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What to Wear to a Business Dinner: A Montreal Guide

What to Wear to a Business Dinner: A Montreal Guide

Why a dark sport jacket beats the suit you wore all day, and what to put under it — our Montreal guide to dressing for a business dinner.
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How to Care for a Suit: Stop Dry Cleaning It to Death

How to Care for a Suit: Stop Dry Cleaning It to Death

Stop dry cleaning your suit to death. Our guide to brushing, steaming, resting — and getting good tailoring through a Montreal winter.
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The Business Travel Wardrobe: A Week of Meetings in One Carry-On

The Business Travel Wardrobe: A Week of Meetings in One Carry-On

How to pack a week of meetings into one carry-on: the jersey jacket, technical trousers, and wrinkle-free shirts we send our travelling clients out with.
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Suit Alterations in Montreal: What a Tailor Can Fix, and What He Can't

Suit Alterations in Montreal: What a Tailor Can Fix, and What He Can't

What a tailor can fix, what he can't, and why the shoulders decide everything — honest advice from the alterations rail at Boutique Jacques.
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How to Choose a Dress Shirt: A Montreal Guide to Collar, Cloth, and Fit

How to Choose a Dress Shirt: A Montreal Guide to Collar, Cloth, and Fit

How to choose a dress shirt: our Montreal guide to collar, fit, and fall cloth — with ETON and Stenströms picks from the store.
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Men's Fall Outerwear in Montreal: The Case for the In-Between Coat

Men's Fall Outerwear in Montreal: The Case for the In-Between Coat

September in Montreal is jacket weather, not parka weather. How we would build a fall outerwear rotation, and the pieces earning their keep this year.
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How to Choose a Sport Jacket: Our Montreal Fall Guide

How to Choose a Sport Jacket: Our Montreal Fall Guide

The sport jacket is fall's hardest-working garment. How we choose fabric, fit and structure, from our fitting room on Decarie Boulevard.
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How to Choose Dress Pants: A Montreal Guide for Trouser Season

How to Choose Dress Pants: A Montreal Guide for Trouser Season

Rise, flannel, break, and the five-pocket question: how to choose dress pants for a Montreal fall, from our fitting room on Decarie Boulevard.
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How Many Suits Does a Man Need? An Honest Answer from Our Fitting Room

How Many Suits Does a Man Need? An Honest Answer from Our Fitting Room

The honest answer is three. How to build a working suit rotation — and why we'd rather sell you a better shirt than a fourth navy suit.
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