The 3 best men's clothing spots in Cambridge

The 3 best men's clothing spots in Cambridge - Hoodline

The 3 best men's clothing spots in Cambridge - Hoodline
SHOCKER: Grown Men Won't Dress Like Toddlers; Adult Onesie Clothing Firm Goes Bust | VodkaPundit - PJ Media
Everything You Need To Know About Olivia Palermo’s New Fashion Line - Forbes
Men's Wearhouse parent names chief marketer - Bizwomen - The Business Journals

The 3 best men's clothing spots in Cambridge - Hoodline

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 02:13 PM PST

Shopping for men's clothing supplies?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top men's clothing spots around Cambridge, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you're in the market for men's clothing.

Winter is the top season of the year for consumer spending at retail and wholesale businesses across the Cambridge area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that also helps companies find free business advertising. The average amount spent per customer transaction at Cambridge-area retail and wholesale businesses rose to $90 for the metro area in the winter of last year, 3% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Keezer's

First on the list is Keezer's. Located at 1738 Massachusetts Ave. in Peabody, the men's clothing and formal wear spot is the highest-rated men's clothing spot in Cambridge, boasting 4.5 stars out of 105 reviews on Yelp.

2. Drinkwater's

Next up is North Cambridge's Drinkwater's, situated at 2067 Massachusetts Ave. With five stars out of 20 reviews on Yelp, the men's clothing, bespoke clothing and alteration spot has proved to be a local favorite.

3. The Harvard Shop

The Harvard Shop, a men's clothing and women's clothing spot that offers accessories and more in Riverside, is another go-to, with four stars out of 14 Yelp reviews. Head over to 52 John F. Kennedy St. to see for yourself.

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SHOCKER: Grown Men Won't Dress Like Toddlers; Adult Onesie Clothing Firm Goes Bust | VodkaPundit - PJ Media

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 11:27 AM PST

It's the feel-good story of the new millennium, as the company that tried to get adult men to dress like two-year-old boys is shutting its virtual doors for good.

Normally, watching a startup go out of business is no reason to celebrate. No matter what industry someone goes into, building a viable business from scratch is hard work. It takes brains, devotion, and guts on the part of the entrepreneur -- and not a little luck sometimes, too. Then there are all those employees who depend on everything going right to keep earning their paychecks, to keep feeding their families.

But then there are the people who decided it was a great idea to make onesies for grown-ass men.

If I tried really hard, I might be able to squeeze out a tear for the people who came up with this, but I'd probably have to put Tabasco on my contact lenses and pull out a fistful of leg hair while remembering that scene when E.T. died in order to do it.

The company came into being with much fanfare in 2017, if by fanfare you mean mockery. According to their soon-to-be-defunct website, RompHim's mission was to "break down stereotypes, fashion and otherwise." They claimed to "embrace the different and celebrate the bold." And bringing back the leisure suit in early '90s Day-Glo colors was the way to accomplish all that.

Whatevs. It turns out you can put lipstick on a pig, but people will totally judge you for it. For that matter, so will the pig.

For the folks who thought RompHim was a good idea, it is with a savage pride in my countrymen and women that I say: We sure showed them.

Everything You Need To Know About Olivia Palermo’s New Fashion Line - Forbes

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 08:00 AM PST

Olivia Palermo has tried on clothes from practically every brand you can think of. Spending all that time as a style icon gave her an understanding of how things should fit, the way fabrics should feel, and what works and what doesn't. That has all been channeled into her eponymous clothing line, which launches today on OliviaPalermo.com and Saks Fifth Avenue stateside, as well as specialty stores across the globe. Just like her personal style, the line has an array of looks, all classic and polished. "There's something for everyone," Palermo says. "Some days I want to be a more youthful, other days I want to be a bit more conservative and more covered. Our age range goes from teenagers to women in their 70s, so it's designed for every type of woman."

A look from the Olivia Palermo Spring Summer 2020 campaign
Courtesy of Olivia Palermo

In the works for nearly two years, the Spring Summer collection is comprised of 84 pieces, encompassing staples like button downs to leather coveralls and capelets, with prices ranging from $275 to $1,595. "My brother and I started the Olivia Palermo group about three years ago and we have been building up the team carefully," Palermo says. "We started with the website and building out editorial and retail and now we're building out ready to wear. It's super exciting. This was the third tier of our plan and it's a part of the evolution of the brand continuing to grow and going into the next chapter."

A look from the Olivia Palermo lookbook
Courtesy of Olivia Palermo

Though Palermo has done plenty of design collaborations in the past, including with Nordstrom, Karl Lagerfeld and Banana Republic, this marks the first time she is designing her own collection. "It's been wonderful working and consulting with lots of brands around the world, seeing how their in-house design is done, working on a brand and a retailer side, and really seeing behind the scenes of how their production is done," Palermo says. "Our goal was always to build everything in-house."

It's no surprise that for design inspiration Palermo looked to her own closet. "When my head of design, Alice Fern, came on board from Michael Kors, we went through all of my own personal closet and pieces that I had in storage and built out spring, pre-fall and fall," she says. "Seeing how that would look from the colors to the textures and so forth, we had a very clear brand direction and ethos. It's fun, lots of prints, but very tailored, classic and you can mix and match into your wardrobe. It's been a really wonderful process and it was nice to build out spring all the way to fall because you saw the evolution of the color story go from bright into deeper, really beautiful rich tones and silhouettes. When I design I really think for everyone." Palermo plans to eventually expand into men's clothing, as she has a huge men's following in the Olivia Palermo community.

It was important that the collection was designed to be easily integrated into anyone's closet. "I'm big into layering so, for example, you have a lace turtleneck you can layer underneath shirts or dresses," Palermo says. "Leathers are really key in the collection. You'll see leathers and lace as well. There's lots of movement and attention to detail. I love the sporty feel to it. The overcoats are my favorite—I love an overcoat, I really do, and the suit is fantastic with a cargo pant. I think it fits very well."

The collection doesn't include accessories for now, but that's where the retail component on OliviaPalermo.com comes in. "We are big champions of supporting emerging talent so we decided to curate and help support some young talent on the site," Palermo says. "We're going to continue to do that and that retail accessories component will act alone and then this will standalone. It's its own little vehicle; I don't them to merge. They can compliment each other." Palermo and her team worked closely with accessories houses to bring the best in class to her site.

Though Palermo is undoubtedly a fashion icon, she's looking forward to seeing how others will style the collection. "I love to see how all the women from the OP community style themselves and how excited they are about fashion," she says. "It's really refreshing."

Men's Wearhouse parent names chief marketer - Bizwomen - The Business Journals

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 07:23 AM PST

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