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WANT: Instead of Student Loans, Dec. '12

We've all got our lists and oh-so-perfectly-curated Tumblr pages and Pinboards dedicated to things we like, lust and pine for with every little click. Well, this post is just showing that I put a...

Dec 6, 2012 Like

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WEIGH IN: Let's dance, sweatpants.

There are two options: A) Let's try sweatpants. In public. OR: B) I'm just being a douche bag for wearing designer sweatpants and thinking it's okay to wear them in public. Look: Sometimes I have...

Dec 3, 2012 Like

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WINNA: Scrawl On That Stationery

And the lucky dogs who'll be scribbling their chicken-scratch on Christine Cover's tremendous stationery are: From Twitter: @ChrisFidz. Get at us, brother! From Facebook: Daniel Garber, check yo'...

Nov 27, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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GIVEAWAY: ?Another Half Eaten Sandwich?

You're doing well, right? Great. Things are getting about to get a little better. We love you and we want you to have rad things. More importantly, we want you to be able to give rad things. You...

Nov 21, 2012 Like

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Friday Wrap-Up: What's On Our Radar

Around the interwebs: A peep at the new Ralph Lauren Vintage online shop. (Get Kempt) If you needed another reason to be "that guy" at a party, grab a Das Horn drinking chalace. (KickStarter) The...

Nov 16, 2012 Like

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Anth(bro)pologie

You don't need a chaperone to walk into an Anthropologie. You can do it all by yourself, man. And if you're dragged into the store by your lady or mom, bite your tongue, put away your phone and...

Nov 13, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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FAVORITE: Dog Days Of...Fall?

Right when I'm settling into a happy routine of sweaters, wool socks and layering, the temperature spikes up to the mid-80s. I shouldn't be surprised. It's just like you to do this, Midwest—every...

Oct 26, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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NORTHERNGRADE: Chicago Edition

Ladies and gentlemen, NorthernGRADE is coming to Chicago. This edition of the legendary pop-up market will be produced by our friends over at Well Spent and Pierrepont Hicks, so if you're in town...

Oct 24, 2012 Like

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GIVEAWAY: And The Winner Is...

Alright, you filthy animals! The time has come. We want to thank you guys for your interest. We've loved reading the stories of your old, faithful, ratty backpacks. The new opportunities, the...

Oct 22, 2012 Like

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GIVEAWAY: Coach + The Sartorialist Tote

These giveaways just keep coming, eh? And there are even more on the way. A household name for decades, Coach wanted to reward you guys, our readers, with a new bag as midterms end, new jobs begin...

Oct 18, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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midweSTYLE: Double down

Let's dish out another take on wearing a double-breasted jacket today, yeah? Cam brought his game with a Barena find last week, and I'm continuing with an Aspesi gem. This is my first...

Oct 16, 2012 Like

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MIDWESTYLE: Camo is for outside

*This post contains the use of what we call "the hillbilly hem job," a term loveably applied to the folding under of excess fabric at the hem of one's pants. We, in no way, endorse this tactic as a...

Oct 3, 2012 Like

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TREND: Camo Jacket

Hop on the train of mixing prints, patterns, textures, colors and leathers. It'll probably stop soon, so let's make this trip quick, yeah? If you've been to any vintage, thrift or resale shops...

Sep 24, 2012 Like

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FAVORITES: Sweet Autumn

Summer came to a close and you're wishing you would have made that last trip to the lake. Alas, the time was cut short and the end of the season crept up on your sooner than you hoped. Fall is...

Sep 18, 2012 Like

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MIDWESTYLE PRESENTS: Jack Spade + Barbour

We're excited to announce that we're hosting a little shindig for Jack Spade's Barbour capsule collection at the Oak Street store in Chicago this Thursday. It's no secret that we're big fans of...

Sep 10, 2012 Like

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MIDWESTYLE: Young Folks

This summer, an itinerant photographer from Birmingham, AL, found himself in Chicago. His name was Rob Culpepper, and like good photographers do, he started documenting whatever struck his...

Aug 30, 2012 Like

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GIVEAWAY: Win A Custom Suit From Indochino

Hey, you. Yeah, you.We've got some news. Indochino is coming to Chicago to throw its Traveling Tailor pop-up. And they want you there.We're betting you've heard the name by now. But if you haven't,...

