Wearing the Blues
Stomp on the robins egg, push past the pastels, and shake that baby (blue).
Bright, vivid blues trumped their more demur counterparts on runways for spring. The emphasis was on dramatic indigo accessories, perhaps to stand up to the neon and orange color schemes also prevalent in menswear this season.
Designer collections were sprinkled with the likes of electric blue carryalls, sapphire fedoras, [...]
Cure For The Common – Fleece Vest
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, a less well known fact is that it’s also the mother of misappropriation. For example, the fleece vest, a trusted friend during hikes, weekends at the cabin, and when your girlfriend drags you antiquing, becomes a style killer when worn over business casual wear during the work week. But it’s cold so you [...]
Plaid Power
Leave the axe at home and give your trusty ox the day off! Plaid doesn’t have to evoke your inner lumberjack, the print can be distinctly relaxed chic. To accomplish this choose a simple two color or monotone (several shades of the same color) color scheme.
Plaids can also be a nice alternative to a solid shirt when layered underneath another [...]
T-Shirt Approval Matrix
Please note that the Polo shirt has no logo. The rule of thumb is, the bigger the logo, the bigger the tool (no, not that one gentlemen). Also important, buying a designer or famous brand is never a guarantee that you’ll do good. Judge each garment individually by its design quality.
For more men’s fashion advice, [...]
Translating Trends – Mental for Metal
Industrial zippers, grommets, studs, brass plates. Home Depot aisle 8 contents? No. Only the start of the metal invasion hitting runways, so expect to see these hardware touches on every typically lead free clothing category hitting stores. This includes dress shirts, t-shirts, jeans, chinos, and sport coats. But just because it’s been put on the [...]
Distinction Overview
What is distinction?
Distinction is where you get to let your personality show through your wardrobe.
Distinction is the area with the most room for error after fit because most men hate to shop. We’ve seen everything from bland to confused to machismo overkill.
Unless you are a skilled dresser going for a highly stylized look opt for [...]
Casual Style Killer – Freebie T-shirt
A swag T-shirt is an outfit like a piece of toilet paper is a bath towel.
Do you have a closet full of free T-shirts from every convention or sponsored event you’ve ever attended? Do you incorporate those logo emblazoned over sized throw-aways as part of your wardrobe? Stop.
Now, the freebie T-shirt has a time and a [...]
Cure for the Common: Windbreaker
Sure, for spring and summer you could choose a windbreaker the shape of a trash bag, but after learning about fit you’d never do that. You have options, like this quilted lightweight nylon jacket from Benetton. Even if you’re not semi about this particular style, your eyes have been opened to the knowledge that the [...]
Cure for the Common – Hawaiian Shirt
Summer cool has a nefarious enemy, the Hawaiian shirt. You’ll see them aplenty at Jimmy Buffet concerts, but unless you want to be wastin’ away in fashion nightmare-ville, you will purge your closet of Hawaiian shirts and never look back.
White men in their 40s seem particularly drawn as moths to its garish flame. Yet for [...]
Distinction – How You Wear It
Distinction is both about what you wear and how you wear it. Observe how one sleeve can be worn a multitude of ways.
Two men could be in the same room, wearing the same shirt, and look completely different. That said, you can change the look of your own shirts with a creative spin on the [...]
