Every year when the weather starts to heat up, dapperQ gets bombarded with questions about menswear sandals. For example, Claire writes: “Can you do a segment on sandals? Summer is coming around again, and like every year I resign myself to wearing lightweight sneakers all summer with the occasional...

Boy oh boy do I have something that will knock the socks off all you tie aficionados. Check out the Cor Sine Labe Doli line of ceramic bow-ties and neckties with ceramic knots that I recently came across. Made in the Italian town of Marostica, the ceramic pieces are double and sometimes triple cooked;...

How about trying an adult version of the mixed tape on for size? The Sonic Fabric necktie, made from 50% recycled cassette tape and 50% polyester, allows you to do just that. Each tie contains a unique composition that is prerecorded on the tape used to create the fabric. Compositions become audible...

Avery Cassell dapperQ is pleased to welcome our newest contributor, Avery Cassell, who will regularly be offerinng transgressive DIY magic. Sometimes you need a little fashion pick-me-up, and clip-on bow ties are a quick way to add a suave retro touch to any butchly attire! Slip one in your back-pack,...

The future is so freaking rad. Did you know they invented these tiny clocks that have gears and machinations so small, you can fit them on your wrist?  So you can walk around all day, and instead of calculating the sun’s angle, or asking the iPad-toting n00b next to you, know the EXACT TIME OF...

The bow tie, strangely enough, has always been a part of my life. From early pictures, you can see my older twin brothers decked out in matching blue and red outfits rocking their own bow ties. As they grew older, the matching outfits started to fall away but the bow ties remained. I imagine that my...

While we may have a hard time finding menswear that fits us well, dapperQ’s know how to work hats. If you’ve primarily limited your hat wear to summer and winter, it’s time to discover styles that will add new texture and color for fall and spring. Those...

The biggest thing that separates dapperQ’s from the herd is glasses.  There, I said it.  We know that what we put on our face is muy importante because it is what folks look at when we are saying the really incisive things we say. Recognizing this fact, I once spent more than $700 on a pair. ...

As I have already admitted frequently, I don’t consider myself any kind of menswear expert.   I’m passionate about it, and I’m paying attention to it, but I’m also winging it.  From what I can see, bow ties are HUGE this year. No longer just the purview of nerds, they offer...

1. Selecting the right cologne is muy importante for dapperQ’s.  (Unlike looks we curate from a variety of elements, our cologne stands on its own merits — or not.) 2.  When your best bud steals your scent  — shout out to ABS — you have to give it up.  Because even if you...