Off the Cuff — Care & Keeping

When you were twelve years-old your grandmother probably bought you a wool sweater for the holidays. Maybe it had snowflakes on it. Maybe it was in a weird shade of brown. Whatever the exact sweater looked like, you don't remember. What you do remember is itching. Sitting in class, you scratched at your neck and pushed at the sleeves. You couldn't wait to take it off the minute you got home. Things are different now. On a farm in New Zealand is a field with happy sheep under sunny skies.  The wool from these sheep is soft, airy and ideal...

The blue oxford shirt is ubiquitous. So is the blue blazer. Throw in a pair of khakis and that is pretty much the safe uniform for any guy in any season. It's classic and it works. So, we started thinking about other must-have's starting with shirts. If you had to narrow down your closet to just five essential shirts, what would they be? Here are our suggestions for your top five shirts that are a good base for the rest of your wardrobe. The White Shirt Linen or cotton, the white shirt goes with everything. It's crisp and clean and...

Summer is easy. It's sunshine, corn on the cob, barbecues, t-shirts and shorts. In just a few weeks though,  it's back to school, sweaters, crisp autumn air and tailgating. Here at Thomas Dean, we think tailgates are an ideal way to kick off a game. We wondered what makes a tailgate party memorable. So we posed this question to some of our favorite tailgating friends  and here is a compilation of advice to help you create your own perfect tailgating party. Even if you're not a Gator Tailgater, check out the expert ideas for tailgating at Gatortailgating.com (see other tailgating guides...

  It seems easy enough. You shop online or you're browsing in your favorite store and you find "The Shirt." It's just the pop of color you were looking for. You know the cut of this brand fits you like it was designed for you. You  slip it on, you go to work, out to dinner and then you toss in the laundry, right? Wait, or do you dry clean it?  There really is an art to caring for a shirt and we're about to make it easy to remember. Start by reading the care instructions. The designer of the item...