Fall is just around the corner, so stop by one of the best men’s lifestyle sites, BeBetterGuys.com, and check out my suggestions for “Five Easy Pieces” to get you decked out for the cooler months. These are five great ideas that work together or all by themselves to help you add some creativity to your…
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Sporting Style: Lessons from Center Court & the Tee Box
For too long the terms “sport” and “fashion” have rarely shared the same sentence, at least in a positive light. Latter day professional athletes have not exactly been the best sartorial role models. Some influences, like NBA-inspired street wear, have left an entire generation of misguided youth to perpetually trip over their baggy, over sized…
Style Guide: The Short & Long on Shirts
I have written about shirting before, but this time I want to cover a couple of different categories. Not everyone wears a suit or even a jacket to work every day, and that’s fine. How you wear your clothes matter just as much as what clothes you happen to be wearing. So, as always, the…
Style Guide: Watches, Pens & Other Accessories
Details matter, it really is that simple. And some of the most important details are the personal accessories you carry around every day. The things you take with you make a big statement about who you are and what you value. They tell the world all about you without ever saying a word. Choosing them…
J. Crew Fall 2007 Lookbook – Paris Video
Style Guide: Suede Shoes
Late summer is often a grey zone for suede shoes. What to wear, when, and how? A lot of guys are unsure how to wear this more challanging breed of footwear, but there should be no fear – from white bucks to dark chocolate boots, suede shoes are cool, individual and a key part of…
Style Guide: Summer Belts
When it comes to adding color to your summer wardrobe, men are little more limited than women. Sure, you want to punch things up a bit, it is summer after all, but at the same time you don’t want to look like a clown. The summer belt is a great way to bring some style…
The Kingdom of Preppy Risies Again
This morning’s Wall Street Journal says it all: “Plaid Taste: The Return of Preppy.” As if we weren’t already aware of it, Preppy, the most exuberant expression of classic style, is back on the fashion radar in a big way. Washington, D.C., never really lost its affinity for the preppy lifestyle. It fits very well…
Defending a Man’s Bag
This is actually a revision of yesterday’s post. I have added new information and re-written several sections. After my initial post, it occured to me that I had a lot more to say on the subject, so, take another look.As someone who does not like having a lot of stuff jammed in my pockets, I…
Personal Style When No One is Looking
David Wescott over at the public affairs blog, It’s Not a Lecture, had some interesting thoughts on my recent “How to Wear a Suit and Look Good” post. He posed a sort of social science question about dressing well: essentially, does it matter what you wear when no one is looking? David has the enviable…