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The Laws of The Game | Volume: 10 | The Lost Year of Style

Posted by Craig Schroeder on

It hasn’t been a good year for style.  In fact, it’s been a lost one. 

The pandemic forced everyone to jump off the hamster wheel at the same time.  After being off it months on end, however, we started living like rodents themselves - disheveled and unkempt. And who could blame us?  When there’s no vacation, no restaurants, no bars, no parties, no events, or get-togethers of any kind - that also means there were no haircuts, no gyms, and simply no need to look your best (except for the occasional zoom call with your boss or client - from the waist up…)

The Laws of The Game | Volume: 10 | The Lost Year of Style

The Laws of The Game | Volume: 9 | Travel Style, Decoded

Posted by Craig Schroeder on

Traveling, as we all have experienced, is a hectic endeavor – delays, early departure times, long lines and uncomfortable seats and interaction with the masses. 
 
Maintaining one’s sense of personal style while at the same time dressing appropriately to tackle the above parade of horribles can be challenging. 
 
I’ve tapped my network of Philadelphia-based menswear gurus to provide their best tips on how to travel smart but sharp.

The Laws of The Game | Volume: 8 | The New Rules of Summer

Posted by Craig Schroeder on

Whether you believe in climate change or not, here’s a fact: Summer is getting hotter – and hotter – and hotter.

What to wear and how to wear it can be tricky, especially as style continues to evolve.

I've come up with some new rules for dressing your best in the summer.

The Laws of The Game | Volume: 7 | It's Your Shoes, Stupid

Posted by Craig Schroeder on

Gents, in the same vein, it’s your shoes, stupid.

It’s this column’s charge to provide sartorial advice in a way that translates to real world success.

I’m not saying anything new, of course, as in man’s attempt to woo the fairer sex (or the same sex for that matter), nothing is more commonly known than “women [people] judge men on their shoes.

The Laws of The Game | Volume: 6 | Four Horsemen of The Wardrobe Apocalypse

Posted by Craig Schroeder on

Judging one's wardrobe doesn't require a divine event. Indeed, the start of a new year is a good time to make an assessment.
Like the Four Horsemen, there are four main mistakes that can plague your wardrobe. The goal of this article is sartorial salvation - let the sermon commence.
The Laws of The Game | Volume: 6 | Four Horsemen of The Wardrobe Apocalypse