Monogrammed shirts are certainly unnecessary. They are tacky when they are part of a program of ostentation, as they often are, especially when the monogram is visible, such as when it is on a cuff.

I was never really big on monogramming, always skipping over the "monogram it!" option when ordering things online. That's not to say that I didn't own the few random pieces here and there--a few ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Why is personalization all the rage this year? I’m crediting technology, since it is easier than ever to order customized or ...

Thank you for your question, ABH. Or, as some wags would no doubt woof: Thanks a lot, DB. Is the monogram the mark of a douchebag? No, let’s not use that word in this instance, lest we leach it of ...

I was going to have special shirts made for my kids last month for our trip to Disney World. I envisioned cute little mouse ears on each shirt with my kids’ first names stitched alongside them. It’s ...

If there were rules, one of them would probably be: Never buy a used car from a man with his initials on his shirtsleeve. I don’t know how this practice got started, but it’s quite common. European ...