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Camp Out

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:57:09 GMT

Gentleman, we%26#8217;ve found the cool linen shirt you%26#8217;ll be living in this month. Designer (and Houstonian) Gardner Landry modeled the Sessanta camp shirt after one of his grandfather%26#8217;s vintage camp shirts made in Italy during the %26#8217;60s. The name means %26#8220;sixty%26#8221; in Italian %26#8212; and also happens to be the year Fellini released La Dolce Vita. Made of pure linen, the loose, short-sleeved button-down has a tie-dyed breast pocket for a punch of color and a one-of-a-kind pattern. $150, at Norton Ditto.

V's Barbershop

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:57:12 GMT

For the gentleman, there really is no substitute for reclining in a chair and having someone rub warm foam onto your face, is there? The manly men of River Oaks can rejoice, as V%26#8217;s Barbershop %26#8212; an old-school barbershop with black-and-white checkered floors and sturdy leather barber chairs %26#8212; has opened up shop on West Gray in River Oaks Shopping Center. Proprietor David White says a trip to V%26#8217;s Barbershop in Tucson, Arizona, where he received the best haircut of his life, inspired him to end his career in software sales and open the first V%26#8217;s Barbershop outpost in Texas. In addition to traditional scissor haircuts and hot lather shaves, V%26#8217;s offers face massages, beard and mustache trims, shoeshines and grooming products from American Crew, The Art of Shaving, Jack Black and V%26#8217;s own line of shave gels and shave masks. Gearing up to get married? The Big Day, one of V%26#8217;s many special grooming packages offered, includes a day of grooming for you and your groomsmen. River Oaks Shopping Center, 2040 W. Gray, 713.527.4442; vbarbershop.com.

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Images: David White, interior of V's Barbershop; images by Jenny Antill.

Chanel Dives In

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:34:00 GMT

To mark the 10th birthday of its instant-classic J12 watch, Chanel takes the plunge %26#8212; to 300 meters, in fact %26#8212; and brings would-be Cousteaus the J12 Marine. Chanel%26#8217;s new undersea timepiece for gents has a list of features that would make even an octopus dizzy: a shot-peened case; hands coated in %26#8220;Ocean Blue%26#8221; ceramic (they glow so you can see them down there in the dark); and a rubber-composite strap that fends off scratches, shocks, water and UV rays. It adds up to one tough ticker %26#8212; %26#8220;practical, accurate, harshly simple,%26#8221; they explain at Chanel, %26#8220;like the men%26#8217;s watches that Miss Chanel liked to borrow from her lovers.%26#8221; (Seems marriage was the one plunge Coco didn%26#8217;t care to take.) J12 Marine, at the Chanel boutique.

Re-Tailoring Hadleigh's

Wed, 26 May 2010 11:53:30 GMT

After just one year in its Highland Park Village second-floor atelier, Hadleigh%26#8217;s is expanding to almost double its space, with a larger fitting room, hand-press ironing system, modern finishes and a sleek new bar and lounging area for its tony clientele. Starting June 1, owners Ed and Gable Shaikh will move Hadleigh%26#8217;s to temporary quarters at 47 Highland Park Village while construction continues in the original space. Come early fall, the made-to-measure shop reopens as a modern interpretation of an old-world tailor shop, filled with its signature fine bespoke suits, shirtings, neckwear, shoes and more for men and women. Information 214.770.4743; info@hadleighsbespoke.com;hadleighsbespoke.com.

Hermès 101

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:48:13 GMT

Herm%26#232;s celebrates its emblematic Faconn%26#233; H tie and its 100 shimmering shades of color with an exclusive traveling trunk show of the collection and a new bespoke tie color program. If you fashion yourself an Herm%26#232;s man, stop in May 10 through 22 and choose the 101st color from a thousand color swatches to create your own bespoke tie. Personalize it further with four width options. Herm%26#232;s finishes it off with an embossed leather label that reads %26#8220;couleur sur-mesure.%26#8221; Herm%26#232;s classic Faconn%26#233; H tie $170, bespoke tie $395, only at the Herm%26#232;s boutique May 10 %26#8211; 22; 1800 Post Oak Blvd., 713.623.2177.

Hadleigh's

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:59:34 GMT

74 Highland Park Village, Second Floor
214.770.4743
hadleighsbespoke.com
Keys to the Door: Owners Gable and Ed Shaikh.

Isn%26#8217;t That Dandy: Something tells us Jay Gatsby would%26#8217;ve shopped at Hadleigh%26#8217;s. Husband-wife stylistas Gable and Ed Shaikh %26#8212; you may remember them from their days at Ralph Lauren in Highland Park Village and their subsequent turns at Stanley Korshak %26#8212; have brought back masterfully constructed, artisan-made, tailored-to-fit men%26#8217;s and women%26#8217;s clothing and chic accessories %26#8212; just the thing for motoring about in the Rolls-Royce or for parties at the manor. For dapper gents, that means Cesare Attolini suits, hand-knit cashmere ties, Barker Black shoes, BRM watches, even handsome eyewear and luggage. For her, it%26#8217;s Hadleigh%26#8217;s tailored jackets of a silk-cashmere blend or a range of custom shirts in more than eight dozen fine fabrics. Our detail obsession? Hadleigh%26#8217;s custom-made, royal cotton boxers %26#8212; luscious skivvies and highly giftable, too. But delicious design doesn%26#8217;t end there: The appointment-only atelier, on HPV%26#8217;s second floor above Menchie%26#8217;s Frozen Yogurt, is as tasteful as its wares: dark glossy wood floors, exposed ceiling rafters and debonair architectural furniture make for the perfect studio for indulging in the art of fine dressing.%26nbsp;

A Perfect Fit

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:12 GMT

For every reason, season and time, Houston%26#8217;s own Hamilton Shirts has a button-down built just for him. This season, the elegant gentleman%26#8217;s bespoke shirt maker steps into the ready-to-wear arena with its new 1883 collection, named for the year that the oldest family-run firm in Houston was founded. The six easy, wearable styles range from four-button pullovers to short-sleeved dress shirts, often with retro details, with three to five fabric options each ($165 to $175). The cool, versatile fabrics have that casual, right-out-of-the-dryer-with-a-few-wrinkles vibe, too. And for occasions when you%26#8217;re pressed to impress, blow your wad on Hamilton%26#8217;s most luxurious shirting fabric yet: the new Platinum collection by Thomas Mason. Through an exclusive arrangement with this lauded English mill, Hamilton is able to order hundreds of Thomas Mason%26#8217;s Egyptian cotton fabrics, in yarn counts up to 300 (the highest on the market), in small two-meter quantities %26#8212; which means its doubtful you%26#8217;ll see your custom $435 to $695 shirt coming and going. 5700 Richmond Ave., 713.264.8800; hamiltonshirts.com. Laurann Claridge