Hi I’m Troy McClure Mitchell Moss. You may remember me from such online menswear content as “Humorless Dressing Is My Personality”, and “Put This On Season 3, Episode 1: Bottom-less Leather Chaps’ Deep Cred in 90s Underground Street Culture.” Today I’m going to relink a year’s worth of content in the name of doing a “retrospective”; It’s all the same posts you already read, but linked in one place, without all the Spier & Mackay sale alerts filling the space in between. And below that, the top ten most-visited posts this year according to Google’s all-knowing, all-tracking, privacy-invasion bots.
So join me, won’t you, for The 2021 Menswear Musings Content Rehashed Content Clip Show.
Milestones for Menswear Musings—Some Earnest Comments
If 2020 was the year the world dramatically altered course, 2021 has been the year of tenuous vacillation between returning to some semblance of normalcy and the continuation of a permanently different world.
For me it’s been the year of leaning into my interest in watches while slowly but surely broadening my style in some more casual directions.
The big milestones this year for Menswear Musings were:
- 60% year-over-year unique site traffic growth
- 45% year-over-year unique visitor growth
- Hitting 10,000 followers on Instagram
- Three features of me for various things at Put This On (see below for links to all those features)
- First sponsored content (not that I hadn’t been pitched before this year; I refused to do it previously, but decided to do it for the right brands)
- I finally got ahold of the Eidos Chiaia coat I’ve been searching for for five years
Noteworthy posts from 2021 by category
I went back through all my posts from 2021 and picked out all the ones I felt were worth revisiting. They’re linked below, arranged by category.
Below that are the top 10 most-viewed posts in 2021 according to Google.
Musings
Refined Style or Simply Farce?
From Alan Flusser: Alan’s Thoughts on Reconstructing Brooks Brothers
Pitti 97 Photos Revisited
New Shoes and the Old Polo vs. Snuff Suede Debate
Dreaming of the Perfect Tan Summer Sportcoat
Don’t Miss Pitti 100 Summer Coverage
Try to Keep an Open Mind About Brands You Don’t Usually Wear
A Quick Trip to Atlanta, Including Sid Mashburn + The RealReal
Is the Year-Round Suit a Myth?
Why I’m Still Wearing Tailoring Going Into 2022
Advice & Helpful Guides
Cream Flannels: Stop Worrying and Embrace the Stains
New Peacoat: Ralph Lauren Doing What He Does Best
Cutaway vs. Medium Spread Collars
How to Up Your Style Game Without Looking Like an Old Man
My Spier & Mackay Custom Shirt Guide
Add Visual Interest to Your Outfits With Cotton-Linen Shirts Year-Round
The Tailored Menswear Starter Kit
My Guide to Denim and Chambray Shirting
Should You Wear Tassel Loafers?
6 Feet Tall—Regular or Long Blazer Length?
A Quick Comparison of Three Mid-Brown Suede Loafers
How to Get Free Return Shipping From PayPal
Watch Content
A Brief Overview of the Omega Seamaster 300m
Uncle Seiko’s Jangly Yet Oddly Comforting Bracelets
The Three-Watch Collection Feature 1: My Dad
Get Yourself a Black Dial Steel Sports Watch
Reviews
Sophisticated Suede From Beckett & Simonon
The Unbeatable Navy Cashmere Sweater
Sponsored Content
Fumagalli 1891’s Handmade Ties and Scarves
Gift Guides
Features of Me On Other Sites
From Put This On: Sid Mashburn Perfect The Five Pocket Pant
Put This On’s “Real People” Feature of Me
From Beckett Simonon: Father’s Day Gift Guide
From Put This On: Dressing the Man
Top 10 Posts According to Analytics
10- Recommends: Astorflex Desert Boots — Better than Clark’s and actually a little cheaper
9- Natalino’s Comfortable, Authentic Neapolitan Tailoring — One of my favorite brands right now for tailored jackets
8- Split Toe Shoes: What’s the Deal? — They’re cool, that’s what
7- The Basic Tailored Menswear Starter Kit — Some of that back to basics content I talked about that should be helpful for beginners
6- How to Make the Most of Your Proper Cloth Purchase — Updated with some new information in 2021
5- A Brief Overview of the Omega Seamaster 300m — Better than the Sub
4- Thoughts on the Official End of Eidos — Another one bites the dust
3- Thoughts on Denim and Chambray Shirts — Chambray man hates Denim man; They have a fight; chambray wins; Chambray man
2- The Perfect coat — I hope you can find a perfect coat too one day
1- The Coziest of Sweaters — I wrote this in 2020 but updated it slightly for 2021. Amazing.
