These gentlemen wanted to update their business casual look for an upcoming sales pitch meeting. They’re two intelligent and talented guys but their exsisitng look wasn’t showcasing them as such.
Now, business casual only works with modern, form flattering pieces; yet too many guys grab an old boxy blazer toss it over some dad jeans or dockers, and then for [...]
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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 [...]
So you’ve been invited to an event and the invitation reads “Dress To Impress”. Hmmm, sometimes you’re impressed that you remembered pants that day, so does that count?
Here’s some helpful guidelines to dispel the mystery. Starting with the shoes and working our way up, here’s what should (and shouldn’t) be on your body.
Shoes - Obviously no gym [...]
Grilling, Fenway, cold one with the guys, there are so many things to relish as our days are getting warmer and warmer. Something that probably doesn’t make it on to your Spring/Summer Top Ten list? Figuring out which shoes to wear with your shorts.
You’d like to wear the sneakers, they’re comfortable, but visually on par [...]
A lot of men, especially-pressed-for-time fathers, tend to think items like a jacket and shoes in the purely functional sense unless they’re specifically dressing up for an event. While that’s understandable it’s also almost always to their detriment, making them appear older and frumpier. One of my clients this weekend had just that dilemma.
He spends all day on his [...]
You’ve heard of the Holy Trinity, but did you know it occurs in footwear too? Indeed, when a shoe maker combines comfort, style, and versatily in one shoe it can bring on events of biblical proportions (or at least that’s how we’ll refer to the unending hail of compliments you’ll receive wearing them). My client loved these Cole Haan Air Caden oxfords as much as I [...]
Q: I’m going to be on my feet all day for several days but I don’t want to wear sneakers! Any advice?
A: Kudos for knowing not to wear athletic sneakers to a conference. Barring a medical reason, bulky sneakers instantly deplete your coolness factor by 97%, tough to recover from. Plus, there’s an entire category of men’s shoes [...]
If you’re in the market for distinctive, edgy and masculine footwear that’s made well to boot (low hanging fruit, I know), check out Marc Nason.
Retailing between $180 – $475 at Nordstrom, they’ll pay you back in compliments tenfold. To successfully pull off a boot like these it’s key not to amp up additional rocker accessories elsewhere. [...]
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 now fashion, [...]
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 a [...]