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Tweet Spencer Ackerman is learning this one the hard way, after having stained his tie ahead of his Al Jazeera English TV appearance: always keep a spare necktie at the office. Preferably, one that goes with anything. (Mine’s solid red with a subtle textured pattern.) For good measure, I keep an old navy blazer and [...]
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TweetI saw this ad on another website just now and had to chuckle: “Bonobos – Better Fitting Pants.” Better fitting than what, pray tell? They appear to be simultaneously too tight in the crotch (thus the bunching) and too wide in the leg (thus the billowing) and about three inches too long (thus covering the [...]
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TweetEsquire provides the following illustrations of how a man’s suit should fit: While this looks right, it amusingly is not in accord with how the models in many recent issues of Esquire are shown; most wear their jackets and pants too tight, overcompensating for the return to the well-tailored fit. Also, the guide doesn’t deal [...]
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TweetI stumbled upon the following at Esquire: Sixty-year-old advice on shopping with the wife still rings true today Photo credit: Bettmann/Corbis “A word to the wives is sufficient. And the word is NO. When you have serious shopping to do, leave the pretty things at home. They can call in a few harpies from the [...]
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“Mad Men” is the hottest show on TV, having somehow captured the zeitgeist with its meticulous portrayal of early 1960s Manhattan.
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A masculine approach to baldness
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Like many horrific fashion items, the necktie has its roots in a religiously-motivated defenestration.
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GQ is great for tips on men’s fashion trends. Not so much for knowing what to spend.
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