REVIEW – I’m a big fan of Bluffworks. Several of their clothing items have become part of my office and especially travel staples. For example, their dress shirts and pants are super comfortable, have just the right amount of stretch, and are nearly impossible to wrinkle, and the same goes for their jacket and slacks. […]
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NEWS – Hot off the press, Bluffworks continues their travel/smart casual clothing line with their recently-released Departure Jeans. Available in Regular Fit or Slim Fit, these are traditional 5-pocket blue jeans but in typical Bluffworks fashion, they include two hidden, zippered pockets in the back waistband (see right image above) to help with securing important
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NEWS – It’s officially winter and that means if you haven’t already started wearing your warmest coat and gloves, it’s time to start. But for those days when a coat and gloves aren’t enough to keep you warm and toasty, it’s time for a hat. But not just any old hat… consider one of these
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NEWS – When my daughter was younger, I bought her socks from a company called LittleMissMatched. Each set included three socks of different designs but with the same color combinations. You could use any two of the socks for a pair of purposefully mis-matched socks. They were really popular with girls back then, and I’m
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NEWS – In 1979 a hardy group of cast and crew braved the bitter cold of Norway to film the iconic ice planet Hoth scenes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Now you can live your dream of being part of a Star Wars movie. Columbia Sportswear is releasing a limited edition parka inspired by the
NEWS – We’ve all heard of the ugly Christmas sweater, maybe you even own one. The Peruvian Trading Company puts a fun new twist on this holiday tradition with their festive holiday winter hats. These funny holiday toppers are carefully handcrafted in Peru by skilled fiber artists. Made from 100% acrylic faux angora yarn, they
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NEWS – I know that geese have down that are used in making pillows, but I never knew that bison had down, did you? Apparently bison down can be used to make warm, cushy, and durable yarn when combined with merino wool. This yarn incorporates 18% nylon and 2% spandex with the 56% merino wool and 24% bison
How do you get down off a bison? It apparently involves socks… Read More
NEWS – The gifting season is upon us, and it can be difficult to find nice gifts for the guys on our gift lists. You don’t always know what to give them, so it often seems that ties and socks become the fallback position. Sometimes, practical gifts like that are seen as impersonal and given
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NEWS – BluffWorks, makers of great-looking, comfortable, and well-designed men’s travel and everyday clothing will soon be releasing its Horizon Vest for sale. With a polyfill insulation, water-resistant shell, lots of pockets, and a few other details, the Horizon Vest is intended to accompany you just about anywhere. It’s even been designed to complement BluffWorks’ Gramercy
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NEWS – Halloween is less than two weeks away, so there’s no better time to show your holiday spirit. Stance can help you do just that with their Legends of Horror collection. They’ve brought back some of your favorite horror film icons and put them on a pair of socks. The Legends of Horror collection
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NEWS – Laundry will take less time with these FlexWash and FlexDry machines from Samsung. Both have two tubs, so they can both handle two loads at once. The Samsung FlexWash WV9600 5.5 Total cu. ft. FlexWash™ Washer is available in fingerprint-resistant black stainless steel or in white. Both the top-loading washer and the front-loading washer
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REVIEW – You’ve no doubt heard of clothing that has been made of merino wool right? It’s well known for keeping you warm when it’s cold, comfortable when it’s warm, and it can be worn multiple times without getting smelly. Many people seek out clothing made of this material, but is there another type of wool
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Compression socks, sleeves and ankle braces aren’t new. The team over at Lasso decided to take a bit of a different approach and have designed socks specifically with ankle support for use in rehabilitation, preventing injury and even just general support. What are they? Athletic socks specifically engineered to mimic the compression and support that
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It’s not the end of the world, but it can be a pain when you find yourself in a hotel room without any coat hangers to keep your clothes wrinkle-free. You don’t want to have to iron an outfit every morning before you head off to a business meeting or head out to have some
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Last year, we told you about a skirt from ThinkGeek that was decorated with constellations that came to life when you turned on its hidden battery-powered LED lights. That skirt was pretty, but it was missing scientific accuracy. ThinkGeek has introduced a new twinkling skirt decorated with “Great Observatories Unique Views of the Milky Way
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One household chore that I detest is matching and folding socks. I guess it’s because, for only two people, we have enough socks between us to cover the feet everyone in a small country. We also tend to do shipping container sized loads of wash so the task of folding them seems to take forever.
This gadget solves the age old problem of sorting and folding socks Read More
If you’ve been trying to decide which clothes that you want to take with you on your Spring Break vacation, I have the perfect pair of cargo shorts for you. They are the Angler shorts from COAST Apparel. These men’s shorts are 100% Nylon so they don’t look bad when they get wet and they
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Portland, Oregon based Showers Pass is a small company who make active apparel for people who like to hike, bike and enjoy the outdoors in clothing that will keep them dry and warm without a lot of bulk. They asked if I would like to take a look at their Trailhead Bamboo-Merino Hoodie which I’ve
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I try to avoid buying dry clean-only clothes because it’s a pain – and expensive – to have to run things over to the dry cleaners. And I tend to avoid wearing the dry clean-only clothes I do have for the same reasons. With the LG Styler, you can wear your clothes and extend the
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I hate to say it but I am a jeans/Carhartt wearing kind of guy. I rarely have to get dressed up, for work or otherwise (if I could live in sweatpants or basketball shorts I would). I have a few pairs of reasonably nice slacks but that’s it. So, when Mission Workshop offered their new
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