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Essential Manners for Men on Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day can be deadly for men. Handled well, spoils to the victor. Handled poorly, welcome to the dog house.

“Whether you’ve been married to the same woman for 25 years or you’ve just started dating, here is rule number one on Valentine’s Day: It’s all about her, not you. The smart man plans ahead,” says Post. Today. Now. Hurry up!

Peter Post’s top Valentine’s Day tips:

• If you can’t cook, make reservations. The sooner the better.
  The best and most popular restaurants will book up well in advance. Don’t forget to arrange for a babysitter too.
• Mind your table manners.
  Nothing will ruin your evening faster than chewing with your mouth open or holding your fork like a medieval weapon. Plus, impress her with finesse—hold the door, pull out her chair, be prepared to order the right wine and initiate titillating dinner conversation.
• Go get the card now!
  Don’t wait till the last minute when the selection includes only the ridiculous and most mushy sentiments.
• Special and meaningful doesn’t have to mean expensive.
  If you’re on a tight budget, plan accordingly. Cook a romantic dinner at home. Candles and chocolates are within most budgets and can set the tone for a romantic evening. Shower her with love notes or give her a back rub.
• Don’t believe the hype.
  Even if you spouse or significant other doesn’t buy into the V-Day propaganda, use it as a chance to acknowledge how much you appreciate having her in your life.

Author Peter Post Advises Men Not to Blow It This Year

Fashion Tips For Men

Mens fashion can be everlasting using permanent and classic styles. But there are so many men who are still unclear how to put together their mens clothing to look their best. In order to achieve that, it pays to have basic understanding about fabrics, clothing details, and accessories. Through these knowledge, both men and women would be able to make wise decision in purchasing quality apparels.

Only good quality men's fashion clothing or accessories can withstand wear & tear yet stay in its original structure and shape over time. There is no worry about constantly getting new replacements.

Men's fashion tips :: Fit is everything

• Wear a white undershirt under an outer shirt. If you aren't wearing a tie, it keeps you looking more put-together.
• Always wear a belt. It's the finishing touch you need.
• Mind your colors. Don't wear black shoes
  
  with a brown belt or vice versa.
• Get rid of pants that taper at the bottom. They make you look top-heavy and overweight.
• Keep your pants pulled up.

Dress Code Fashion tips For Mens

A few Fashion tips when you attend an Interview:

• Wear a tie.
• Light color shirt and matching dark color trouser. Wear a suit if you have.
• Wear clean and polished shoes. Don't forget your socks.
• Keep your hair well-groomed.

A few Fashion tips when you wear Casual dress

• Semi casual slacks with a pressed crease in wool, microfibre, cotton or cotton blend.
• Knit top or open collared shirt. T-shirts not a reat idea.
• Long sleeves are best
• Leather shoes with coordinated belt. Athletic shoes, boat shoes, etc... not acceptable.

A few Fashion tips when you wear Corporate Dress

• Season appropriate suit, sport jacket or blazer and pant.
• Medium to light coloured shirt with a suit, dark blazer or sport jacket. Button down collars are fine.
• Coordinated tie.
• Dark shoes well polished with matching belt.
• Tasteful jewellery that is not ostentatious.

A few Fashion tips when you wear Business Formal dress

• Black or navy suit with a slight sheen or tone on tone.
• White, cream or pale blue shirt preferable with French cuffs
• Never, never wear short sleeves or button down collars.
• Tie with small pattern or plain, tastefully coordinated.
• Well shined black leather shoes with coordinated black leather belt.

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Avoid Common Mistakes in Men's Fashion

Even if you feel you have a good handle on what works for you in the style department, make sure you’re not committing these fashion faux pas when you walk out the front door:

