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Grungy Gentleman's 2019 Holiday Gift Guide highlights the best apparel, accessories, gadgets and equipment on the market. Please scoop up the goods by CLICKING ON IMAGES and enjoy the awesomeness.
If you would like more ideas, please check out our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide, 2017 Holiday Gift Guide and 2016 Holiday Gift Guide.
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I always like to share my tips and tricks with my audience. This instance is no different… one of the biggest days of my life was fast approaching and I was in the market for sunglasses. Why such a big day? I was proposing to my girlfriend and then the next day heading to vacation in Florida. The sunglasses hunt was on!
What surprised me most was that so many retailers had the same brands for sunglasses. Yet a majority were at different price points. So I did some digging and I hit gold…
I stumbled upon smartbuyglasses.com and was wow’ed by their price points. A majority of the offerings on the website were the same styles offered by large department stores. So what set Smartbuyglasses.com apart from the competition? Why buy the same exact style elsewhere when you can get the same ones at a more affordable price? Exactly, boom. I ended up getting shades for myself and my lady. This website is now by go-to when I am in the market for designer sunglasses. It is a no-brainer.
Superstar athletes Robinson Cano and Kevin Knox model Jace Lipstein's designs for Grungy Gentleman at their homes. All clothing is paired with Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2. Purchase link for apparel.
Videos by Stretch and Directed by Jace
Superstar athletes Robinson Cano and Kevin Knox model Jace Lipstein's designs for Grungy Gentleman at their homes. All clothing is paired with Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2. Purchase link for apparel.
Photography by Felix Javier Muñoz + Chris Sarmanto
I always use the saying, if ya don’t got fit, ya don’t got shit. As a designer myself, fit is everything. Not only is it the holy grail, it is the entire grail. A garment can be comfortable and/or stylish but if it does not fit perfectly, in my opinion it is useless.
Grungy Gentleman clothing leans towards luxury streetwear and I was in need of suiting and clothing for power meetings. So the hunt was on. My goal was to find versatile pieces that I could wear inside and outside the office. But the most essential factor was that the fit had to be impeccable. If the fit wasn’t literally perfect, I would not be interested.
I walked into Suitsupply’s SoHo NYC Shop, which instantly oozes masculinity from the consistent fragrance that is radiant throughout all levels of the 6 floors to the footwear, weekender bags and of course clothes that greet you at every turn. I was happy to find out within minutes of my shopping experience that the staff is extremely knowledgable + willing to help and they offered top notch alterations services in-store. If that isn’t enough help, the store mannequins are dressed how every man should aspire to look… clean, confident and elegant.
The options are endless at Suitsupply because they focus on staples so you can get multiple uses out of every garment. Cashmere sweaters and trousers were the first thing that caught my attention. I picked out a bunch of options to try on before I moved onto suiting. I really wanted to focus my shopping hunt on soft shoulder suiting because that style of shoulder fits me best. Suitsupply had so many options and that is what shocked me. I was in menswear heaven lol. I then started imagining wearing the suiting as intended and also as separates. I could not wait to get to the fitting room. The product fit sensational and anything that needed to be tweaked with alterations was instantly taken care of by the helpful staff. The staff was set on making sure everything fit me perfectly which as a consumer gave me a ton of confidence. I care so it would be awesome if they care too…and they did! I left feeling on top of the world, knowing I have endless options with rocking my new Suitsupply fits and was more than prepared for any meeting that is thrown in my direction.
So what happens when you leave a store with an excellent experience and everything fits impeccable? You come back again. And sure enough, I came back twice to get more product. It was impossible not to think about the store’s mannequins and how perfectly polished they looked. There were boots and denim on a mannequin that were calling my name. Suitsupply is a store you will keep coming back for more because of the quality and knowledgable staff. But what sets them apart is the fit and the incredible in-store alterations services that they offer. Because it’s like I always say, if ya don’t got fit, ya don’t got shit.
