Ryan Kelly is a personal haberdasher and wardrobe consultant at Astor & Black, a custom clothier specializing in hand-cut, expertly tailored suits. Kelly advised MD’s Drew Grossman about what men should know when buying a suit and what style means in his life.
What are some of the basics men should keep in mind when buying a suit?
There are three basic suits that every man should own. First you’ll need to get your navy, grey and black and then you can go on expanding your wardrobe from there.
The D.C. Metro can be a horrifying place. After living a leisurely life of “please and thank yous” in northern Florida, the transition to a hustle and bustle city was a little jarring.
I’ve lived in a D.C. suburb for about three months now and, because of an unwavering aversion to D.C. traffic, I am a frequent traveler on the Metro.
The Metro is as fascinating and engaging to me as navigating class five rapids in an inflatable kayak. It is intimidating and exciting. And nothing screams “I’m a simpleton” quite like grinning on the train. At times I still have to furtively hide my excitement behind a book or a newspaper. Whether it is emotional or otherwise, the metro is an intoxicating place.
By Drew Grossman
The life of a travel writer is appealing to me. Moving about the country and the world, sampling the best of food, culture and music. The freedom to insert myself into the story and tell of my experiences. The ability to share my thoughts about the world.
I wrote my first travel piece this week. Pierre, South Dakota.
Now this is not a diatribe that blasts South Dakota’s capital city. I have no beef with the City on the River (it turns out people in Pierre love the Missouri River). The problem with my inaugural piece of travel writing is that I have never been to Pierre. Or South Dakota for that matter. I have never seen the glory of the Missouri River. The policy of the travel Web site that I wrote for was as follows: research the assigned city online and write an article giving tourists an idea of what it would be like to visit that city. I wrote about monuments and museums that I have never seen. I recommended diving into pristine waters that I have never touched. Continue reading
Vampires love Henleys.
For a man, fashion is a strange and confusing concept. Look good without trying to look good. No that’s silly. Look good without looking like you tried to look good. Ah ha! Male fashion for the average man. No one wants to be the over-dresser in the group. Worse than the guy who wear’s a sports coat and a tie to a backyard barbecue, there is the guy who dresses like a peacock: bedazzled, scarf-ed, and layered beyond recognition. Continue reading
