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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Q: For my girlfriend’s birthday I got her tickets to the symphony. I knew I’d have to go with her but I think I’ve been in denial, the show is this Sunday afternoon and I have no idea what’s appropriate to wear. I don’t own a tux or a suit. Help!
A: Your sacrifice is commendable so don’t worry [...]
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 front [...]
Q: I see plaid everywhere now and I like the look, but not sure if I can wear it to work even though our office is business casual. Ideas?
A: You don’t have to be a farmer to pull off wearing plaid to work, especially in a business casual setting. The shirt Lebron James wore for his most recent [...]