Made to Measure’s First Annual Year In Review
It was exactly one year ago today that Made To Measure came to life in a very small corner of the internet to help inspire men of modest income to actually look like what GQ was trying to sell. From this love of style on a budget my own education grew at a rapid rate as I learned about tailoring, fabrics, buttons, shirt collars, and a slew of other menswear facts and figures.
It is no surprise that for Made To Measure’s very first post was a photo of a young Paul Newman with no text or title. It is an image that will forever be the mantra of Made To Measure. You see, this photo’s description said that it was taken before Mr. Newman was blindingly famous and for that matter rich. He was photographed wearing an outfit he had put together that day all on his own.
It was from this photo that I KNEW men have it in them to look good without breaking the bank.
Starting Monday I will be reviewing in depth my tailor, my suits, my shirts, and whatever else I have collected over the last 365 days until 2009 is over.
Congratulations!
I usually steal GQ magazines from other people’s mailboxes or salon waiting rooms. I find myself getting my style-on-a-budget-education fix through Made2Measure and committing less crimes (pun intended).
Here’s to 2010.
Paul Newman starred in a movie in 1960 called From The Terrace. Great Menswear Cinema flick..if you can sit through it..
Congrats Dennis. I enjoyed reading your entries.