Cole Ashford, contributing author at Joliely, wearing a trench coat on a New York City street

Cole Ashford

Cole Ashford is a men's style writer based in New York City. A former retail buyer with a decade of building his own wardrobe, he writes about men's fashion with a focus on the outfit logic most content ignores: why something works, not just that it looks good.

Summer Mens Fashion I Wear Past the Beach

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Cold-weather logic fails in heat, which is where summer mens fashion actually breaks. They scale down (shorter sleeves, thinner fabric) without rethinking proportion, color, or structure. The result is outfits that look like winter outfits with pieces removed rather than…

Western Fashion Men I Wear Off the Ranch

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Pinterest keeps cycling boots and denim, which is where Western fashion men actually show up now, because the look gives you permission to wear texture. Suede, denim, leather, corduroy, chambray. Western style is built on fabrics that have weight and…