Archive - Classy AF

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 •

May 2025

Not Bitter Over This Design

How a miscommunication led to a brand legend

May 31 •

April 2025

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

March 2025

Fashion vs. Style

On the timelessness of style

Mar 8 •

January 2025

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Portable Writing Desk

Goyard made seven of these in 1925

Jan 11 •

December 2024

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 •

November 2024

Pocket Briefcase

An essential accessory

Nov 16, 2024 •

October 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 •

The Best Blueberry Muffins

And their curious origin…

Oct 5, 2024 •

July 2024

Backhand Complement

A history of the tennis sweater

Jul 13, 2024 •

June 2024

Shine Your Shoes

Please shine your shoes.

Jun 29, 2024 •

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