

Mr Greg Dacyshyn has a glorious white Santa Claus beard that flows freely down his chest and, by his estimation, is barefoot 90 per cent of the time. “When I’m wearing visvim Christos, I consider myself dressed-up,” he said one recent morning from Santa Monica, the oceanside region of Los Angeles, where he resides. “We live a dream life out here.”

Learn about the LA designers in our ART/CRAFT capsule collection and how the city inspires creativity 

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 ART/CRAFT: In Los Angeles, Craftsmanship Gets A Bohemian, Artistic Makeover



It’s coat season. Whether you greet that news with joy or disappointment depends largely on how you feel about two things: one, the onset of dark nights and cold weather, and two, the sartorial opportunities those conditions bring. If there’s one thing that’s sure to soften the blow of saying goodbye to summer, it’s the clothes. Specifically, the coats.

There’s a chill in the air but we don’t care, with fleeces, bombers, overcoats and parkas aplenty to keep us warm this autumn. We’ve picked a few of our favourites

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Let’s Go Outside In The Season’s Best Coats And Jackets



In a globalised world where you can find a Starbucks in Borneo and Wi-Fi connection in Timbuktu, it can sometimes feel that the individual and original are as elusive as an undiscovered Fabergé egg. At MR PORTER, we understand that style is very much about personal expression, which is why we’ve launched our [ART/CRAFT](https://www.mrporter.com/mens/list/art-craft) collection, a thoughtfully curated range designed by brands that champion artisanal workmanship and individuality.

In a globalised world where you can find a Starbucks in Borneo and Wi-Fi connection in Timbuktu, it can sometimes feel that the individual and original are as elusive as an undiscovered Fabergé egg. At MR PORTER, we understand that style is very much about personal expression, which is why we’ve launched our ART/CRAFT collection, a thoughtfully curated range designed by brands that champion artisanal workmanship and individuality.


From KAPITAL to REESE COOPER®, introducing the sartorial masterpieces to invest in now

Fashion: 12 Exhibition-Worthy Pieces From MR PORTER’s ART/CRAFT Collection

12 Exhibition-Worthy Pieces From MR PORTER’s ART/CRAFT Collection



You may have recently read Mr Josh Sims’ excellent essay on the notion of a watch as status symbol. If not, please do. It’s a fascinating read, drilling into just how the nuances of modern life, complete with the performative structures of social media and changing stereotypes about professional and social hierarchies have had an effect on what message we’re sending out when we strap a timekeeping device to our wrists. It prompted us to suggest some watches from MR PORTER’s current collection that speak to the various new “types” of status watch: here are five timepieces that broadcast quite different signals – from the unabashed to the understated.

Now is your time. Show it with serious wrist-flex watches from H. Moser & Cie., Panerai, Vacheron Constantin, Chopard and Ulysse Nardin

Watches: Five “Big Time” Watches For The Moment You’ve Made It

Five “Big Time” Watches For The Moment You’ve Made It



We need to talk about _Y: The Last Man_. Why? Well, this latest comic-book adaptation, starring Ms Olivia Thirlby, Ms Diane Lane and Mr Ben Schnetzer, considers what would happen if all the men on Earth died off at once. Not two per cent of all people, like _The Leftovers_. Nor everyone bar Mr Will Forte and Mses Kristen Schaal and January Jones, like _The Last Man On Earth_. Not even 50 per cent of the world’s population, like _Avengers: Infinity War_. OK, _almost_ 50 per cent of the world’s population, a bit like _Avengers: Infinity War_, but more specifically those with a Y chromosome (trans women, we’re taking you down with us, sorry). This is how the other half live, then.

We need to talk about Y: The Last Man. Why? Well, this latest comic-book adaptation, starring Ms Olivia Thirlby, Ms Diane Lane and Mr Ben Schnetzer, considers what would happen if all the men on Earth died off at once. Not two per cent of all people, like The Leftovers. Nor everyone bar Mr Will Forte and Mses Kristen Schaal and January Jones, like The Last Man On Earth. Not even 50 per cent of the world’s population, like Avengers: Infinity War. OK, almost 50 per cent of the world’s population, a bit like Avengers: Infinity War, but more specifically those with a Y chromosome (trans women, we’re taking you down with us, sorry). This is how the other half live, then.


