Men and Boys

June 1, 2023

What Your Mustache Says About You

About six months ago, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, a screenwriter in Los Angeles, was shaving his beard when he reached the region between his nose and his upper […]
May 31, 2023

Ted Lasso, and the Fantasy of Soft Masculinity

A fan-favorite show wraps up a series in which the mostly male characters became more vulnerable, empathetic and comfortable being themselves with other men. The opening […]
January 20, 2023

What Do the Discerning Men Want?

Fashion weeks offer up such a glut of the newest, latest, coolest, costliest, most insane, most fire and sometimes least obtainable objects that you might think […]
December 4, 2022

In Oman, a Dagger Symbolizes National Pride

SUR, Oman — Over the years, the khanjar dagger — once a weapon for self-defense — has become a symbol of national pride in Oman. It […]
September 17, 2022

Will Welch Leads GQ to ‘the New Masculinity’

Will Welch, the 41-year-old editor of GQ, towered over the other pedestrians as he walked along Church Street in Lower Manhattan on the first night of […]
September 13, 2022

Who Wears the Skirts in the Family?

Three designers showing at New York Men’s Day prove that men’s wear influences can come from anywhere. Think Lizzo, dhotis and Flavor Flav. “Nothing against dating […]
July 13, 2022

Throwing Fits for Men’s Fashion

On their bro-friendly podcast, James Harris and Lawrence Schlossman start with men’s wear before talking … and talking … about whatever else comes up. It is […]
March 5, 2022

What Is ‘Bigorexia’?

Like many high school athletes, Bobby, 16, a junior from Long Island, has spent years whipping his body into shape through protein diets and workouts. Between […]
November 17, 2021

Jason Jules and The Making of Black Ivy Style

A new book examines how Black civil rights leaders, jazzmen, artists and writers rewrote the sartorial codes of a largely white elite. It is a rare […]
July 8, 2021

The Young Men’s Style Council of TikTok

A new generation of fashion boys is using the app to teach one another about clothes — how to make them, what designers matter and how […]