Man Fashion: How to Close Your Closet

Do you having difficult to find your favorite shirt in your closet? If this is the case, I think it's time for you to clean out your closet. To really clean out your closet and get rid of the clothes you don't wear so you can see what you have and get dressed faster, try weeding your closet using the four box method.

Pick a day when you'll have a block of uninterrupted time. Get six big boxes (U-Haul medium boxes are great for this). Label them "Keep" "Donate" "Dump" "Fix" "Maybe" and, if you're the sentimental type, a box labeled "Archive".

A caveat--make sure you edit warm weather clothes in warm weather, and cold weather clothes when it's chilly out. You may feel differently about an item when it's in season, and less connected to it when it's not.

Keep
Start with jackets, suits, and separates. Keep your essentials, the clothes that make you feel good, the clothes that have worked for you over and over--as long as they're in good condition, still fit, and don't look dated.

Donate
If you're the same size and haven't worn something in a year or more (some recommend two years), plan to give it away--unless it's evening wear. An evening outfit or separates that look and feel great can be worn for years.

Dump
Throw out clothes that aren't fit to donate (c'mon, you know they're in there!) Keep a few things for dirty jobs like gardening, painting, and store them with your tools. Unless you keep your tools in the garage, because then you'll never wear them because you'll be afraid they're full of spiders or something.

Fix
Put anything that needs a hem, button, alteration, or cleaning into this box. Once everything else is organized, come back to this box and get to work. For things you can't fix yourself, go to the dry cleaner or tailor (every woman needs a good tailor--if you don't have one, ask your friends and acquaintances for recommendations). Make sure this box is empty by the end of the day, even if you've just put the things in your car to take to the designated repair person.

One more caveat--make sure you really want to keep the things you're fixing--or you're just wasting money.

Maybe
This box is for the shirt you got on sale but never wore because you don't have anything to go with it, or just never bothered to figure out what to wear with it, the pants that are a little too tight, etc. At the end of the day, seal this box and put it somewhere else, away from your closet. Anything you don't miss after four months should be given away.

Archive
If you're not wearing an item but want to save it, it shouldn't be in your closet. After all, this is a closet--not a diary. This box is your time capsule. Gather anything you want to save for sentimental reasons and put it in this box. Make sure these clothes are clean, and pack them away in archival quality boxes with layers of tissue paper and cedar blocks or chips. Store the box in a cool, dry place to protect your clothes.

Once you've completed these steps, look over your keepers again and see how they coordinate with one another. If one piece doesn't fit with anything else, donate it. (Shopping to find things to go with it will recreate the problem you just finished solving--your wardrobe should be a coherent, cohesive unit. It's great to have pieces that express different aspects of your personality, but they still should all fit!).

Now make a list of things you need, like a new shell for a favorite suit, or a new white shirt to replace the four with yellowing you just got rid of. Put the keepers back in your closet and revel in all your new space--and in being able to see your clothes. And enjoy getting dressed the next day; it'll be so much easier and faster...and now you get to go shopping.

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Top 31 Fashion Casual and Sport Footwear brand in the market

While there are plenty of fashion casual and sport footwear in the market, some of them might not be in your list. So I've gathered together a list of what I believe are the top fashion casual footwear brand on the internet. Tell me if I've missed out any of the brand you think fit into this category.

• 310 Motoring
• Adidas Shoes
• Born
• Carolina
• Clarks
• Converse
• Dexter
• Dockers
• Double H Boot
• Dr. Martens
• Duffs
• Dunham
• Fila
• Florsheim
• Harley Davidson
• Josef Seibel
• Lugz
• New Balance
• Nike Shoes
• Nurse Mates
• Oakley
• Pony
• Puma
• Reebok
• Rockport
• Saucony
• Sebago
• Skechers
• Sneaux
• Timberland
• Wolverine

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12 Man Fashion Designers from Europe

After the fashion designers from New York, here are the famous European man fashion designers which have launched their Spring 2008 collection.

1. Bottega Veneta - is the leader in luxury fashion best known for its signature leather goods, including handbags, luggage and leather wallets.
2. Dolce & Gabbana - A luxury brand of unapproachable desirability distinguished for its high sartorial content and original styling of the apparel.
3. Dsquared - Make popular by rough-and-ready casual wear of their own style.
4. Etro - The mEtro ruler of thought combines action and contemplation, work and leisure.
5. Fendi - With the theme of less is more for Spring 2008, Milan
6. Gucci - The brand speak for itself
7. Jil Sander - the style with understated and sleek designs, luxurious fabrics and her perfume line
8. Paul Simth - His moto: "I give classics just a little kick"
9. Prada - Don't require any introduction
10. Raf Simons - His recent message for Spring 2008 "Forget MySpace, and find your space in the material world"
11. Veronique Branquinho - A native of Belgium with her own style.
12. Stephan Schneider - style with an edgy and urbane

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Men Hairstyle 2007

Click here to find out about Men Hairstyles for 2008 (http://a-man-fashion.blogspot.com/2007/12/2008-men-hairstyle.html)

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How to choose your Smart Casual Attire?

