Mike Conklin

New York

Executive Editor at InsideHook

Executive Editor at InsideHook.

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From Our EIC: I'm Ditching My Denim for a Bit

1 week ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Today I’d like to talk about pants. I wear jeans probably five or six days of the week, on average, and to put it bluntly, I feel like I’m in danger of boring myself to death.
From Our EIC: Five Spring Shoes and One Spring Album

2 weeks ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Hello and happy Friday, reader. We’re gonna talk about spring shoes today, but before we do that, a few things I want to draw your attention to.
From Our EIC: Five Spring Shoes and One Spring Album

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mike Conklin

1 hour agoSal Cristiano, a Manhattan tailor who ran L&S Tailors for 40-plus years, recently slashed his working hours. Now that the 71-year-old is “semiretired,” he has adopted a casual uniform for his extra time spent playing cards and watching shows at home. He’s swapped crisp button-down shirts for …
From Our EIC: Is There a Difference Between a Spring Jacket and a Fall Jacket?

1 month ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Ok, so this is something I’ve been thinking about for a very long time, and I don’t know that I’ve ever tried to explain it, except maybe to my wife, who was probably politely listening and nodding along but secretly wishing I would stop talking: What is the difference between a spring jacket and a fall jacket?
From Our EIC: You Should Buy This Strange-Looking Beer Glass

1 month ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

St. Patrick’s Day weekend is finally upon us, and I’m not sure why, but I’m getting into the fanfare of it all a little more than usual this year. It’s the very definition of amateur hour, of course, but it’s nice, every once in a while, to lean into the innocent stupidity of a thing rather than smugly declare your superiority over it, no?
5 Nitro-Canned Stouts, Just in Case the Guinness Shortage Turns Out to Be Real

1 month ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Following a brief post-COVID downturn, sales of the iconic Irish beer Guinness had been on the rise for two-plus years when, in the fall of 2024, they really took off. Driven by the resurgence of the viral “split the G” trend and a newfound popularity among Gen Z drinkers, we’ve gotten to the point where bars and retail shops in the U.S. and U.K. are worried about shortages come St. Patrick’s Day.
These Are the Clothing Brands Our EIC Swears By

1 month ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. I genuinely do not know how I wound up in a position where I am so frequently writing about men’s style, given that, as I’m sure many of my colleagues would eagerly attest, I am not a particularly stylish dresser. And certainly not an adventurous one.
Mick Jagger Wore Some Extremely Sensible Footwear to the Oscars Last Night

1 month ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. When you are the lead singer of one of the biggest rock and roll bands in the history of the universe, you can kinda do whatever the fuck you want. When you are the lead singer of one of the biggest rock bands in the history of the universe and you’re 81 years old, you can really do whatever the fuck you want.
From Our EIC: What Kind of Sneakers Should You, An Adult Man Be Wearing?

1 month ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Alright, you guys. We’re gonna talk about sneakers today, and, fair warning, I have what I fear are some unpopular opinions on this very broad category of footwear.
The Items Our EIC Can't Commute Without

2 months ago | insidehook.com | Mike Conklin

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. For no good reason today, I thought I’d do a deep dive on the items I carry with me on my commute each day.