Hear ye all thee guys (and girls) next door: the team at Levi’s wants YOU as a model in their 2012 campaign. The iconic denim brand has opened up casting to the world via the popular Instagram app on Apple iPhones. It’s simple: take a photo of yourself, your sister, your mailman, your barista, that [...]

Perceval president Yves Charles

Like most guys my shower soap choices were traditionally limited to what 3-pack looked decent, and manly enough on the drug store shelf. That was until I picked up the Ultimate Man Body Scrub Soap from no-frills product house Kiehl’s. The name makes a hefty promise, but delivers on all counts: using natural oat bran, [...]

The corner of 18th and Valencia, in the Mission District of San Francisco, is the latest western crossroads where prospectors gather. The wares they offer are as rugged and valuable as any golden nugget, and the purveyors are as woolly in the face as the suits they sell.

When a contemporary of mine from the great ‘blogosphere’ suggested these gorgeous, made-to-order Horween leather wallets from LA-based Chester Mox, I simply couldn’t resist. I’ve been looking for a decent place to stash my travel docs for years, so I chose a Chromexcel Passport Cover and tossed in their Natural Shell Cordovan Slim Wallet for [...]

“Men fall into two categories: men who talk about women, and men who talk to women. In my case, I talk to them.”