How He Wore It: Holiday Hov

Meet Larry. Or as I call him, Larry Hova.

I somehow talked him into shooting a spread on personal style with me, and in the mix slipped in the Woolen Holiday tie from the Co-Op.

I dig how he not only does pattern on pattern, but texture on texture.

And then even more texture with corduroy pants (!!!!)

How He Wore It: Vince

A few weeks ago, I made a quick but mighty trip to NY to get in a bit of work and play. While there, I spent a lot of time hanging in the East Village, and convinced a friend and supporter of The Co-Op to hang out in the sticky city heat (in a suit, on his day off) to shoot a spread.

Meet Vince. He's a Bronx native, and one of those New Yorkers that knows everything about the city, and feels a certain way when the word Westchester gets brought up in casual conversation.

#typical

We started snapping shots as he explained to me that the crazy silver rooftops are some weird Bloomberg initiative. The idea: silver doesn't absorb heat into the buildings like the black tar found on most roofs, thus keeping the buildings cooler.

Ok, sure.

From the new fall product lineup, he picked out the Dobby Corduroy tie in Olive ($50). With a well cut navy suit and chestnut colored brogues, it's got character, but conservative enough for his finance gig.

This is the part when we learn how one dance move translates to any Sean Paul song.

Oh, wave hi to Jess!

You can pick up an Olive Dobby tie on the site, and also now (woohoo!) at skate and lifestyle shop Seams in Long Beach, CA.

Some Texture for the changing Seasons

The seasons are actually changing, sweaters are out, layering technique is being seasonally perfected. Yeah, we know about that.

One of the greatest parts about seasonal layering is being able to mix in texture and bursts of interest. Like a little corduroy next to your denim, or some wool on your chambray oxford. We know, you get it.

Click through to take a look at our first batch of seasonal offerings.

Introducing: The Tokyo Tie #PassportLife

The Tokyo Tie is one of those things that feels like a true labor of design love.

How He Wore It: Kenji of the Passport Project

Meet Kenji: the mind behind Passport Project, a lifestyle not-for-profit that aims to build "'The Coalition”, a network of Millennial global travelers and citizens across various industries and “Passport Life Grants”, a fund that helps young non-passport owners in subsidizing passport application fees and facilitating travel abroad experiences." If you've ever seen #PassportLife on twitter, this is the guy behind it. With the help of a collection of pretty heavy hitting media and lifestyle types, there are big things on the horizon for the project.

Chambray & The Chicago Sun-Times

Want to hear something pretty schmancy?

How He Wore It: Oceanside Alex

I have this theory that if you're born and bred in California, you never leave. And if you do, it's for college, then you just go back. Because it's California.

I just can't hate it.

#NewThingsThurs White and Yellow

Continuing with the summer of seersucker, this week we are releasing the Canary Seersucker colorway for pocket squares, bow ties, and neck ties.

Chambray Day

Neckties, bow ties, pocket squares. Oh, you know, the good stuff.

How He Wore It: Isaiah of Dynastee Inc

True story: I've never personally met a non-industry guy with a consistently well-curated wardrobe than Isaiah of Dynastee, Inc. Ever.

How He Wore It: Zach of ImFlashy (Giveaway!)

Men in suits, on bikes, in the city.   I'm sold.

You may have seen some of his lens and pixel work around the interwebs, covering his interviews with countless rising stars in music and lifestyle brands. But I'd bet you've seen Zach Walker of ImFlashy like this.

#NewThingsThurs Natural on Natural

Every week for... a while we'll be releasing one (or more) new products to the spring and summer mix. 

This week, natural denim, new tie shapes, and why summer makes all things refreshing.

7 Fold Ties

A few weeks back when I went to the Isaia event at Saks here in Chicago, I got the chance to chat it up a little with the men's suiting buyer. He seemed really excited to show me the accessories (which of course I was interested in), so I thought I'd share.

#NewThingsThurs @ The Style Cooperative

Every week for... a while we'll be releasing one (or more) new products to the spring and summer mix. There's a lot of variety and a great amount of detail that went into making a full assortment of ties with beautiful fabrications.

This time around:

-2 toned cotton neck tie
-2.5" at widest point

-100% cotton seersucker in grey in front section

-Washed, natural colored denim on neck and back section

-Horween chromexcel keeper on back

-100% wool interlining

-Made completely of natural fibers and components

-Cut on the bias

-Closed by hand with slip stitching

-Individually crafted in Chicago by local artisans

Available here