Category Archives: Shopping

5 Cool, Stylish Sweaters To Get Now

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With the cold fall weather in the air it’s time to stock up on some new sweaters if you haven’t already! These are five cool styles to get your hands on before they are gone from brands like Obey, Wings + Horns, Native Youth and more: Read the rest of this entry

Why Travelers Will Love The Seiko Astron GPS Solar Watch

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In collaboration with Seiko I sported the Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #AstronElite, but all opinions are my own.

As a travel freelance writer and blogger, time zone changes can get annoying. I’m often good a changing my watch and phone when readying to take off, but I sometimes do forget and can get worried if I’m catching another flight in a new time zone and I forget about the time change. It happens when there’s just an hour difference, and while it usually gets worked out within 10 minutes or so, there’s really no need for the worrying to occur. Now with the Seiko Astron GPS Solar Watch, wearers don’t ever have to worry about remembering any time zone changes. Trust me, it came in handy for me when I was recently in Vancouver coming from Budapest. Read the rest of this entry

In The Bag: Daytime Accessories For Las Vegas

las-vegas-accesories Sunny and warm, you only need a handful of accessories for a trio out to Vegas if you’ll be spending your days being pampered in one of its dozen spas, hanging out in your hotel or resort, or catching rays out by the pool. Shot in the new Delano Las Vegas and by the Mandalay Bay pool, my accessory picks below: Read the rest of this entry

How to Style a Polo – Tips From Lacoste

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Photo via Lacoste’s Facebook and is of Steve McQueen by William Claxton

For Details I chatted with Lacoste’s creative director Felipe Oliveira Baptista during fashion week to get the designer’s tips on wearing the brand’s signature and iconic style, the polo. From our conversation, these are the polo styling tips I gathered that are easy to remember and to keep in when dressing or shopping for your next polo.  Read the rest of this entry

8 Fall Essentials To Get Now

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With fall here it’s time to pull out those sweaters, light jackets and other fall essentials and put them to use. Below are are eight of my fall essentials and styles you can get now from Original Penguin, Perry Ellis, Ben Minkoff and more:

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Must See: The Sandro Homme Workshop in SoHo (Plus What To Get This Fall)

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In New York on 145 Spring Street in SoHo, the French luxury brand Sandro has opened up its first U.S. men’s store, the Sandro Homme Workshop, which will be featuring a different shopping concept and experience. From my article for AskMen.com, along with the chic fall and winter styles, the Workshop will feature in-store artist collaborations that includes showcasing a new artist each month through the end of the year. Each artist will have a week-long live installation in the beginning of their time in the Workshop towards the front entrance, with their work staying on display through the rest of the month.

More about the new store, which will remain open through the end of 2014 as Sandro looks for a new spot to open up a flagship, on AskMen.com. And if you are wondering what Sandro is offering this fall, I’ve picked out my five favorites below:

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7 Athletic + Tech Travel Must Haves

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This summer I got to visit Vancouver for the first time for the lululemon SeaWheeze Half Marathon. Since the destination is known for its outdoor and fitness nature, I based what I was going to bring with me on what a savvy athletic traveler should be using on flight.

Headphones – V-Moda

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While earbuds are perfect for the outdoors and running, a stylish and functional pair of headphones for the international flight are essential. The V-Moda XS are an on-the-ear style pair of headphones that are foldable for easy packing. Noise-isloating and providing award winning sound, the style is also customizable to your liking. Read the rest of this entry

Victorinox’s Superman of Watches, the I.N.O.X.

In celebration of Victorinox Swiss Army’s 130th anniversary, the iconic brand has released a new watch, the I.N.O.X., a new Superman-like watch. The details below: Read the rest of this entry

8 Back To School Style Investments You Can Still Make

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Every August since graduating college — I went to UConn, #gohuskies! — has been a very nostalgic time for me. Part of me misses that time that I was a 21-year-old senior getting ready for move in day not only what the year had in store for me, but also for the back to shopping involved. Looking back, I should’ve have started style investing back then – but it’s never to late to start.

Below find 8 key clothing and accessories that could be used both while college and after: Read the rest of this entry

Daily Essentials: Black Magic

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In this edition of Daily Essentials, I focus on accessories in the color that you can never go wrong with, black. Chic by definition, having an outfit or accessories set based on black will always look good. However, it can look better and last you longer when you move from fast fashion items and upgrade to more luxurious products. Read the rest of this entry