May be trendy, artistic people are spotted with them on a regular basis. Usually they are worn for the white or black tie dress code. To tie one yourself, always looks better than a pre-tied clip-on. Practice and if you do not have a mirror, use your leg.
Archive for February, 2009
Drycleaner
Some men bring their suits to the drycleaner every week. Which is often unnecessary and will shorten the life of the suit. Any regular iron can be used to get rid of normal wrinkles in a suit. With the use of a semi-wet towel in between the iron board and the garment, it won’t get shiny. When you pick your shirts and suits up, the iron hanger that you get with them is only used to transport them back to your house where you swap them with proper hangers.
Split
In the back of the jacket, close to your buttocks there ought to be one or two splits that will open to release stress on the jacket without deforming it. A jacket with one split used to indicate that it is very classical. Today however, one may also find very trendy jackets only to be worn above jeans with one split.
Garter
Garters are those bands around the calves of a man with clips to hold their socks up. Only a few men appreciate this.
Snobs
The word supposedly originates from ‘Sin NOBilitate or abbreviated, s.nob’ and means not noble. Today, snobby people are those who might have or pretend to have nice classical clothing, watches and accessories, but lack etiquette knowledge. Other snobs might have the same, but do know very well the etiquette and go around telling everyone about it to feel better about themselves. Not noble.
Paul Smith (1946)
Paul Smith is an elegant Englishman who ones described his style as ‘Savile Row meets Mr. Bean’. He transforms classical clothing to creative and unique pieces that you can still wear on a regular basis.
Skeleton watch
This is a watch where you can see the inside mechanism. Some brands produce amazing skeleton watches. Remember that these watches are not ideal for very formal events.
Seersucker
Is a cotton fabric that makes the wearer look very nonchalant and is great for beach parties and those hot summer days at semi-formal events. They fabric is usually striped and is commonly produced into jackets, bermuda’s.
Shoulder padding
Huge shoulder pads were used for the power suits that were worn a few decades ago. Today however, the fashionistas will agree that a great suit has subtle shoulder padding that look natural.
Shoe tensioners
Shoe tensioners are preferably from untreated cedar wood, because these will absorb moist from the shoes. Shoe tensioners are necessary for leather shoes, primarily to keep them in shape. They are also necessary if your shoes got wet if you were out in the rain, and people easily lose a small shot glass of sweat per day through their feet. Never should anyone dry their shoes close to a heater since this will dry out the leather.




