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Messenger Bag, Broadway

Messenger bags have come a long way since their Manhattan Portage days of the ’90s. Now available in a huge array of styles and at a variety of price points, they are an essential part of the modern male wardrobe.

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Downtown Couple, Union Square, January


The downtown/Brooklyn crowd has really embraced a retro preppy look of Bean-type snow boots, Pendleton jackets, and toggle coats for winter. Kudos not just for the style but for the practicality of this look – though I doubt Leon Leonwood Bean ever would have envisioned his rugged clothes as an urban must-have.

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Fair Isle Hat, Prince Street, January

For men, a good example of how to wear fair isle and still look cool. Just a little of this whimsical pattern is enough.

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Winter White, Fifth Avenue, December

The winter white look isn’t just for women, as this stylish guy on Fifth Avenue demonstrates.

As a white wool coat topped with a knit striped scarf, it looks quite debonair.

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Street Chic: Governor’s Island Polo

Despite 94-degree heat, New Yorkers dressed to impress at this Sunday’s Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic 2010 on Governor’s Island. Elaborate hats, some of them made by the wearer, dotted the sidelines at this match while Prince Harry faced off against Nacho Figueras. While sundresses are still a favorite for polo attire, short shorts and rompers made a bigger showing this year, a reversal from the maxi dresses at the Hamptons polo matches in previous seasons.

Black and White, Veuve Clicquot Polo 2010

A daringly modern, minimalist look that stood out in the crowd. A black sunhat still roots the outfit in polo territory. (more…)

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