La Valeur D’Homme
La Valeur D’Homme featuring Jacco Kuipers The Gospel, According to Jacco: Finance and Technology dude in the a.m. , bassist for La Scala in the p.m. , contributor to RenaissanceMod and all around nice guy in spite of being an imported Dutchman. All kidding aside, I sat down with him to find out what makes his … Read more
You Need New Shoes! Part Deux; Shoe Care
Shoe Care: Last week, no wait, err… a month ago we talked about the basics of shoe shopping. I applied this technique recently on holiday in Montreal. While perusing around a men’s store (aptly named Men’s) I found the rare and elusive full brogue Grenson’s in North America. Slowly more and more local mens stores … Read more
YOU NEED NEW SHOES !!!
Part One of two on what I like to call: If the shoe fits… properly maintain them so they don’t look like they belong to a hobo. Finding the right shoe: Classic American “If you want to know the measure of a man look at the shoes he wears“ Aristotle Onassis There are a large … Read more
The Life and Times of a Modster Part 2
It would be hard to believe that anyone hasn’t heard of the fable, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. In the tale, two confidence men in their role as tailors offer to robe the king in the finest clothes made from fabric that can only be seen by those befit of their glamour. In the end it … Read more
The Life and Times of a Modster Part 1
I’m often asked to define my ‘style’ and I tell my image conscious, fellow Americans that I see style as an extension of my day to day personality. Not quite Mod Revival nor not as far as the proverbial Hipster. Modster? Well, what does that mean? Eclectic, maybe, but ‘neatly put together’ is much more … Read more
