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July 2017

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    City Guide: Chicago

    by John Philp July 31, 2017

    The Windy City, The City of Broad Shoulders, The Second City, Chi-town … one of my most requested city guides is finally here – Chicago! I’ve been living here for…

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    The Perfect Summer Daiquiri

    by John Philp July 27, 2017

    On the highest point of the island of St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is the Mountaintop Bar, known for their world famous banana daiquiri. I’m not usually one…

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    Eyes on the Woolmark Prize

    by John Philp July 21, 2017

    Just on the heels of New York Fashion Week: Men’s, I returned back to New York City to attend The Woolmark Company’s annual Woolmark Prize competition. This competition hosts fashion…

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    Totally Tommy at NYFWM

    by John Philp July 17, 2017

    This past week was my first New York Fashion Week: Men’s to attend. It was a whirlwind of a week full of meetings, presentations and afterparties.. but it was also…

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    Be the #bestguest

    by John Philp July 14, 2017

    If you’re anywhere around my age, we’re probably in the same boat in regards to friends getting married ~ they’re all doing it! With all the fun festivities and celebrations around this comes…

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    More Pleats, please

    by John Philp July 11, 2017

    There’s a reason some trends are cyclical and just don’t seem to go out of style. We just can’t seem to shake a classic look. If a trend or garment works,…

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    Summertime Radness

    by John Philp July 10, 2017

    Simple, modern and timeless. That’s how I’d describe the pieces from Los Angeles-based menswear brand, Arcady. They’re one of my new favorites hailing from the west coast as they’ve proven…

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    Instagram, Lately

    by John Philp July 7, 2017

    I wanted to pull together some recent spring and summer looks I’ve been sporting on Instagram lately. I realized some of these outfits hadn’t made their way onto the blog in…

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    A Beachy Haze

    by John Philp July 6, 2017

    Even though it was a cooler and foggy summer day here in Chicago, the beach felt very ‘California winter’ today. While most people steered clear of the beach, I thought…

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Hey y'all! I'm John Philp Thompson, a Chicago-based (but Texas born) photographer, model, blogger, list maker and risk taker. I'm bringing you all things menswear, travel and fitness.. and everything in-between!

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