The 5 Best Tools For Clothing Repair and Maintenance
Proper garment maintenance and repair will keep your clothes looking pristine and serving your wardrobe needs for more extended periods. However, most people don’t take care of their garments, resulting in short-term ownership and unnecessary spending. Here are five essential clothing repair and maintenance tools you need to invest in.
Spring Jackets Every Man Should Own
If there was ever a timeless jacket for this list, it's certainly the trench coat. Though it has its origins way back in the mid-19th century, it made a splash during World War I. Its woolen ancestor was made obsolete by the demands of modern warfare and a lighter, more weather-resistant garment was needed. This practical garment thus became synonymous with the trench warfare that became prevalent during the war, hence the name.
What Is Business Casual Really?
These days, for a lot of us the option of going to work in business casual attire is a given. The formality of past decades has evolved, and a more accepting attitude towards personal expression can be felt in many lines of work. If you’re heading to the office somewhere like southern California, you might even be wearing shorts and flip flops and not raise a single eyebrow.
When and How to Place Garments in Long-Term Clothing Storage
Your clothing items require specific storage strategies to breathe appropriately, stay fresh, and not attract bugs, discoloration, or wrinkles. Here are a few tips on how to place your clothing items safely in long-term storage.
A Beginner’s Guide to Closet Organization
Maximizing closet space, having an organized wardrobe, and increasing your overall daily fashion structure is essential to an effective daily routine. Here's how.
How A Shirt Should Fit
The web is full of how-to’s and DIY’s. From the head-scratching (how to pet a cat) to the hipster (how to grow your beard faster) to the honestly helpful (how to extend the life of your engine). And legit or simply lol-worthy, these tips are one of the handiest aspects of anytime-anywhere access to the internet.
One of our favorite sites to hit-up when we’re in need of someone in the know, is Real Men Real Style.
To Hang or Fold? A Guide to Clothing Storage
Simply throwing every item into drawers won't protect them from creasing or getting caught on other garments. Your essential clothing items require a specific care strategy to ensure their longevity.
A Guide to the Right Hanger For Each Type of Garment
There are probably several types of hangers in your closet, but do you have the right ones to hold each garment? Each of your cherished clothing items needs the right accessory - one that caters to it's unique construction. There are tons of options to choose from - contour hangers, concave hangers, or straight hangers.
What We Loved!
Earlier this month gentleman and ladies turned up and turned out in their best menswear looks–from roguish biker chic, to tried-and-true tweed–at Pitti Uomo Fall 18, the top of the top when it comes to menswear shows.
While many looks were runway-ONLY-ready, and some street style had a lot more street than style, there was plenty of classic tailoring with just the right amount of freshness to please both the old and new schools.
While many looks were runway-ONLY-ready, and some street style had a lot more street than style, there was plenty of classic tailoring with just the right amount of freshness to please both the old and new schools.
5 Steps To The Perfect Closet
Keeping your closet in order is Gentleman preparation 101. Organized chaos might be alright for a garage or your desk at work, but making sure you’re ready for any type of day is paramount. Perhaps you already have all of your essentials lined up, or maybe you’re like a lot of people out there with clothes all over the floor and unable to close the closet door because shirts are all bunched together without any rhyme or reason.
How to Properly Hang Clothes (and What You’ve Been Doing Wrong)
When it comes to proper clothes storage, are you using the right hangers? Your garments spend most of their lives resting on hangers, and you must have the right tool to fit the needs of each.
Formal Affair—Caring For Your Formalwear
Butler Luxury’s museum-quality Suit and Tuxedo Wardrobe Covers from The Butler’s Closet.These handsome, tailored covers are made from 100% cotton fabric free of bleach or chemicals. They have wide gussets and can store more than one garment. These covers were designed in consultation with expert textile conservators and meet museum standards. The covers let your clothes breathe while stored in your closet. They are sophisticated and elegant and made in New York.icals.
Wardrobe Maintenance Essentials
When looking for answers to any menswear-related questions, we turn first to Sven Raphael Schneider of Gentleman's Gazette. His vast knowledge never fails to enlighten, and his expertise in all-things refined and elegant is legendary. On this very topic, he has created a list of Wardrobe Maintenance Essentials that we are excited to share with you here.
Best Suit Hangers—An unbiased analysis from fashion experts
Customer reviews often reflect the limited experience that particular person has and can be skewed by reviewers related to the business. (I understand the logic but this article will be hosted on Butler, and I think it's important that this reflects an unbiased
Men's Style & Lifestyle Blogs We Love
In a world where womenswear dominates the fashion blogs, sites and social media, it’s a treat to find—and follow—the fashionable fellows we’ll talk about below, who have made it their mission to document, discuss and discover all things dedicated to the very best of menswear, grooming, and lifestyle.
Inside The Bespoke Shirt
In a perfect world, you never have to wait in line, your food is always just as you prefer it, and your clothes fit like a tailor made them expressly for you. So what to do when you find yourself in a less-than-perfect world? Well, if you’ve figured out a way to solve the line problem, let us know, and if you have a personal chef, invite us
What is Luxury? Exhibit at the Victoria And Albert Museum in London
An incomparable meal at a five-star restaurant. An exquisite couture gown. A cup of coffee by the fire right in the middle of a hectic rainy day. Depending on whom you ask, any of these would be considered a luxury. In our fast-paced world, taking time out to contemplate the meaning
10 Closet Essentials For Men
Having a nice wardrobe won’t benefit you much if you don’t go to the proper lengths to take care of it. Your clothes spend the majority of their time neatly tucked away and stored in your closet, waiting for that occasion when you need to look your best. Storing your garments and
Polo
On Sunday, August 31, the Santa Barbara Polo Club here hosted the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open Final, the summer’s final 20 goal polo tournament. 20 goal matches are considered “High Goal” polo and features a faster, more open and more advanced match. In the US, there
Sport Of Kings
Polo. Commonly referred to as the “sport of kings”, originated in India in the 6th century BC. Initially played by Maharajas, princes, sultans and other royalty, the equestrian sport has since become Anglicised and today is an international sport no longer relegated to kings, but is still a preferred
Men's Journal Reviews Butler Luxury
We were very honored to have Men’s Journal reference and quote us for their recent article regarding “Why to Buy Better Hangers.” While all of our customers already know the answer to this question, many more people are discovering the benefits of using the best quality hangers ever made.
5 Tools To Travel The World In Comfort & Style
When embarking on international travel, comfort and style are paramount to enjoying a successful trip. Here, we recommend five tools for the well-heeled man traveling across seas or cross-country to arrive in both style and comfort. Some are extravagant, some are basic. All are essential to men of international leisure.
