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This is Classy AF

You’re here for a reason - it may be food and drink, style and fashion, design and architecture, art and illustration, fashion and beauty, pens and…

Feb 24, 2023 •

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Why Politeness and Etiquette Matter

Nov 4, 2023 • Scott Monty

The Definition of a Gentleman

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Classy? It's Elementary.

Jan 13, 2024 • Scott Monty

How to Develop Good Taste

Jan 27, 2024 • Scott Monty

If you'd like to learn about some of the classier things in life, you should...

Manners

How to Raise a Respectable Child

Or more generally: how to be a respectable person

Jun 14 •

Holiday Hosting Guide

Dec 16, 2023 •

Why Politeness and Etiquette Matter

If I may beg your indulgence

Nov 4, 2023 •

The Definition of a Gentleman

It’s not what you wear or what you own

Oct 21, 2023 •

Sartorial

Smell Like James Bond

Fragrance. Classy fragrance.

Jun 28 •

Fashion vs. Style

On the timelessness of style

Mar 8 •

Pocket Briefcase

An essential accessory

Nov 16, 2024 •

One of the great luxuries of business and semi-formal attire is an area that we might not give much thought: socks.

Oct 19, 2024 •

Backhand Complement

A history of the tennis sweater

Jul 13, 2024 •

Cocktails

Not Bitter Over This Design

How a miscommunication led to a brand legend

May 31 •

The year was 1933. Prohibition was about to be repealed. And Americans needed a guide to sophisticated cocktail parties. Enter Alma Whitaker.

Jun 15, 2024 •

Get by with a little help from a friend

Dec 30, 2023 •

Caviar, Cordials, and Eye Patches

The year was 1951. Ellerton Jette, the president of a small shirt manufacturer in Maine, needed an ad campaign. The problem? He only had $30,000. He had…

Oct 7, 2023 •

Witty Cocktail Chatter

From napkins, no less

Feb 21, 2023 •

Architecture & Design

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Portable Writing Desk

Goyard made seven of these in 1925

Jan 11 •

The Christmas Coach

A few words about Norman Rockwell's painting that hangs at the Society of Illustrators in New York City.

Dec 14, 2024 •

Arkham Architecture

“It is, indeed, a fearful place.” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1910 In one of his early short stories about Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote…

Jun 1, 2024 •

Lost Architecture: Riverside

The Charles M. Schwab mansion lost to history

Feb 24, 2024 •

Classy? It's Elementary.

Greetings from an annual getaway

Jan 13, 2024 •

Food

The Best Blueberry Muffins

And their curious origin…

Oct 5, 2024 •

Savory Chicken Crescent Squares

Simple but Classy AF

Mar 23, 2024 •

Eating Like James Bond

Recipe included

Feb 21, 2023 •

Music

One Ring Analysis to Rule Them All

I'm not making this up, you know

Dec 2, 2023 •

“Barbie Girl” in the Style of Classical Composers

The music’s classic. It’s fantastic.

Jul 28, 2023 •

Classy Doesn't Mean Uptight

Always remember to have fun

Jul 13, 2023 •

Whose Record Did Beyoncé Break?

One good Grammy legend deserves to be surpassed by another

Feb 21, 2023 •

Recent posts

Smell Like James Bond

Fragrance. Classy fragrance.

Jun 28 •

How to Raise a Respectable Child

Or more generally: how to be a respectable person

Jun 14 •

Not Bitter Over This Design

How a miscommunication led to a brand legend

May 31 •

A Code of Honor for a Dishonorable Age

What a forgotten fraternity creed can teach us about leadership today.

Published on Adam Kinzinger • Apr 8

Fashion vs. Style

On the timelessness of style

Mar 8 •

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Portable Writing Desk

Goyard made seven of these in 1925

Jan 11 •

The Christmas Coach

A few words about Norman Rockwell's painting that hangs at the Society of Illustrators in New York City.

Dec 14, 2024 •

Pocket Briefcase

An essential accessory

Nov 16, 2024 •

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