In the '80s, the prep set gave monograms a bad rap as a showy kind of status symbol. Recently, though, the little initials have come back into vogue. Irreverent menswear designer Mark McNairy, the ...

There’s a certain charm to walking into a Southern home and spotting three elegantly stitched initials on a hand towel, a julep cup, or even a dog’s collar. Monograms aren’t just decoration around ...

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 ...