Men's style, fashion weeks, shopping and the good life, from New York to Monte Carlo
Editorial: The Casino Dress Code
Two years after The New Formal, I went back to the same question with a different room in mind: what does a man wear to a casino in 2026, from the Salle Blanche in Monte Carlo to a card room in Macau?
MONSIEUR JEROME is a men's style magazine written and photographed from New York by a Frenchman who has spent a decade at the men's shows in London, Milan, Paris and Florence. Editorials, runway edits, interviews and shopping, and, since this autumn, The Good Life: the dress code at Monte Carlo, the silhouette of a serious poker player, and how to behave at a table, real or online, with the same discipline you bring to a suit.
The private rooms have moved online, and with them the question of how a gentleman behaves when nobody can see his jacket. Notes on online casinos, poker rooms and the discipline that replaces the dress code.
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Two years after The New Formal, I went back to the same question with a different room in mind: what does a man wear to a casino in 2026, from the Salle Blanche in Monte Carlo to a card room in Macau?
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How the poker table became the new members' club, why the best-dressed men at Pitti Uomo would lose their shirts at it, and what a card room teaches you about style that a runway never will.
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Five pieces, one evening: from the aperitivo at the Hôtel de Paris to the last hand in the private room. What to buy for a casino night, and what to leave in the suitcase.
Read moreThree casino cities, three ideas of glamour. A style editor's notebook on where to stay, what the rooms look like, who is dressed properly and where the good tables actually are.
Read moreYou can define Gentle Monster as the Acne Studios of eyewear. Disruptive design and independent thinking have propelled it to become the most sought-after designer brand in Korea.
Read moreIn just a few seasons AMI has become the ultimate cool Parisian brand, eclipsing venerable names like A.P.C. The secret of the recipe is simple: revisited staples, quirky details and the right price point.
Read moreSince its creation in the mid 19th century, denim has remained a constant source of inspiration and reinvention. One of the newcomers is Fabric-Brand and Co, and its Director of Fabric and Textiles, Hiro Ikuta.
Read moreModern reinterpretations of styles bring the best of both worlds, the vintage feeling intertwined with the contemporary take. Kirk Originals does it quite well.
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Each of my trips has been attributed a specific smell. After several seasons dominated by all sorts of oud, last Pitti Uomo finally had a new scent, and I had to be back in New York to identify it as Spicebomb.
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A wheat field under artificial light, fleece and PVC, and the quietest show of the London week. Cottweiler's FW16 presentation, plus a few backstage details from the day.
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Each season has its new color palette. This time two new ones emerged from the runway, lavender blue and ochre, with some kind of old Hollywood glamour chicness very 1930s–40s.
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