Clothes are always top in everyone's shopping list. But one should know what to shop for and where and when to shop for it. Good fashion demands a very simple thing from you and that is a very careful observation of those around you and a constant look out for what is being sold around, so that you never run out of choice and know what is in vogue.

Another very important thing with respect to clothes is that you should be willing to experiment, and that needs a lot of patience and courage on your part. You should be ready to try out different combinations and fabrics to see if they suit you. If all this sounds a little difficult, let make it simpler for you to choose your clothes.

Denim as usual is not out of fashion. Deep and dark denim colors are popular all rounds.

Casual shirts, no matter how expensive (well made) are not usually striped. There are exceptions, but until you can choose the right sort of stripes, which is tricky, keep stripes for formal shirts only.

Even jackets of all kinds are happening apparel to sport. They help in making your wardrobe more vibrant and versatile. A top or a shirt can look very different when worn with a jacket. The jackets can be patterned, embroidered, of shapes that you like and that fit you well.

Lastly, make sure you keep everything in complementary colors and comfortable.

Other related topics:-

Business Attire vs. Smart Casual

5 Tips on what to wear in office

Jean: Tips to choose matching clothes and accessories

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Man Earring: a macho look in jewelry fashion

Found out this interesting article on men fashion accessories, mainly earrings. For those who are interested, you can find out more HERE.

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Choose Your Watch

Watch, a most single piece of accessory that represent male, his characters, hobby and of course his wealth too. A design of watch can range from very fun/fashionable to classic and prestige. As time go by, there are getting more and more models, designs for different occasion, activities and even different purposes to suit different taste of people. Choosing a watch that suits might be a difficult and headache task for some if not everyone here. What is the preferred watch for someone else has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on what would be the preferred or optimal watch for other. Hence, the following tips are just some of my thoughts on how to choose a perfect piece.

So what is the right watch for you?

What do you normally get up to during the week and weekends? Do you intend to buy multiple watches or are you looking for one that can cover it all?

Find out the needs?

- Do you wear the watch for workdays or is it for the weekend or specific activity or is it the one watch for everything?
- What kind of attire during your workdays? Formal or smart casual?
- If you're getting the watch more for weekend or other activities, then the question is what are these activities? Pulling at the pub, clubbing, diving, swimming, jogging, skiing etc

What are the features you are looking for?

- Overall design, the case shape, dial layout and intricacies, color and look of the hands
- Size: tiny, medium, large or a clock on the wrist
- Prestige or beauty or uniqueness in its inner workings
- Story, romanticism, classicism, history
- Refined or rugged or swings both ways
- Certain key functions you are looking for (see appendix at the end of this post)
- Exclusivity (you want to be the only one you see with it or you like being part of a community or somewhere in between)
- Fancy things about it, gadgety stuff about it

Price Range Buy only if you are affordable. Do consider the other commitments such as family expenses, mortgage, car payments etc before even setting your sights on a potential next acquisition. Don't spend above your means.

If possible, always look for those with good re-sale value, if you are regret on what you just bought, it still can demand a good second hand value.

Impulse Purchase

Don’t rush if possible. Don’t buy on impulse.

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6 Common Tips for Male Accessories

As a business or working class associates, you would want to make sure that every aspect of your look is carefully put together. Therefore, this quick primer on what your accessories should be to ensure you look totally coordinated when you present yourself in important office meeting, special client meeting, ballroom function, seminars and so on.

• Make sure you keep everything in complementary colours. Therefore, if your suit is brown, donot wear a tie that clashes. Keeping shoes, ties and cravats in coordinated shades makes you look immediately put together with a great deal of thought.

• You can always add a dash of colour with your tie or a shawl (if you're wearing ethnic). Make sure these don't contrast too loudly with.

• Do invest few good pair of cufflinks.

• Your handkerchiefs should be monogrammed with your initials, it always adds a touch of class.

• Your belt should be a pure leather belt, and avoid the flashy buckle. Save it for your casual outing and hang around. you need to look suave and polished in these environment.

• Do get a dress watch. This may not be gold or diamond number, but a dress watch will automatically upgrade your look.

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Men underwear..... What so special??

There was a time when guys didn't have many options when it came to their underwear and what was available wasn't all that exciting to boot. Times have changed though and men have the luxury of choosing all kinds of styles, fabrics and fits. You can very well have every day underwear, underwear for the gym, underwear for hitting the town in and underwear for other occassions or activities. Just know you have choices. And a good rule of thumb when buying a new style of underwear is to buy just one pair to make sure you like the way they fit and look on you before buying in quantities.

Some of favorite brands


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Jean Paul Gaultier : Fashion Show FW07

The perfectly cut suits, coats, and beautiful leathers make all the guys are the age of 20s crazy........even 30s....haha... Do you agree?

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Burberry Prorsum : Fashion Show SS 2007 Runway

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Calvin Klein Collection

Red and Silver, perfect match..........

Casual wear with silver........is the popular color this fall...........

