men’s corner: raise your pants, raise your image…

i have to give it up for ny senator eric adams…this look…well…i have never understood…nor…will i ever…understand it…i have at times wondered how in the world the pants stay up…but that is usually fleeting…i mean…who cares? can the men look any sloppier? image matters…people…no matter how much you want to fight the fact that people […]

men’s corner: the cheap printed tie…

ok…so let’s pretend this tie isn’t a little ugly…and tied too long…it still isn’t working…why? a cheap thin silk tie gets you an unacceptably tiny knot…period… go for a sturdier silk…which will make for a solid knot…now some would argue with me and say to keep any patterns understated…so for my example…i show just that…a […]

men’s corner: the schlumpy jacket…

there is nothing modern or “cool” about a leather jacket that fits like a rain poncho…really…any jacket…the same rules apply for men as they do for women… fit fit fit…makes a difference… when trying on a new leather jacket…keep going down a size until you can’t get it on…then buy the next size up…it should […]

men’s corner: winter to spring update…

when spring is in the air…there’s a new season of fashion to prepare for…as the winter months come to a close…spring fashion begins to pop up all over…from storefront windows to magazine pages…the latest trends in shorts, lightweight outerwear and other post-winter must-haves are everywhere…yes…spring as a season represents growth and, to some extent, rebirth…that’s […]

men’s corner: to catch the right break…

virtually every day there is one clothing item that a man puts on every single day of his life…the infamous pant…and in the illustration below…we are specifically talking about trousers…not your jeans or khakis… so…you go out to buy a suit…a very cool suit…let me just say…however…that it just isn’t cool if your pants stack […]