As a young child, I remember sitting in my parent’s room, watching my dad get ready for the day. A physician, he felt that dressing well shows respect for others and he almost never went to the office in anything but a coat and tie – often a suit, sometimes a sport coat and gray…
Tag: Wardrobe/Clothing
Summer Footwear
When things start to heat up outside, one’s wardrobe pares down as well. Tweed and flannel gives way to linen and cotton; sweaters go back in the drawer and polo shirts make their seasonal debut. The same holds true for footwear. Down south where your feet hit the pavement, changes are afoot. It’s a given…
No Ties Required
Last year I highlighted an interesting article from the International Herald Tribune about how employees at Eni, Italy’s largest power company, agreed to shed their ties and cut back on air conditioning in an effort to help fight global warming. The company’s Rome and Milan offices called the sartorial experiment, “lighter and cooler office attire.”…
Standing On Your Own Style
I like to read my fellow MensFlair columnists articles when I get the chance. Managing my own blog as well as drafting regular columns for arguably one of the best menswear sites on of the Web can be a bit challenging at times. As we all search for new, thoughtful, educational or just plain interesting…
Off The Cuff Style: Basic Jeans
I write a regular column for the online menswear magazine, MensFlair. Touching on style for every angle, the various contributors talk a lot about brands. What’s in or what’s out, what the new trend is and what you should give up. Brands and labels do matter; sometimes to others but more often to us writers….
One Thing: The Macintosh
As things warm up here in the nation’s capital and spring weather firmly takes hold, I like to put away the cold weather clothes and get ready for the new season. Even though I won’t need the heavy barn jackets and top coats, there is one piece of outerwear that stays in the front hall…
The Real Power Tie
Do you remember the Ronald Reagan era; “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall…” and his many other quotable quotes? His speeches, excellent examples of wording, timing and the deft use of humor, are still studied by prospective politicians. And as a former actor, Reagan also understood the power of wardrobe and presentation. Even during his…
One Thing: The Blue Blazer
I occasionally highlight essential pieces of a man’s wardrobe under my “One Thing” columns. Today I want to get back to basics with the blue blazer. A blue blazer is the backbone of any serious wardrobe. The ever popular Preppy Handbook even dubbed it the male exoskeleton. Preppy or not, a blue blazer is the…
WSJ Takes on "Business Casual"
Today’s Wall Street Journal takes on the misnomer of business casual. Read the article HERE. The author argues, convincingly I think, that dressing for business and dressing for casual time are two different things. “Business casual,” she feels, is an oxymoron that causes confusion and often leads to poor wardrobe decisions that can sometimes derail…
Mastering The Wall Street Style
So you want to be the next Gordon Gekko? Think you’re a master of the universe, ready to wheel and deal with the big guns on Wall Street? I spend a fair amount of time with those guys and though it’s been a rough couple of months in the Big Apple, most are still looking…