Archive for the 'Don’t' Category
Jeans can be either a blessing or a curse. Get a great fitting pair and they’ll magically transform nearly everything in your closet, but choose ill-fitting jeans and they wreak havoc on anything you wear with them. On the left is the Traditional cut jean, also known as the Classic fit. This cut balloons through the [...]
As summer comes to a close, I am comforted by only one thing, that the majority of crocs will be put away for the season. Although, I gotta hand it to the person who took purely functional gardening protective footwear and gave it the ubiquity of the flip flop. That person is a miracle worker [...]
I’m sharing this client experience with you because too many men fall prey to this mistake and don’t realize what it’s costing them. I took on a client last week who told me during the consultation that, for some reason unbeknownst to him, he wears clothing that’s too big for him. I reassured him that [...]
Why do designers sell clothing that doesn’t actually look good on men? Every time I lead a workshop an innocent confused soul asks this question. It makes me want to hold them and tell them it will be okay, but then I look at what they’re wearing and the urge to get close to them [...]
Boy I bet you’ve got some tan lines. Move over farmer’s tan, here come science stripes. Wearing sandals over socks is the equivalent of putting a tank top over a sweater, swim trunks over long underwear, a toupee over a hat…do you see the erroneous sequence here? Are you confused which season it is? It’s doubtful your feet are so terrifying that this is a visual improvement. [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog meets the Sopranos Meet the real life offspring of mob boss John Gotti. Now do you see that crime doesn’t pay? The offense here isn’t that they had their own reality show, seems anyone with a trigger temper, unresolved daddy issues, and willingness to get plastic surgery can do that. The true crime [...]
No woman will ever run up to you on the street and start talking about your 2007 WorldCon T-shirt. Ever. Do you have a closet full of free T-shirts from every convention or sponsored event you’ve ever attended? Do you incorporate those logo emblazoned over sized throw-aways as part of your wardrobe? Stop. The freebie [...]