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“Fall”
11/02/07 ·

Bad Idea

We Don't Want to See That: Bad V-Neck

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I guess we can’t blame Fall for being fashionably late, but thanks to its careless sense of punctuality, we’ve had to endure two superfluous months of the men’s plunging v-neck tee—fashion’s recent, misguided ode to the dude sternum.

For the over-hip, under-dressed, strategically-disheveled American Apparel shareholder who thinks this looks good, we’re tired of seeing you walk around SoHo with that extra-large Famous Ray’s pizza slice cut out from your neckline. You’re better than that. Let’s move on to the cashmere crewnecks and corduroy sport coats of the world. And let’s hope come next September, we don’t have to have this discussion again.

-M.S.

11/02/07 ·

Object

Fall Coats: Casette, Gilded Age, Unis

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After a prolonged Indian Summer (or Native-American Fall, your pick) it’s finally dropped below body temperature out there. If you haven’t already layered up, it’s time to get yourself bundled before pneumonia sets in. Now we know that in the windy change of seasons, leather jackets can appear attractive. Most of the offerings out there, however, are just mistakes waiting to happen (wait at least until the sartorial specter of The Sopranos recedes before investing).

Instead, pair these more rugged, woolen looks with your Fall favorites. California line Cassette offers up this matte-black number which splits the difference between blazer and hunting coat, Gilded Age has a red-plaid, twill-lined coat suitable for the forest or the streets and this charcoal coat by New York label Unis is corporate-friendly with a daring, expansive collar.

—G.B.

07/17/08 ·

Labeled

All Purpose Clothiers

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A.P.C. has let loose their fall and winter ’08 lineup, and we’re suitably impressed. Choosing a ginger model is a particularly seasonal touch, but the lineup of tweed, denim and generally tough fabrics is the real draw. They’ve been having a pretty good year—they rolled out a new denim style in April—and a recent Japanese expansion seems to have tempered their usual minimalism.

Naturally, the pants remain slim and the jackets keep their epaulettes.

Another set of pics after the jump»