Which Minneapolis Neighborhood Is One of the Coolest in the U.S.?
Just about everyone and their mom has been writing love notes to our humble Land of 10,000 Lakes recently, from the Atlantic to Politico. It seems like every week, we're topping another list of what's...
View ArticleMeet the Lumbersexual: He's Part Hipster, Part Metrosexual, All Sartorial Man
The city hums and honks below as half a dozen guys guzzle Bell's Two Hearted on an Upper East Side rooftop, escaping a weed-beclouded party downstairs. Moonrays splay through frail clouds as puffs of...
View ArticleJuniper Ridge's Hall Newbegin Talks Wilderness Perfume and Lumbersexuals
Imagine the mountains around Big Sur jutting from the Pacific Ocean and meeting the land in a glorious nirvana of woodland green and cerulean blue. The image is nice (see above), but even viewing it...
View ArticleCompetitive Lumberjack Adrian Flygt: "I'm Not a Guy Who's Trying to Pull Off...
High school physics teacher Adrian Flygt just had six cord of eight-foot logs dropped off at his house in Fort Collins, Colorado. Soon it'll just be a big pile of kindling. After school's out, Flygt...
View ArticleThe Frugal Rake: An Introduction
Welcome to the inaugural post of the Frugal Rake, a monthly blog series for folks looking to build a good-looking masculine wardrobe from the ground up without breaking the bank. In upcoming...
View ArticleJiggly Boy, America's Favorite Dancing Shirtless Fat Guy, Launches...
In February chubby, shirtless dancing sensation Jiggly Boy triumphantly returned to Target Center after more than a decade of retirement, captivating the nation and amusing Kevin Garnett in his first...
View ArticleTarget's Lilly Pulitzer Release Was Black Friday in April
The celebrity turnout was glam last week when Target threw a launch party for its Lilly Pulitzer collection. Kate Bosworth, Ellie Kemper, Bella Thorne, and Emmy Rossum were a few of the stars who...
View ArticleMust-See Trends at Envision Spring 2015
It's that time of year again: when the weather finally starts letting up, when we've banished our snow boots to the back of the closet, when we start seeing spring in both our gardens and our...
View ArticleThe Frugal Rake: Proper Fit from Top to Bottom, Part 1
Fit is the most important part of masculine style, and it's even more important when you're on a budget. A $20 dress shirt from Target that fits perfectly will beat an ill-fitted $80 Brooks Brothers...
View ArticleThe Frugal Rake: Proper Fit from Top to Bottom, Part 2
In frugal fashion, fit is king. But it's not as easy as just blindly following the rules we laid out in yesterday's post. People come in all shapes and sizes, and finding the right fit for your bod is...
View ArticleMy Sister Fights Sex Trafficking with Fashion
A new Minnesota-based company is mixing fashion with social consciousness, creating a line of products that raises money for victims of sex trafficking. When you buy a T-shirt, tank, jewelry, or...
View ArticleAskov Finlayson teams with Warby Parker at new flagship store
The North Loop is about to get way hipper, namely the corner of First Street North and Second Street North. Sound familiar? That's where you can pick up a certifiably lumbersexual wardrobe at Askov...
View ArticlePolice are worried about your cell phone gun
The government is trying to take your guns. Just not the ones that kill people. (Or do people kill people?) Either way, lawmakers and police are all worked up about cellphone cases that look like...
View ArticleMinneapolis men are pretty handsome, but too cool to be hot
Break out the bourbon: Minneapolis men are the among the most handsome fellas in the country. Is it the buffalo-check flannel-filled closets, brand-new Warby Parker specs, or the weather-worn Red Wings...
View ArticleTarget takes heat for "sexist" T-shirt
People are freaking out about Target clothing — and not one of the retailer’s pandemonium-causing designer collabs. A lady's T-shirt with the word “Trophy” splashed across the front has attracted a...
View ArticleWhat to expect at the inaugural Fashion Week Minnesota this fall
Long live #FWMN. What's FWMN? We're glad you asked. It's the latest development in the Twin Cities fashion community: Fashion Week Minnesota. While the Twin Cities fashion scene boasts considerable...
View ArticleSneakers are the canvas at MN4MN's exhibition
This Thursday, MN4MN is taking footwear and turning it into a collaboration of design, fashion, and photography at Public Functionary. The show, titled "The Blank Canvas Exhibition," will showcase 13...
View ArticleFlirt Boutique is coming to the North Loop
It's been seven years since Flirt Boutique opened its doors in St. Paul. Since then, the lingerie store has won quite a few Best-Of awards, and built a reputation as the place to go for bras and...
View ArticleFashion roundup: American Apparel dying, Rosedale Center to go big
Hipsters looking for overpriced basics should get to American Apparel in Uptown soon, as recent statements from the chain indicate that the store could kick it at any second. "We incurred losses from...
View ArticleThe Top 10 T-shirts of the Minnesota State Fair
For everything we love about the Minnesota State Fair — ridiculous food on sticks, adorable baby animals, fresh-squeezed lemonade mixed with smuggled grain alcohol — the people watching is the...
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