• Too much jewelry: While “bling bling” may be all the rage in Hollywood, this is one trend that should stop at celebrities. A man who sports too much jewelry looks tacky. A quality watch and a wedding band are enough for the average man to wear to the office. If you want to add a bracelet for weekend outings, that’s fine, but you’ll have to choose between a necklace or a bracelet. Do not wear both at the same time.
• Baseball caps everywhere: There was a time when men wore dress hats and knew exactly when to remove them. Today, with relaxed dress codes accepted nearly everywhere, men and women sport baseball caps in many places, including inside buildings when they aren’t appropriate. Baseball caps are great at baseball games and for keeping the sun off your face, but once you enter a restaurant, home, movie theater or other establishment, the polite thing to do is remove your cap.
• Sneakers all the time: Sneakers are wonderfully comfortable, but they aren’t suitable for every occasion. A lot of guys understand that they must wear dress shoes to work, but do not know what footwear to sport on the weekends. As a result, they stick with what’s comfortable—sneakers. Instead of wearing these ultra-casual shoes all the time, consider alternatives like loafers, lace-ups and sandals. Consider how much more pulled together you’ll look when wearing easy slip-on shoes which are just as comfortable as tennis shoes but add a little extra panache to a casual outfit.
• Wrinkled clothing: Nothing says "I couldn't be bothered" like wrinkled clothes. Your shirt and pants might be impeccably clean, but if they aren’t pressed, they give off a stale, dingy image. Knowing how to iron your clothing is a necessary skill; if you don’t have the time or don’t feel you can master this skill, there are dry cleaners who will press your garments for a small fee.
• Novelty items: Ties with images of Santa Claus, tropical trees and cookies are cute but have no business in a place of business. Socks with hearts? Leave them at home. Hats with beer straws? Wear them only at a Superbowl party. Sometimes, you receive these items as gifts and you might not want to hurt the gift giver’s feelings. There’s a time and place for novelty attire and it’s usually at private parties or lounging at home.

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Think Classic and Sophisticated

Even if you’re fiercely proud of your indie style, there’s still a way to be fashionable while maintaining your individuality. You don’t have to conform to uniform rules of dressing and wear nothing but blue, gray and black all the time. However, it’s best to avoid some common mistakes in men's fashion if you want to be taken seriously. Make an effort with your first impression and you’ll go a lot further than if you show up wearing a glow-in-the-dark alien tie.

Dell Sandeen.

Fashion Tips for Men with Big Stomachs

How to Minimize a Large Tummy by Wearing the Right Clothes

A large stomach (or beer-belly) can ruin the look of an outfit. If you are bulky around the middle then follow these men's fashion tips on how to dress for your body shape, for a new sleeker you.

How to Minimize a Large Stomach

A common men's fashion mistake is to wear overly loose clothing and shy away from tighter fitting ones. Wearing baggy clothing can actually make your frame look even larger, and clothing that is too tight and clingy will have the effect of making you look like an overstuffed sausage. The secret is to take a middle path, finding cuts which skim your body rather than cling. Layering is also a good ploy to may you look slimmer (providing that they are not too bulky), and monochromatic dressing will also have a slimming effect.

Blazers and Jackets

According to the askmen.com team in their book The Style Bible, try and divert the eye away from the stomach by wearing jackets and blazers which fall below your butt, and are well adjusted around your waist area. Avoid double-breasted jackets, which will accentuate your girth.

Pants and Jeans

When it comes to pants, choose a low-rise style, that sits on your hips instead of around your tummy. Avoid pleat-fronted trousers, if you don’t want to accentuate your stomach more. Above all, don’t let your stomach spill out over your trouser waistband; this only serves to bring attention to your torso and has a shortening effect on your legs. If necessary, go one size up and wear a belt with a small buckle, so as not to add extra bulk.

Wearing trousers that are tight, or very baggy will only serve to highlight your generous girth. Invest time and energy in finding the best fit. This is a style which makes your silhouette look slimmer by avoiding adding extra bulk to your middle, and elongating your legs.

Go for denim jeans with a looser shape will skim your body rather than cling to it. Choose a slightly wide-legged style rather than a flare or skinny leg jean, as this will give more proportion and balance to your body.

Fashion Tips to Minimize Big Stomachs

• Go for light fabrics and dark colors if you want to slimline your torso.
• Use a belt to nip in your waistline. As long as your stomach does not hang over, contrary to what you might think, this will make you appear slimmer.
• For an instant slimming effect, go monochromatic. Wear a dark color shirt/top and pants with a different color blazer or jacket over the top.
• Horizontal stripes are your enemy rather than your friend. Vertical stripes (although not too wide) will elongate your body, but diagonal ones will also draw attention to your torso, having a widening effect. Pinstripe shirts can be slimming, especially when teamed with dark color pants.
• Large, busy prints in shirts and tees will only serve to accentuate your stomach. According to The Style Bible, look for a smaller (but not too small) print, which is spaced quite a way apart.
• Avoid bulky knits and go for something more slimming like a dark-colored cashmere sweater.
• Long-sleeve T-shirts and shirts will make your body look more proportioned than sleeveless or short-sleeves, which will draw attention to your middle.

