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12-12-08, 11:53 AM
http://theblackgentlemanquarterly.blogspot.com/2008/12/black-gq-lifestyle-esquire-handbook-of.html
helpful tips & tricks from Esquire’s The Handbook of Style:
Know your neck size. You should be able to fit one finger between your collar and your neck when your shirt is fully buttoned.
A tie’s stripes should always be bolder than a shirt’s.
It’s ok to not wear socks in summer, but only if you give your sweaty shoes a break every other day.
An invitation saying ‘black-tie optional’ implies you can choose between black tie and a suit, but it really means black tie.
Know the nuances of khaki pants – don’t roll up the cuffs to your calves like clamdiggers unless you are actually digging for clams.
Never put eyewear, your cell phone, an ink pen, or a bulging key chain in your pants pockets.
There are three proper ways to tie your shoes: straight laced, crisscross, and over-under.
A wallet is for credit cards only – cash goes in a money clip in your front pocket.
Your eyeglasses should contrast, not mimic, the shape of your face.
The five terms your barber will understand are thinned out, layered, choppy, razored, and texturized.
It is acceptable to wear your jeans five to ten times between washings but fewer if they get visibly dirty or baggy at the knee.
helpful tips & tricks from Esquire’s The Handbook of Style:
Know your neck size. You should be able to fit one finger between your collar and your neck when your shirt is fully buttoned.
A tie’s stripes should always be bolder than a shirt’s.
It’s ok to not wear socks in summer, but only if you give your sweaty shoes a break every other day.
An invitation saying ‘black-tie optional’ implies you can choose between black tie and a suit, but it really means black tie.
Know the nuances of khaki pants – don’t roll up the cuffs to your calves like clamdiggers unless you are actually digging for clams.
Never put eyewear, your cell phone, an ink pen, or a bulging key chain in your pants pockets.
There are three proper ways to tie your shoes: straight laced, crisscross, and over-under.
A wallet is for credit cards only – cash goes in a money clip in your front pocket.
Your eyeglasses should contrast, not mimic, the shape of your face.
The five terms your barber will understand are thinned out, layered, choppy, razored, and texturized.
It is acceptable to wear your jeans five to ten times between washings but fewer if they get visibly dirty or baggy at the knee.