By Bryan Ergle A typical evening for many Americans, and people around the world to be sure… you decide to get dinner at a restaurant. You go and sit down at a fine dining establishment, are handed a menu to look over, and relax while you choose your fare for the meal. Maybe you don’t […]
By Lauren Beasley Ahhh, here we are, well into the year 2022. We are also well into the usage of words and phrases that were foreign to us just a few years ago, such as “coronavirus”, “N95”, “vaccination card”, “epidemic”, “social distancing”, and “quarantine”. Ah, to go back to the days where “corona” was only […]
In the last few years, there has been a resurgence in men’s finer fashion, and corollary to that, a string of stores and services that offer custom suits for reasonable – indeed, outrageously low, if you know suits – prices. Names like Tom James, Indochino, and Alton Lane quickly come to mind, and I can […]
“Really, how often do you look at a man’s shoes?” This quote from Red, as played by Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption is one that rings loudly in the ears many sartorialists. The reason for that is that it runs counter to many perspectives which are, quote, “the shoes make the man.” The truth […]
By Bryan Ergle Did you grow up understanding that cologne was for men, and perfume, for women? That inherently, perfume was something feminine, and no masculine man would buy it – unless it was as a gift – much less wear it? Then you’re in the majority. I myself grew up with this impression, but, […]
By Bryan Ergle Shaving… a task that young men often look forward to as a rite of passage, and then men and women both, for the most part, basically endure for the rest of their lives, the unavoidable consequence of having not been shipwrecked on a deserted island. But the way we shave today, the […]
The Space Race is one of mankind’s seminal achievements; to launch humans into the vacuum of space, to slip the surly bonds of Earth as Ronald Reagan once so eloquently eulogized for the victims of the Challenger disaster… space travel is a dangerous gambit. Some of the earliest manned space launches conducted by the National […]
The modern men’s suit ensemble is rarely considered complete without the necktie. Perhaps the most important suit accessory in a man’s wardrobe, the steadfast necktie carries a long and proud tradition throughout history, with its function and form evolving over time to encompass a variety of roles. Well-Sewn looks to chronicle the history of the […]
There is a disease that runs rampant among men in western culture – perhaps all over the world – that serves to destroy more lives than almost any other. Whereas cancer, heart disease and other prominent killers of men have noticeable symptoms in the body’s muscles and organs, so too does this one. Unlike other […]
By Well Sewn Staff You were out for a night on the town, and things got a bit… wild. What started out as a social occasion to drink turned into quite the party, and now that you’ve woken up with Thor’s hammer smashing you in the skull, you are wondering where your life went wrong. […]
