Maybe I binged too many episodes of the new season of Queer Eye this weekend, but it seems like a lot of men out there are confused about their beards. Namely that a beard is a free pass to “No Maintenance Land.” In fact, facial hair really needs more attention than the hair on top of your head! Every centimeter of…

Maybe it’s because March Madness is looming, but I’m in the mood to make a bet. Who will give me some odds on the chore jacket becoming the next bomber? Because I’m feeling lucky that this jacket style, which dates back to 1800s France, is about to really have “a moment” in the spring of 2019.

Spring officially arrives on March 20th, and honestly, it can’t come soon enough. By our office tally, we’re now in approximately the 1000th month of winter—patience wearing thin, down coats feeling oppressively heavy—and it seems only right to indulge in a treat-yo-self investment for the season to come. (Even if it…

Picture a celebrity who looks great in a leather jacket. Are you doing it? Is it Donald Glover? Probably not, but I’m here to tell you that he is our new leather coat king—the James Dean of 2019. The Tom Cruise in Top Gun for the Coachella era. He does dressed up in tawny caramel, dressed down in sherpa and deep brown…

Here at SG HQ, we tried to fight it. We tried to resist the hype. But like coconut oil, charcoal, and even retinol before it, we can’t resist the pull of the wellness industry’s latest darling: CBD. Puff puff pass...the perfectly packaged skincare, man.

Popping bubble wrap. Parallel parking your car in one try. Sinking a trash can toss from a respectable distance. For me, none of these immensely satisfying feelings compares with opening a snap-front shirt. The resistance and release, the sound of each snap in succession, the immediate freedom of being significantly…

Have you heard? Sleep is trendy! Yes, a thing every person on the planet does every single night, is really cool right now. Saying, “I slept so much weekend!” is the new, “I’ve been so busy.” Except this trend is actually good for you and not gently unraveling the fabric of modern society. And how else do you achieve…

The corduroy comeback is here, and you can’t fight it. Though frankly, we don’t know why you’d want to! This storied fabric (its roots go all the way back to ancient Egypt) has come a long way from the bizarrely wide-ranging style cliches it’s associated with. Ugly couches, super-wide bell-bottoms, and stuffy college…

Should you use serums? I guess it depends. If you want to avoid looking like Rick the Hormone Monster for as long as possible, then yes. Adding a serum to your daily skincare routine would be a good idea. If you want to be rid of your adult acne once and for all, also yes. If you just want your skin to look better…

A few days ago, I asked a friend if he wanted to go halfsies on the purchase of 20 tiny succulents; ten for each of us. He declined, claiming that being responsible for that many new plants—in addition to the three he was currently “very devoted” to keeping alive in his tiny New York apartment—was “too much.”

Remember the (let’s be real, iconic) scene in Miss Congeniality where a ditzy beauty pageant contestant is asked to describe “her perfect date”? She replies, “It’s a tough one… I’d have to say April 25th, because it’s not too hot, not too cold—all you need is a light jacket!”

If you’re anything like me, you tend to become a sartorial robot in the dead of winter. Adopting a cold weather uniform’s not so bad, though...as long as your edited wardrobe is anchored with high quality pieces. Personally, I’ve become programmed to reach for different combinations of the exact same thing day after…

I need to introduce you guys to a menswear term we invented at SG HQ: Fourth Pant. You know them; you just didn’t have a word for them yet. Now you do. The Fourth Pant is comfortable and casual, but not sloppy. You could wear yours to your workout or while traveling, or out running errands, but (probably) not to the…

Raise your hand if you’re a card-carrying member of the Last Minute Shopper’s Club. Here, I’ll go first. Can you see? I’m totally raising my hand. Go on, you’re among friends. Friends who believe we’re not lazy, we simply do our best gift-giving under pressure!

Over the weekend a paparazzi photo of David and Victoria Beckham started circulating around the internet—and the “Outfit Inspo” Slack channel at SG HQ. The well-heeled couple was snapped in New York City, and while Posh Spice obviously looks great, as always, we’re gathered here today to talk about our boy David’s…

Does thinking about Valentine’s Day gifts make you...well, a little squirmy? I get it, me too. After all, they have a horrible reputation for being cheesy as hell, and (unintentionally) unsexy af. Pop culture has trained us to give and receive such inanities as jewelry shaped like lips, bad milk chocolate in a…

Well, we’ve arrived. Welcome to that time of year when we feel no guilt about back-burner-ing all social plans in favor of working on our relationship with the couch. The time of year when you decide there’s never been a better excuse to re-watch all seven seasons of The West Wing for the third time. When your…

This winter, whether your version of rugged is après ski or just trekking to happy hour après your 9-to-5, you’ve gotta have a pair of hiking boots. We absolutely insist upon it. No, not actual hiking boots... At least, we’d never expect you to actually hit the trails in these bad boys.

Shearling lining is like the “perfect man” of menswear. It’s rugged and practical, yet soft and gentle at the same time. It’s stylish but versatile; not particularly committed to any trend or silhouette. You can put it in any situation, stand back and be like, “Damn, he’s a natural at this.”

Whether your plans include table service at a hotel bar or a raucous house party at a friend-of-a-friend’s penthouse apartment, here at SG HQ we always recommend stepping up your game on New Year’s Eve. There’s really no better occasion to dress beyond your comfort zone. The easiest way to do that for guys? A blazer…