Gill Hart.

Measure Yourself For A Perfect Fit

Taking more than 5 minutes to try on clothes is quite annoying for most men. Instead, we'd rather just walk into the store, try on 3 or 4 pieces of clothing, and pay for them all within a 5-minute time frame. For some of us, it feels as if there's a time bomb ticking while we're shopping -- run, and get out of there as quickly as possible.

In recent years, retail stores have emerged on the Internet, making it easy to buy quality goods without losing any of our valuable time. Nonetheless, no matter how attractive these online stores, people still question how pragmatic they truly are. People contemplate whether or not the size and fit of each piece of clothing will be exact.

Returning a poorly fitting piece of clothing defies the whole purpose behind purchasing online, which is ultimately to save time. To help us find better-fitting clothes, software makers have programmed sophisticated virtual mannequins.

Virtual mannequins will certainly smoothen your online shopping experience, but before you even start using your own 3-D virtual model, you'll have to figure out your exact measurements.

where to start?

First of all, you'll need to ask someone to assist you in taking more accurate measurements. You'll need a cloth tape measure and a full-size mirror. For precise results, you should measure yourself while wearing nearly nothing. A tight T-shirt and underwear will do fine (it already sounds like a great first date idea, huh?)

Throughout the measuring session, your arms should be well rested at your sides. Remember to keep the measuring tape snug, but not too tight once it's time to record your measurements. Your measurements should be taken in inches, so if it indicates 18 inches, it automatically means you're a size 18.

what to measure

1. Height

You won't need your total height for clothes necessarily, but if you want to see how tall you are, stand against a wall barefoot and measure the distance from the top of your head to the floor.

2. Chest size

Have your collaborator assess your chest size right under your armpits, where your chest is at its fullest. It's important that you include the thickness of your shoulder blades for a more precise measurement.

3. Waist size

It's probably the one measurement you won't need to take because it's the one that's most referred to. This measurement should be taken at the waist level, where your pants are normally buttoned. To avoid having tight-fitting trousers, leave enough room for one finger to fit between the tape measure and your body.

4. Hips

Stand still with your feet approximately 6 inches apart and slip the measuring tape around the fullest part of your hips.

measuring all your parts

5. Neck size

The first thing to measure is the base of your neck. Another approach is to take a shirt that fits you perfectly and determine the distance between the middle of its collar button to the far end of the buttonhole. That distance is your neck size.

6. Sleeves

Rest your hand on your hip and let your elbow stick out freely. Have your partner fix the tape on the middle of your neck (close to the shoulder area) and let it slide along your elbow down to your wrists. That total distance is your sleeve measurement and size.

A more practical way of measuring your sleeve size is to take a fine fitting shirt, fold it at the elbow ninety degrees, and measure the distance between the middle back of the collar and the cuffs. That total distance is your sleeve size.

7. Inseam

Slip on a pair of shoes and have your partner measure the distance between your crotch and where you want your pants to fall. Generally, pants should fall at the top of the shoe in front, and rest just above the heel in back.

Another method is to use a fine fitting pair of slacks and to simply measure the length between the crotch seam and the bottom of the pants.

8. Hats

Measure around your forehead, approximately half an inch above your ears. Many hats, however, are one size fits all or sold in small, medium and large sizes.

9. Belts

This one is easy; your belt size is generally one size bigger than that of your waist.

10. Gloves

Close your hands partially, and measure over the knuckles and around the hands. Gloves are also usually sold in small, medium or large sizes.

more online shopping tips

Before making any online purchases, always consult the merchant's size charts and fitting tips. Fitting methods and measurements might vary slightly from one online merchant to another.

In men's clothing, Short sizes are usually designed to fit guys 5'7" and under; Regular sizes are designed for guys between 5'8" and 5'11" and Tall, for guys over 6'.

If you plan on purchasing cotton goods, add one-third to three-quarters of an inch to your measurements in case they shrink after being washed. Many garment manufacturers have already accounted for shrinking in terms of sizing, but it's always recommended to take the extra precautionary measures. (It's so infuriating to trash a $300 shirt or pair of jeans because they're 2 sizes too small after the first wash.)

If you're purchasing from a European merchant, add "10" to each size number for both jackets and suits. For example, if you are a 45 in the US, then you would be a 55 in Euro sizes.

Until next time, remember to keep on stylin'.

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