453 Broome St, New York, NY 10013 | (212) 828-7250 | suitsupply.com
Photos courtesy of Suit Supply
Grungy Gentleman SS20 clothing is available in NBA2K20 at Swags in The Neighborhood. Special thank you to Ronnie2K and our amazing digital models aka NBA superstars Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Justin Holiday and Kevin Knox.
Illustrations by Anthony Celano
At the NBPA office in NYC, Zion Williamson + NBA Rookies recognize Ronnie2K in a Grungy Gentleman jacket that they liked for themselves. This jacket was later made available in NBA2K20. NBA Rookies got their NBA2K ratings for the first time including Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett, Tyler Herro, Darius Garland, Colby White, Deandre Hunter, Jaxson Hayes, Romeo Langford and more.
Ronnie2K models for the Grungy Gentleman SS20 campaign which was captured in NYC. The clothing created by designer Jace Lipstein in this video was featured in NBA2K20.
Photography by Felix Muñoz + Video by Stretch
Grungy Gentleman x New Era Mets hats are now available at Citifield in the Mets Team Stores! Our campaign is shot on location in Queens at Citifield. Take a stroll through the ballpark with us.
Photography by Felix Muñoz + Steve Sweatpants
Grungy Gentleman x New Era Mets hats are now available at Citifield in the Mets Team Stores! Our campaign video is shot on location in Queens at Citifield. Take a stroll through the ballpark with us.
Video by Stretch
The most iconic hat in the world at the most iconic stadium in the world. Grungy Gentleman x New Era Yankees hats are now available at Yankee Stadium! Our campaign video is shot on location in the Bronx, take a stroll with us through the BX.
video by Stretch
Fuzzy Fazu performs for menswear designer Jace Lipstein during the New Era x Grungy Gentleman Yankees Launch Event at PHD inside Dream Downtown NYC.
Bronxnet interviews men's designer Jace Lipstein during the New Era x Grungy Gentleman Yankees Launch Event at PHD inside Dream Downtown NYC.
DESUS AND MERO interview pop star + actress Zendaya with Desus wearing a Grungy Gentleman x New Era Knicks fitted hat on Showtime.
Photography by Felix Javier + Jace Lipstein
Photography by Sergio Gomez
Grungy Gentleman teamed up with NYCFC and Adidas to create three limited edition t-shirts for MLS Rivalry Week. NYCFC stars Sebastien Ibeagha + Tony Rocha were shot on location by designer Jace Lipstein at Rochelles NYC during the launch event. Brett David, bar owner of Leave Rochelle Out Of It and Hot 97 DJ Juanyto also made cameos in the photo campaign.
Jim Jones, Dwayne Bacon and more walk Grungy Gentleman's New York Fashion Week SS20 runway show on June 5, 2019 at Slate NYC. Grungy Gentleman's six stripe track suits and graphic t-shirts shined on the catwalk. As the Grungy Gentleman brand matures we are taking calculated risks with color while still maintaining our masculine identity that we are known for. For example, this season we created a weather map inspired fabrication that was inserted as a chevron shape accent into our apparel.
Photography by BFA, Felix Javier, Lanscine Janneh, Ronald Ji
Jim Jones, Dwayne Bacon and more walk Grungy Gentleman's New York Fashion Week SS20 runway show on June 5, 2019 at Slate NYC. Grungy Gentleman's six stripe track suits and graphic t-shirts shined on the catwalk. As the Grungy Gentleman brand matures we are taking calculated risks with color while still maintaining our masculine identity that we are known for. For example, this season we created a weather map inspired fabrication that was inserted as a chevron shape accent into our apparel.
Photography by Felix Javier, Lanscine Janneh, Ronald Ji
Jim Jones, Dwayne Bacon and more walk Grungy Gentleman's New York Fashion Week SS20 runway show on June 5, 2019 at Slate NYC. Grungy Gentleman's six stripe track suits and graphic t-shirts shined on the catwalk. As the Grungy Gentleman brand matures we are taking calculated risks with color while still maintaining our masculine identity that we are known for. For example, this season we created a weather map inspired fabrication that was inserted as a chevron shape accent into our apparel.
Video by Stretch
