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  • Ask the MB: Affordable Leather Gloves

    Ask the MB: Affordable Leather Gloves

    Q: I'm trying to find a stylish, affordable winter leather glove for everyday wear. What would you recommend?
    --Brian


    A: The name practically defines prosaic and their site is a blast from 1996, but we've had great luck with stuff from Leather Gloves Online, especially their rabbit fur lined options. Trust us, once you go rabbit fur lined, you never go back, even to the finest Outer Mongolian goat cashmere. Choose the pique stitched version for a dressier look (top, $79.95), and the handsewn chunky stitch pair (bottom, $86.95) for more casual wear.

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    2.17.09

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  • Ask the MB -- Tie Extinction

    Ask the MB -- Tie Extinction

    Q: I am saddened to think that I will see two great things become extinct in my lifetime: the internal combustion engine and neckties. Richard Whitbread, marketing manager of Tie Rack, said: "Since the doom and gloom (bad economy) set in, sales of ties have picked up. We have seen a 10 percent increase in sales over the last quarter. When people start to be more concerned about their jobs, they start to smarten up. Also a lot of people are looking for jobs at the moment." What he forgets to mention is that necktie sales are 15% of what they were 15 years ago. That's such a huge decline, it leads me to believe that hasty Father's Day gifts and funerals make up the bulk of necktie purchases. In your opinion. will neckties go the way of knickers?
    --Eric


    A: We'd expect the increase in tie sales to continue. Also incoming for Fall 2008: flannel suits, long topcoats, hats of all shapes and sizes, and general black-and-whiteness.

    Top: Run on bank then.
    Bottom: Run on bank now.

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    7.16.08

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  • Fits Like a ...

    Fits Like a ...

    Finding good rabbit-lined gloves is almost as difficult as finding the perfect peacoat, yet recently we discovered this lightly pebbled leather pair from Portolano (top, and now on sale) for more casual situations, and this Fratelli Orsini pair (bottom) to go with your topcoat. Both have the MB seal of approval.

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    1.1.08

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