Gentlemen's Brim — biltwell

2nd Time Around

2nd Time Around



Vintage this, antique that, Pop Up shops, and Trunk Sales are the new hot craze. The climate has currently changed back to being thrifty with your hard earned paycheck and has stepped away from seeing who has the most expensive items on. So glad that time has passed (in some circles at least). But just like anything that makes traction manufactures will always try to use it as their new cash cow....

Untied

Untied

Sometimes we can get caught in the world wind of choices and rules when it comes to a necktie. First you have to pick the tie that best compliments what you are wearing. Then you need to decide which knot fits the collar of your shirt. After that convoluted process is completed add your final adjustments. Is it too long? Is it too short? Should I have a dimpled tie? Is the knot crooked? Tie bar or...

Tweed & Church

Tweed & Church

Dandies and Quaintrelles host an annual Tweed Ride in the District of Columbia. Every year we plan to attend, but have not been able to make it. As we wrapped up our shoot, we ran into a few participants of the "2012 Tweed Ride". Ironically, we were dressed in Tweed and were a few blocks from the endpoint. We weren't sure how we would have fit in with motorcycles, but in a sense we had our own...

Rogue Fridays

Rogue Fridays

The Equation:  Casual Friday + GB = "Rogue Fridays".

Classic casual Friday dress code, denim jeans and our beloved polo shirts.  BLAH!  Lets spice the denim up and layer as we go.

Recipe for Layers: 
1 Part Weight, 1 Part Textures, a Pinch of Color & a Dash of Patterns.  Pay no attention to detail but miss nothing.  Serve while Hot.

gentlemens brim rogue fridays
(Shoes: H By Hudson, Pants:Dockers, Shirt/Vest: J Crew, Bag: Rag &...

Voting Day

Voting Day

GQ magazine recently did a spread on DC Style "Project Upgrade: Capitol Hill Edition", which featured men who worked on Capital Hill before and after.  They did a pretty ok job so lets keep the ideas going.

Last week kicked off the culmination of re-electing President Obama, followed by Veterans day, and with Sadiki being a veteran, and us being in the heart of Washington, D.C., We decided to kick...