Black Lapel Wants You…
To celebrate the spirit of Independence Day and liberate yourself from your gently worn suits by donating them to a worthy cause like the Salvation Army, Career Gear and Year Up. To reward your generosity toward your fellow man, email us a receipt of your suit donation during the month of July and we’ll send...
Street Style – Hanging Out with Black Lapel: Flatiron
Earlier in the Spring, we met up with Black Lapel customer and style blogger Phil to hang out in Flatiron. Phil’s got an excellent collection of Black Lapel suits but in honor of the changing weather, he came out in denim and cords for our shoot. Join us as we explore Flatiron together. We got...
Street Style – Hanging Out with Black Lapel: London
Our co-founder Derek had the good fortune of finding himself in London a few weekends ago to attend a wedding. He had some time to explore the historic district of Mayfair with street names like Bond Street, Piccadilly, Park Lane, Jermyn Street, and of course Savile Row. These streets are so famous, we’ve heard of...
Black Lapel Brotherhood: DeVille Vannik – Parkour Coach, Model, Actor
Welcome to the Black Lapel Brotherhood series. At Black Lapel, we believe in aspiring to become better men every day. We believe in working, hustling and striving to achieve individual and collective goals. The Black Lapel Brotherhood series is about showcasing those hard working guys who have a strong sense of direction, who want the...
Street Style – Hanging Out with Black Lapel: Harlem
A couple of weekends ago, Black Lapel customer, finance guru, lifestyle blogger, Columbia alum and Harlem resident, Jeremy Whyte, reached out and suggested we come up to his neck of the woods to hang out. Jeremy’s a smart and smartly dressed fellow and with the promise of some good soul food, how could we say...
Suiting Up JEREMY LIN for TIME 100 Red Carpet Gala
In these past few weeks, the Black Lapel team had the honor and privilege of getting to know Jeremy Lin on a personal basis. And of course, we also had the privilege of making him some fresh custom clothes. But first, let us share a couple of observations: 1) At 23, only a person as...
Street Style – Hanging Out with Black Lapel: SoHo
We had some free time this past weekend and decided to meet up with stylish entrepreneur and muay thai enthusiast Alex Ma and his lady friend for a stroll through the streets of SoHo. Along the way, we discovered one very colorful clothing shop (look at these shoes!), some excellent cappuccino, a troop of cigar...
Welcome to the Black Lapel Style Blog!
Black Lapel is a lifestyle defined by the notion that men can be their best by looking their best everyday. To us, wearing a sharply tailored suit or putting together an inspiring outfit is more than simply being well-dressed, it is an opportunity to express yourself confidently to the world. Our underlying mission is quite...