The latest post-apocalyptic comic-book adaptation from FX on Hulu sees the end of every man on Earth – except one. So, how do the other (better) half live without us?

Lifestyle: We Need To Talk About… Y: The Last Man

We Need To Talk About… Y: The Last Man



Mr Mateo Askaripour knows a thing or two about selling. His debut novel, Black Buck, is a New York Times bestseller and recipient of rave reviews from the likes of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mr Colson Whitehead. It’s also a mesmerising story set in the world of sales, informed in part by Askaripour’s experiences on the slippery slopes of corporate America. The novel, the TV rights of which have already been snapped up since it published last year, charts the dizzy rise of Darren, a youn, black rep in New York’s hottest tech startup. Funny, smart and on-the-money regarding race and ambition, Black Buck sells itself to the reader from its razor-sharp opening pages. So as New York opens up this autumn, who better to sell us on his locale again? Below, Askaripour charts five of his favourite spaces in the Big Apple.

The Black Buck author shows us the best places and spaces in the Big Apple this autumn season

Novelist Mr Mateo Askaripour’s Insider Guide to New York City



Clothes, by and large, are pretty prosaic things. Sure, they’re nice. Some of them are very nice. But you’d be hard-pressed to describe them as anything more than that. Occasionally, though, you come across a piece of clothing made with such extraordinary skill, care and creativity that you’re not sure whether to wear it or hang it on your wall. In these moments, you’re reminded that while clothes are essentially functional items, in the right hands, they can be so much more: something closer to works of art.

Learn more about ART/CRAFT, MR PORTER’s exclusive capsule collection featuring KAPITAL, The Elder Statesman, Gallery Dept. and more

The New School Of Designers Creating Gallery-Worthy Clothes

ART/CRAFT: The Designers Creating Gallery-Worthy Clothes

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What does it take to succeed on the biggest sporting stage? It’s a question that only a few can truly claim to have the answer to. The rest – the 99.99 per cent of us, otherwise known as the losers – can only speculate. Is it God-given natural talent? An insatiable competitive desire? Or is it some combination of the two, blended together with a little bit of good old-fashioned hard work? Don’t ask us. If we knew the secret, we’d be doing it ourselves. What we do know, however, is that champions tend to follow certain personality types, five of which we’ve highlighted here for closer inspection. Is it possible, through studying these characters, to settle upon a recipe for success?

Winning isn’t everything, right? Tell that to these victors, the serial sports success stories. Here’s what separates the elite athletes from the other 99.99 per cent of us (the losers, then)

The Tribes: Do You Know Your Sporting Winners?



In 2019, a musty, grubby, cigarette-burned cardigan that hadn’t been washed for the best part of three decades was sold at auction in New York for $334,000, reportedly the highest price ever paid for a piece of knitwear. A green mohair button-up and exactly the sort of thing you’ll find in many of this season’s collections – TOM FORD, Alexander McQueen and Comme des Garçons all offer something similar, if cleaner, at MR PORTER – it has come to embody the style of one man. So much so that the vendor called it “the holy grail of any article of clothing” worn by its owner, Nirvana frontman Mr Kurt Cobain.

How a vintage thrift store find came to embody a generation’s most progressive rock star. To mark the 30th anniversary of Nevermind’s release, the woolly history of the Nirvana frontman’s legendary cardigan

Fashion: Why Mr Kurt Cobain Is Still Influencing Our Knitwear 30 Years On

Why Mr Kurt Cobain Is Still Influencing Our Knitwear 30 Years On



Even before he became the current pound-for-pound greatest fighter in the world, Mr Saúl “Canelo” Alvarez was used to standing out from the crowd. The boxing champion and Mexican national treasure was the only child in his family born pale-skinned and red-haired, which earned him the nickname Canelo (“cinnamon” in Spanish). Somehow, it feels right that he should dress in a way that reflects just how distinctive he is both in and out of the ring. That’s why it’s a pleasure to report that Canelo seems to have inherited the same audacious personal style that world-champion boxers – from Mr Jack Johnson onwards – have been known for since the turn of the 20th century.

Whether it’s Mr Tyson Fury’s psychedelic shirts or Mr Floyd Mayweather’s fur-trimmed shorts, the bravado world of boxing has always been an arena for fearless fashion

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