What do you think about this bag and shoe??

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Some Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 07 Shot by Steven Klein

The theme is really unite, silver......is the latest trend all the world well know designers promoting this year.


Perfect match, formal suit with bolt tie, with sexy lady...



White....relate to pure, clean, gentle, the most easier color to match...outstanding and simple....


Smart casual, with jacket and sweather...... whatever color you go, will be perfect match for D&G

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Valentino : Fashion Show

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Guess Male Fashion Show!!

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5 tips on What to Wear in Office

No matter whether you just joined a new company or visit your client's office, it is always important to establish what to wear especially the "Halo" effect is very important to your business partners or associates. There are many ways to find out what you should wear in a office, but the following 5 tips are what I find most useful and workable for me so far.

Find a middle ground
There's no need to go to extremes with a full-piece suit, or on the other side of the spectrum, track pants and sneakers. There is a happy medium where dress pants, button-down shirts, sweaters, and sports jackets rule and serve to make you look like you mean business.

You can never be overdressed
This is something that holds true when you're at work. You won't lose anything by showing up overdressed, but on the other hand, you will feel uncomfortable if you're highly underdressed -- and wouldn't you rather people notice your sense of style rather than your ability to make rolling out of bed an art form?

If you're unsure, ask
If you're a new hire or simply aren't sure about the new dress code at work, there's nothing wrong with asking your HR department or your superior for clarifications of the guidelines and company dress policy. It's always better to ask beforehand than find out the hard way; like your boss telling you that what you're wearing is inappropriate for the office. And yes -- he will let you know.

A simple tip to keep in mind while dressing for work? If you're unsure or have doubts about your getup, then you're better off not wearing it. Follow your gut and remember that if you're hesitant about what you're wearing, your hesitation might be reflected in your attitude that day.

Pay attention to detail
Your ability to pay attention to the little things when it comes to your appearances will speak volumes about your attention to detail in every aspect of life, and that's a trait you want to show off in the business world. So if you do step out in chinos and a button-down shirt, make sure that there are no creases in your pants, all the buttons in your shirt are in order, and your shirt is properly tucked in. If you don't make yourself look presentable, who will? Remember, image is everything.

Dress for success
Lastly, whether or not your place of work has enforced a smarts casual dress code or strictly a casual one, you should always make sure you look presentable, professional, and like someone you would want to do business with. Of course, your style depends on the industry you belong in, but that is never an excuse for looking sloppy.

Enjoy.......................

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Guess wallpaper

For those that are interested in wallpaper, you might want to consider this nice Guess wallpaper
which I found in the internet few days ago.

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The watch that you must have! if you are affordable

Depend on your income and afford ability, I would like to discuss the watches in more detail in this post. For trend and styles, most people will relate to TAG Heuer, which is most welcome by professionals at the aged group between 20 - 40. For prestige and status, most executives, young businessman and entrepreneurs will prefer Rolex, which is slightly pricey as compare to the earlier model.

So for most of the man, which is hardly spend any of the big items throughout the year, this is the time to reward yourself. Do yourself a favor, buy an expensive watch.

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My Favorite Jeans

After the earlier post, I would like to share some of the jeans that I have (plus some of my nephews' jeans! :p) which I like. Please give me your comments if you feel like want to give your opinions....

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Jean: History of Denim Jeans

In fashion history, jeans and denim history continues to baffle. No one truly knows the perfect answer to where jeans began. As so often happens fashions often emerge together in various parts of the world and are the result of the sudden availability of a new fabric, cloth, dye or technique.

But we do know that the phrase denim jeans is thought to derive from several sources. The majority of source books suggest that denim derives from the English translation of the South of France French phrase 'serge de Nîmes'. Denim fashion history is thus associated with Serge de Nimes.

Levi Staruss Jeans

Jeans history would be nothing without Levi Strauss. Levi Strauss is credited with inventing jeans. Levi Strauss emigrated with his family to New York in 1847. His family sold dry goods such as canvas tenting and Manchester drapery goods. He moved to San Francisco in the early 1850s because he thought the same dry goods business would be brisk because of the California gold rush.

About 20 years later a solvent Levi Strauss and a Nevada tailor joined forces to patent an idea the tailor had for putting rivets on stress points of workman's waist high overalls commonly known as jeans. Levi Strauss chose to use the stronger denim fabric and cotton duck, putting his own name on the product. Later the duck fabric was dropped as consumers found denim more comfortable, particularly after washing creating the faded bloom on the indigo blue dyeing that we all love.

Eventually in the 1950s people asked for denim jeans or just as often - Levi's jeans rather than waist overalls. Other manufacturers began to produce jeans and other brand names such as Lee Coopers and Wranglers also became famous. Each brand is renowned for having a particular cut.

The most famous jeans are still probably those produced by Levi as Levi 501s. Pre shrunk jeans had been introduced in the 1960s. 501s traditional button fly jeans designed in the Victorian era need to be shrunk to fit. They were a huge hit again in the 1980s when reintroduced to a new generation.

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