Aug 6, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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midweSTYLE: Whiteout

Few pieces in a man's arsenal are more divisive than white denim. There are two sides of the fence—and few people are actually on the fence itself. Dudes either love white denim, or they hate it. I...

Jul 18, 2012 Like

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midweSTYLE: Desert Boots Resoled

So, after a little over two years, I wore a hole straight through the crepe sole of my Clarks desert boots. After a round of violent weeping and gnashing of teeth, I was prepared to hold a burial...

Jul 3, 2012 Like

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SUNDAY LINEUP: Dose Market

Just checking in quickly to say: Come hang out with us at Dose Market on Sunday. Seth will be working alongside Max Wastler (All Plaidout) at the booth he's running for Buckshot Sonny's limited...

Jun 22, 2012 Like

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midweSTYLE: Stripes, chambray, cobalt.

I was never one to gravitate toward hoodies growing up, mainly because they were never long, trim or interesting enough. I liked the idea of having a track jacket but never could commit to it...

Jun 19, 2012 Like

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REVIEW: The Proper Suit

From what GQ would have you believe, "suits are to women what lingerie is to men." Though our female readers might be the most authoritative voices to confirm or deny, we can't find any evidence to...

Jun 11, 2012 Like

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TGIF: Video Wrap-Up

Brad of Well-Spent dishes seven questions with George of Oak Street Bootmakers and newly opened menswear store, Independence. (Well-Spent)photo by Nathan MichaelIf you're looking for something to...

Jun 1, 2012 Like

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UNIFORM: Work From Home

When you work from home, you sometimes have to come up with elaborate ways to actually trick yourself into, you know, working. (Yo freelancers, you feel me?) One of mine is actually getting...

May 30, 2012 Like

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ESSENTIALS: The denim jacket

You loved your denim jacket in elementary school.Perhaps even in that grungy '90s phase you went through (because you had an older brother who lived in the basement constantly blasting Nirvana and...

May 15, 2012 Like

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CONFESSIONS: Whole Foods

Fair warning: this post is all over the place. Each season, I always have a wishlist, rather a checklist, of items that I want to get. Some I'll thrift, some I'll casually eBay snipe or order...

May 2, 2012 Like

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SALE: The Midwestyle for Huckberry

Just about every week, we find something to drool over at Huckberry, an online shop that wrangles storied products at members-only prices. Over the past year since we became aware of the what...

Apr 24, 2012 Like

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Weekender: Pass Go and Save $2,000

At work.AROUND THE 'NET:On Tuesday, I put together a look-for-less spring guide for MadeMan.com. Check it out if you need to upgrade your style but don't have the scrilla.In their second annual...

Apr 20, 2012 Like

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UNIFORM: Denim, stripes. Repeat.

Last fall, I talked a bit about the "uniform": your go-to outfit staple. You know, when you're in a rush and not sure what to wear before you head out the door for another mundane Monday. Your...

Apr 18, 2012 Like

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The Midwestyle

WANT: Instead of Student Loans, Dec. '12

WEIGH IN: Let's dance, sweatpants.

WINNA: Scrawl On That Stationery

GIVEAWAY: ?Another Half Eaten Sandwich?

Friday Wrap-Up: What's On Our Radar

Anth(bro)pologie

FAVORITE: Dog Days Of...Fall?

NORTHERNGRADE: Chicago Edition

GIVEAWAY: And The Winner Is...

GIVEAWAY: Coach + The Sartorialist Tote

midweSTYLE: Double down

MIDWESTYLE: Camo is for outside

TREND: Camo Jacket

FAVORITES: Sweet Autumn

MIDWESTYLE PRESENTS: Jack Spade + Barbour

MIDWESTYLE: Young Folks

GIVEAWAY: Win A Custom Suit From Indochino

midweSTYLE: Whiteout

midweSTYLE: Desert Boots Resoled

SUNDAY LINEUP: Dose Market

midweSTYLE: Stripes, chambray, cobalt.

REVIEW: The Proper Suit

TGIF: Video Wrap-Up

UNIFORM: Work From Home

ESSENTIALS: The denim jacket

CONFESSIONS: Whole Foods

SALE: The Midwestyle for Huckberry

Weekender: Pass Go and Save $2,000

UNIFORM: Denim, stripes. Repeat.

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