Social Primer

If you thought the 2010 Academy Awards red carpet scene looked like the March of the Penguins you would not be too far off the mark. To push the point further, one could say the men looked like clones of one another with no individual style. Again, your aim would be precise. And this is entirely the point. At least when we talk about men's black tie. Men should strive not to stand out, so I note with pride and satisfaction that ... Read More

[caption id="attachment_489" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo courtesy Men.style.com"][/caption] The dress of a gentleman should be such as not to excite any special observation, unless it be for neatness and propriety. The utmost care should be exercised to avoid even the appearance of desiring to attract attention by the peculiar formation of any article of attire, or by the display of an immoderate quantity of jewelry, both being a positive evidence of vulgarity. His dress should be studiously neat, leaving no other impression than that ... Read More

Who knows where and when it all began, but the one thing for sure is that the scruffy, scraggly facial appendage known as the Goatee is certainly still with us. The fad must have hit its zenith in the nineties, but there are still men running around sporting this look like goats scrambling on a craggy cliff. When New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson showed up on the campaign trail with a tuft of grass sprouting from his chin his credibility evaporated, as ... Read More