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Is Bad Taste Better Than No Taste?
Plus; Acquiring Good Taste Before Tech Ruins It
15 hrs ago • PJ Poscimur and Evan Amato
4 Classic Summer Looks
+ an intro to the "colonial palette"
Aug 14 • Evan Amato
Why Must We Remind People to Wear Shoes at the Airport Now?
The battle for the style of "in-between" spaces
Aug 13 • Evan Amato and PJ Poscimur
How to Look Natural in Anything You Wear
Start by getting in the reps...
Aug 7 • Evan Amato
How to Stop Being Boring
A guide to not getting "left on read"
Aug 5 • Evan Amato and PJ Poscimur

July 2026

24 Hours (of Style) in the Life of a Woman
Or, an elegant day out in Paris...
Jul 24 • Evan Amato
How to Go from Cringe to Cool
A study in the psychology of success
Jul 22 • Evan Amato
Why You Look Bad In a Suit
Wesley Huff, let me help you...
Jul 17 • Evan Amato
How to Cultivate Your Public Persona
Living with integrity in life's different domains...
Jul 15 • Evan Amato
How I Survive the Summer
In Europe without AC...
Jul 10 • Evan Amato
What Is Feminine Elegance?
And what makes it *feminine* ?
Jul 8 • Evan Amato
The Most Important Investment in Your Wardrobe
More than a matter of looking good...
Jul 3 • Evan Amato
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