Visiting a great site men’s fashion site called Valet, I came across Bed/Stu, a company that was launched “with the purpose of creating footwear inspired by the tough and resilient streets of Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.” Not surprisingly, their oft-distressed styles are terrific for gender benders as well as going great with your favorite pit bull.(…)
JakeDavisBlog is a site focusing on men’s fashion which frequently includes gorgeous video “test shots” of stylish folk. In this one, featuring Josh Peskowitz, gain a new appreciation for the what the word “classic” means and the role of classic pieces in your wardrobe. According to Josh, classic describes “…the anchors that work. You don’t have(…)
My big fat gay wedding was the best day of my life. Going to Saks Fifth Avenue to find my outfit, however, not so much. That was four years ago and I while I was able to pull it off with a little luck, my stress about it was off the charts. Since launching dapperQ,(…)
I don’t know how many straight American men have the guts to rock looks featured in Thom Browne’s 2011 Menswear Line which debuted at the Paris Fashion Week. But I know a hell of a lot of dapperQ’s who could! ( Take a look at this slideshow from NY Magazine which demos what other(…)
Thanks to Bayker whose response to my post on the fount of optical abundance cites a another fount called WarbyParker.com. It’s an on-line company that sells their own designer frames with lenses for $95! I would have been highly skeptical except for the fact that when I was at MTV meeting with Lauryn Siegel (check(…)
Like your old pal, dapperQ, Jac Mestel has a passion for transgressing men’s fashion. According to Jac, a 23-year-old from Boston, here’s why: I’m passionate because I’ve been there, scrounging around the boy’s department trying on things that look awesome, but don’t often fit right. I’m usually that size that’s right between boy’s and men’s(…)
I’m in Louisville, Kentucky jamming in a friend’s office attic on the first chapter of the dapperQ Style Guide which focuses on weddings and formal wear. Today I approved a comment on Custom-Made Wedding Suits which suggested dapperQ’s take a look at Good Orient which offers silk and linen jackets in traditional Chinese style. The(…)
Like dudes, butches have traditionally had a reputation for disregarding niceties valued by more feminine types. When my butch buddies Nancy and Eliza went to New Hampshire years ago, for instance, Nancy bragged that they lived on “chips, salsa and pizza.” Nancy and I were in New Hampshire last weekend with our mates, where I’m(…)
If you have made your way to dapperQ you are, by definition, an explorer. I’ll bet you were born coloring outside the lines. You understand at some very essential level that it is both a responsibility and a privilege to express your unique sense of self. If you don’t do it, who will? Fashion is(…)
Monday was the last night of our Butch Burlesque class, and it finally felt better than a sharp stick in the eye! No…wait…it actually felt kinda, friggin, fun! Maybe it was when I was running through my piece and Dom Juan, a.k.a. Lucia Matioli (pictured right), made me crack up right out of the box.(…)