This is the dawning of the age of the holiday party. A time of candied canes and special nogs and festively natty attire. So take this list, check it twice and then deploy it for holiday-party dominance.
The velvet sport coat is as essential to a holiday party as “Mele Kalikimaka” and that one guy wearing a tuxedo T-shirt. Our pick: this green-velvet number, from the Brits at Topman. Bing would be proud.
It’s the little things. You’ve heard this. And now, via London tailoring pros Holland & Sherry, we present the king of the little things: anti-tie-flipping technology at its silver-and-gold finest, including one shaped into a hand of cards. Conversation: consider yourself started.
Popping open a bottle of bubbly with your hands: gets the job done. The problem with that method, of course, is the devastating lack of swords. But that’s not a problem when you’re wielding this mod champagne saber. Maybe get a practice case or two first.
You’ve done a top hat. Tried spats. Maybe even a cane. This time, you’re going with something bolder. Something completely unnecessary. You’re going monocle. Yes, as in this tortoiseshell, single-lens one from Warby Parker. And to think, they laughed when you bought that monocle fob...
Cufflinks have it way too easy. They skate through life, never having to do anything but keep the two sides of your shirt cuffs from flailing all over the place. Not a hard job. That’s why these ones create wi-fi hotspots, too. About damn time.
