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5/17/13 Georgetown Patch.com: Where to buy graduation gifts for modern guys in Washington DC
5/1/13 The WSJ traces the emergence of the peak lapel suit
4/10/13 Mercury News: The trend From Schlub to Stud is accelerating
4/9/13 Yahoo News: Custom men’s suiting is on the rise in Washington DC
March 2013 Esquire: J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler on men’s suiting, the casual Friday backlash, the Liquor Store, and fine factories in China
3/19/13 Huffington Post: Shop “glocally” with Mark McNairy New Amsterdam, Han Kjobenhavn, Albam, CAMO and Union Made
2/20/13 Reuters on the renaissance of Savile Row
2/19/13 Time Magazine on the fight to save the Garment District, an incubator of American talent an innovation
1/14/13 Philadelphia Inquirer: Two entrepreneurs are working to revive American manufacturing, starting with a classic trench coat
1/4/13 Mrketplace: Pop-up menswear markets like Northern Grade are gaining traction around the country
1/3/13 WSJ: Technology entrepreneurs are stepping up their sartorial game and productivity, shocking east coast colleagues
12/14/12: Primer Magazine: This holiday season, discover innovative new retailers via Four Last-Minute Wish List Style Upgrades
12/2012 Esquire: covers American-made “craftsmanship, timeless style, and real beauty” in its December “Great American Things” feature
11/5/12 CNN: A like-minded community eager to meet the entrepreneurs behind the Made in America movement
11/2012: GQ’s critique of DC style is a decade out of date and pretty gutsy for a publication that regularly pairs suits with sneakers
10/25/12 Bloomberg Business Week: Entrepreneurs like Bonobos and Trunk Club are leading high growth in menswear e-commerce
10/22/12 Wall Street Journal: American Brands will look to increase overseas demand to keep Hickey Freeman suits Made in America
10/6/12 Boston Globe: How retailers are tailoring clothing stores to men featuring Alton Lane, Bonobos and J. Crew
10/5/12 Wall Street Journal: “A stylish and quiet resurgence” for American-made clothing
9/14/12 New York Times: Interesting profile of the entrepreneurs behind new Made in America flash sale site Made Collection
9/13/12 New York Times: “Strong gains” in sales of men’s dress shirts and suits are leading retailers to change stores, develop “man caves”
7/7/12 The Next Web: “The rise of the online-only brand“
1/1/12 Washington Post: For professionals, the “Washington area witnesses revival in menswear“
7/19/11 Marketwatch: Living Social, Astor & Black on how to start a successful business
4/14/11 Wall Street Journal: “It can cost a man a lot less to feel like a million bucks in his suit these days,” thanks to Suit Supply and J.Crew
Dressing Sharp in the Digital Age
MF focuses on the entrepreneurs who are driving affordable custom tailoring, emphasizing American manufacturing, and making properly fitting clothing more accessible and interesting in the digital age. It is written by a DC-based professional who believes that the best way to face an increasingly overloaded and uncertain world is to dress sharp.
