Category Archives: The Dress Code

Summer is a tough time in classic menswear. Most of our most recognizable styles descended from British military and noble fashions, and the British Isles don’t face the same kinds of summer that much of the United States does, to … Continue reading →

Now that the weather is warm, it’s hat season again, which means scores of otherwise well-dressed men all across the land are leaving their houses looking like fools. Yes, hats are tough to pull off. But they’re gaining in popularity, … Continue reading →

Jeans are to a man’s wardrobe what photos of Kate Upton are to his afternoon slump: indispensable. You know those annoying days when it’s cold and windy in the morning, beautiful in the afternoon, then monsooning in the evening? Jeans … Continue reading →

Everyone understands the importance of dressing up for a job interview. But did you know dressing well can help break stereotypes? Stereotypes affect opinions of ability and intentions anytime you’re dealing with people from different ethnic groups, age groups, cultures, … Continue reading →

Camel was everywhere at both Milan and Paris Fashion weeks, appearing on coats, jumpers and even moustaches. The classic colour remains a firm autumn/winter favourite of designers including Louis Vuitton, John Paul Gaultier and Calvin Klein. [SLIDE SHOW]

When it comes to clothes, women act like magnets around the closets of stylish men. We seem to be attracted to what you’re wearing through some strange, unexplained force of nature. What was hanging in your closet, flung on your … Continue reading →

Every day I hear excuses: My 7 year old son has plenty of reasons why he shouldn’t have to clean his room. My 3 year old daughter has explained to me (in great detail) why eating candy and watching cartoons … Continue reading →

Designers literally shape how we see the world. Other than hermits living in caves in the Gobi desert, everyone encounters their designs, whether at work, at home, or just walking about. The vast majority of those designers will always remain … Continue reading →

There may not possibly be any paradox in men’s style quite like the dress shirt. While basic in its form it can be quite complex in its function.  It belongs not only as a staple in any man’s wardrobe, whether … Continue reading →

Fairly recently a lawyer friend of mine called me up rather frantically to ask me a question which, while perhaps not containing the same level of depth as that of “what’s the meaning of life”, is about as age old.  … Continue reading →