlapping over other days of the week, one wonders why we still bother dressing up. After all, it’s the qualities you have inside that’s more important that what you look like on the outside… or is Continue reading Dressing Up Is Overrated In An Already Casual World

Bespoke Tailoring Experience (Part 2 Of 2)

Previously, we wrote about what makes bespoke tailoring so different from regular tailoring. We also followed the process on how a bespoke suit is made, right up until the the measurements are transferred into the paper patterns. So let’s continue Continue reading Bespoke Tailoring Experience (Part 2 Of 2)

Bespoke Tailoring Experience (Part 1 Of 2)

We’ve mentioned before that your outward appearance speaks volumes even before you open your mouth. And nothing conveys clearer that you mean business than being decked up in a bespoke business suit. So what is it about business suits that Continue reading Bespoke Tailoring Experience (Part 1 Of 2)

“We Have Tablets And Smartphones To Do That Now…”

I was finishing up a discussion at a nearby café the other day. Out of habit, I pulled out my notebook planner and fountain pen to take notes. He took a look, smiled, and then said, “We have tablets and Continue reading “We Have Tablets And Smartphones To Do That Now…”

Mechanical Camera In The Digital Age – Going Old School

Does the old school, fully manual, film based, mechanical camera, have a place in this day and age of total digital domination? Or is it relegated to the display cabinet, only to be admired from afar as a museum piece, telling Continue reading Mechanical Camera In The Digital Age – Going Old School

Skip Shaving For A Whole Month? – Going Old School

Yes, it’s that time of the year again, the whole month of November, the time when Movember (acronym for Moustache-November) kicks into high-gear. Men are encouraged to stop shaving for a whole month, and grow their facial hair, to raise awareness of men’s Continue reading Skip Shaving For A Whole Month? – Going Old School

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword – Going Old School

As the saying goes, “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword”, the image that comes to my mind is important politicians signing similarly important peace treaties to end wars and hostilities. Ahh!… Yes, the classic image of the early to mid 20th Continue reading The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword – Going Old School