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Clothes Guys Shouldn’t Wear — Unless You Really Want To — Part I

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I know how to sep­a­rate the truth from dri­vel. Basi­cally, what looks good and can last ver­sus a short term trend. I’m going to pro­vide you a brief guide on the per­ils of men’s fash­ion. Buckle up. Span­dex: This is prac­ti­cal for pro­fes­sional ath­letes or those train­ing for ath­letic com­pe­ti­tion, …Read More »

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The Pea Coat | The Timeless Classic in a Modern Age

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While walk­ing about in my pea coat on Veteran’s Day, I couldn’t help but think about its tra­di­tion. Time­less, iconic and clas­sic can all describe the pea coat, but I’d pre­fer to use reli­able.  I’ve had mine for the past 6 years and it still beats off the snow, rain …Read More »

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The Tie and Collar Conundrum | Don’t Overlook These Items

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When pair­ing a tie with a dress shirt, most of the time we hardly give con­sid­er­a­tion to the col­lar. We think color and shape, match as appro­pri­ate and then we’re on our way, ready to save the day. But not so fast. Dif­fer­ent col­lars offer dif­fer­ent spreads and a tie’s …Read More »

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The White Dress Shirt | Why Every Man Needs One

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It’s bor­ing. It’s bland. It’s not sexy. But it works. Because it’s time­less. It’s ver­sa­tile. It’s old reli­able. A man should have at least one white dress shirt in his closet. It will become a sta­ple for his wardrobe, much like a pair of jeans. This is because it matches any …Read More »

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Best Dressed Athletes — And Coach

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The base­ball play­offs have started, foot­ball is enter­ing its 6th week, hockey had its opener and bas­ket­ball is about to begin. So if you need a sports fix, there’s plenty of good options right now. This past Sun­day I was watch­ing the Patri­ots and Bron­cos stage an epic bat­tle relax­ing …Read More »

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We’re Mad for Mad Men

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I’ve joined the Mad Men band­wagon. My friends have been ask­ing me to check it out, but I was still get­ting over The Wire. Going from The Wire to Mad Men requires a tran­si­tional period or pos­si­bly a time machine. Nonethe­less, I was bowled over by the writ­ing, act­ing and …Read More »

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