Living in Jersey City, I take the PATH train home from MR’s Broadway office almost every day. So off and on for the past 15 years or so, I've walked past a rather unique looking suit store on the corner of 33rd and Broadway almost every day, too. It used to be called Cambridge Members, but a few years ago the shop made a dramatic change, rebranding itself...

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I’m trying to squeeze in at least a few days of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week before heading out to the Vegas shows. Despite New York City being socked by a major snowstorm yesterday, the Bryant Park tents were fully operational (as expected) this morning for their final performance before the whole show moves up to Lincoln Center next...

Back when I went to college at FIT, one of my favorite classes was Textile Science. It was an introductory curriculum for Fashion Buying and Merchandising majors...really just scratching the surface of a whole major. My "not scientifically wired" brain balked at the chemistry portion of the class, but my enthusiasm for industrial design took over when it...

After nearly five years at MR Magazine, the small town nature of the menswear industry still delights and amazes me. So often I'll walk into a showroom or a trade show booth and see somebody I know. Sure, often enough it's somebody who's just jumped over from a similar collection, but it's also often people from my alma mater, the Fashion Institute of...

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is in full swing in New York City, and, as usual, there are as many head-turning outfits off the runways as on them. This revealing suit from Bagir is "clearly" a standout. The suit was designed and constructed by Bagir's creative director Richard Lowe to draw attention to their new Ecogir collection, and the event was dreamed up...