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Dress Like Don Draper: Banana Republic’s Mad Men Collection
I’ve already had a couple “dress like” articles under my belt- usually because they were unusually stylish like Neal Caffrey or in the case of Ryan Gosling– oozed machismo. The reason it has taken me this long to get around to Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce and friends is because I tend to prefer my suit […]
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Cartier Watches: A Luxe Investment? Calibre de Cartier Astrotourbillon Says Yes.
February 21, 2012
I’m not being snobbish when I tell you that I’ve never considered Cartier as a watch manufacture. In fact, I believe that you would be hard pressed to find watch enthusiasts who would classify Cartier timepieces as haute horlogerie; and while aficionados will be spitballing premiere marquee names like Patek Philippe (the inventor of the […]
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Boardwalk Fashion Empire: Chalky White’s Five Ways to Wear a Coat
February 20, 2012
When I first covered 1920s Men’s Style and Trends Today, I wasn’t quite expecting Boardwalk Empire to grow into this fashion trendsetting monster and here two years on, Mr. Porter has caught up with Chalky White and given the actor Michael Kenneth Williams a 2012 remake. Interview here: Consummate professional that he is, and despite […]
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The Monsieur Plays: Monarch Playing Cards
February 20, 2012
“Like a Boss” – It’s been a running internet meme but I’ve never quite found any of the mentions appropriate until I saw this: Monarch Playing Cards. I don’t have definitive information to make this determination but based on looks alone, I’m very willing to call it- these are the finest playing cards ever made. […]
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MB&F Thunderbolt Given New Life: HM4 Razzle Dazzle Watch
February 20, 2012
I was talking about watches for Top Guns not too long ago. And then someone like Maximilian Busser & Friends comes along and outright builds a watch that is a “Top Gun” itself rather than just worn by one. If the original MB&F number four didn’t steal (and own) your gaze this one will. Cold […]
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Appearances Deceive: The Best Reason to Stop and “Smell” the “Roses”
February 19, 2012
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way […]
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Men’s Style Tip: Accent Shoes – Opening Ceremony M1 Desert Suede Boots
February 6, 2012
It wasn’t too long ago that I was offering some quick tips on How to Wear Colour and today for those still hesitant about jumping into the colour spectrum, here’s a little style tip for you to at least dip your feet (pardon the pun) into the rainbow- try on a pair of accent shoes […]
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Danger Zone: SIHH 2012 IWC Collection for Top Guns
February 5, 2012
To those of you born in my era, I can almost hear the collective grown at the obvious “Danger Zone” pun. To you I say- HUSH. I’m referring to the Danger Zone only in terms of how close I am to spend money set aside for the mortgage on one of the new IWC Pilot […]
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How to Wear Colour: Courtesy of CAMO (Italy) Autumn Winter 2012
February 2, 2012
Colour and the wearing of it isn’t the domain of metrosexuals and gays. Nor is it for the faint of heart. While it is quite easy to carry a classic look of black, grey, navy and earth tones, it is not all that difficult to spice up your personal style with a splash of colour; […]
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Men’s Style Tip: A Menswear 2012 Visual Guide to The Perfect Fit
January 24, 2012
I don’t know what is it with most men and their dress sense- perhaps it’s a historical artifact to an age where mothers dressed their little boys in large outfits because “Junior outgrows his shirts too quickly”; perhaps it’s the male penchant to disregard form (an irony) and embrace function wholeheartedly in mistaken belief that […]
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The Monsieur 
February 22, 2012
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