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The invitation says cocktail attire and explains nothing. Our Montreal guide to the evening dress code — and the night the black suit earns its keep.
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Scale, a shared colour, and knowing when to stop: our Montreal guide to mixing checks, stripes, and texture without raising your voice.
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Salt season is coming. Our Montreal guide to leather shoe care: waterproofing, salt-stain removal, and the polish routine that saves good shoes.
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Twice this fall our Austrian knitwear house stopped men at the counter. Who Phil Petter is, and why boiled wool belongs in a Montreal winter.
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Cloth, canvas, colour, fit — our honest guide to choosing a suit in Montreal, from Super numbers to the shoulder no tailor can fix.
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Two of our Italian tailoring houses come from the same small city. What Mantua's quiet hand looks like on our racks this October.
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Fall-coat weather is nearly done. How to choose an overcoat in Montreal — length, cloth, and fit over a suit — from our fitting room on Decarie.
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A fine roll neck under a jacket is the most complete answer tie-optional dressing has produced. How to wear one — and when the mock neck is the wiser buy.
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October in Montreal swings ten degrees between coffee and lunch. The vest is the answer — here's how to wear one properly.
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