As a man, buying your first suit is a big deal. Whether it’s for a job interview, a wedding, or a funeral, it can be a daunting prospect, but one that brings joy and marks your passage into adulthood. Since it is so important, it also shouldn’t be boring. Enter the double-breasted denim suit from Mr Button. Your life will never be the same again.
Worried about what to wear on a date? You should be. Dates can be harrowing experiences that can fill one with self-esteem issues and performance anxiety. But with the right outfit, these problems can be overcome, allowing your true personality to shine through and win the affections of whoever is on the other side of that table. Or end up in a flaming wreck.
Here’s how to look great doing it.
Summer is almost over. Does this mean that I have to put away all my floral accouterments and start wearing drab grey wool clothes in preparation for the long winter? NO. This is exactly the right time to acquire blowout floral ties and build outfits around them.
Buddy, Baby, Hubby, Daddy. In his lifetime, a man wears many hats. I don’t wear hats. This fedora belongs to a friend. The only hats I’ve ever owned are New Era snapbacks as you can see in this earlier post. So this is me trying to fill that hat-shaped gap in my life.
I find analog devices fascinating. Whether its moving needles on timepieces and speedometers or the feedback you get from the keys on a typewriter or a grand piano. So you can call me old-fashioned. Exactly why this outfit is something completely out of the ordinary for me. Because its a short suit. With some typewriters thrown in.
Rain. Some of the weird ones among us seem to enjoy this phenomenon. Pluviophiles or something. I however, hate the rain. Being outdoors means getting soaked and mostly spending time stuck in traffic or waiting under the eaves of shops. Being indoors means being stuck in a house without electricity, with only the company of mosquitoes to help pass the time. But all this doesn’t mean that you can’t look good during the rains. It is possible and I will show you how you can step out looking like a million bucks and show mother nature she can’t knock your hustle with a little downpour.
Monochrome: A word derived from the Greek word monokhrōmatos, meaning ‘of a single colour’. However, today if someone says that they are stepping out in monochrome it probably means a black and white outfit. Black & White are simply the most tried and tested colors to go with when putting together a single color ensemble, however using other colors can give you some interesting results, a la Queen Bey.
Streetwear is the future of casual dressing. Whether you want to call it Sports-luxe or Athleisure (athletic-leisure, get it?), simple athletic clothing adapted for daily wear is an essential part of any modern man’s wardrobe. It is not a fad or a trend but actually has more to do with lifestyle than fashion. Born out of the surf culture of the 70s, streetwear has been dominated by Nike ever since the conception of the Air Jordan brand, through their monopoly in worldwide sneaker sales. With the rise in sales of apparel from sports franchises in the 90s and the way hip-hop artists and celebrities embraced these products was a huge boost to the streetwear scene.
On Sunday mornings, I like to sit by the lake near my house in a black pea-coat and feed pigeons, waiting for top secret documents like Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor. Joke. I do not like pigeons, they walk funny. But cold mornings are probably the only time I can actually wear a pea-coat, thanks to the blazing summer that has already set in. Thankfully, it has been raining for the past three days here so this outfit works in the evenings as well, as long as you stay dry. With the monsoons and colder weather coming up, outerwear becomes a necessity. So let’s take a closer look here.
You may think that I am trying to channel ‘Sonny’ from Miami Vice, but you can tell by my face that I am displeased. Because summer sucks. Why you ask? Because it’s too hot to layer, so all my jackets stay in. And I have to … Read more
