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1. The tux is about looking dapper, not duplicatable. Strutting your pre-event stuff in front of the mirror in your home you’re sure to look distinguished, in a room of hundreds of exactly the same, you become indistinguishable. You are not a penguin at the Aquarium and there are a range of choices from subtle all the way to Elton John to [...]
Evolution in the shoe kingdom has produced a handsome hybrid offspring, the canvas oxford. You’ll be seeing this relaxed take on the classic popping up at retailers everywhere this season. A light neutral pair like these by Generic Surplus plays nicely with trouser (we’re not saying snake) shorts, light color denim, and khakis. Easily categorized [...]
Spring weather can be more fickle than your hot but crazy ex-girlfriend who broke up and reunited with you on a weekly basis. A smart accessory that will help take you from chilly to warm in comfort and style is a lightweight (sometimes called spring-weight) scarf. They come in a variety of fabrics from silk to muslin and in any color/print your heart desires. You can tie lightweight scarves in the [...]
Maintaining good style in the face of a New England winter can seem akin to staying afloat in a dingy during the perfect storm, and nowhere is the struggle more evident than with men’s sweaters. When the mercury drops, too many men with perfectly good bodies don potato-sack-shaped woollen body bags in the name of warmth. You know, the kind made for hearty sheep farmers herding flock [...]
Trend #1: No Rules. It used to be the case that specific clothing items were “in” or “out” of fashion with everything supposed to be worn a particular way, and being in style meant following those rules. Some men prefer easy-to-follow rules, sensing that fashion freedom will create too much room for error (incidentally, that’s where an image consultant comes in handy). But [...]
John Galliano, the fashion designer who revels in his eccentricity so passionately that lady Gaga would look like a plain Jane by his side, is the latest high end designer planning to start courting the Y-chromosome with a lower priced contemporary menswear line. Galliano’s grandiose uninhibited designs have had an indelible impact on womenswear while he’s been at the helm of [...]
I promised a client that I would make this little tutorial about how to wrap some different men’s scarves we picked up.
Q: I want to get a monogrammed dress shirt for my boyfriend, where should the letters go? A: Typically the monogram is applied to the cuff, the upper left chest (like a Polo logo); and for the guy who enjoys having his dress shirts personalized but doesn’t like visible embroidery, it can sewn to the [...]
Yesterday while shopping with my client for boots he picked up a pair I selected for him, which only came in brown, and said “It’s too bad that I like these so much, I don’t have a lot of brown clothes, and it’s not okay to wear brown and black together.” Insert cartoon character coming to [...]