Rules of Style

Writers on sartorial style tend to have a lovely prose style. This is absolutely the case for Russell Smith, author of Men's Style: The Thinking Man's Guide to Dress. His book is full of interesting and entertaining anecdotes, paragraphs and turns of phrase, yet he never comes across as trying too hard. He's able to explain the technicalities of fine dress while writing in plain English -- easier said than done.

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Pick the Right Color for Your Suits

The standard colours of business suits are blue and grey. These colours are versatile. They both look good and match a man's skin tone. Black is too formal and strict; brown isn’t neat enough; tan is too casual.

However, shades of blue and gray need to be dark enough to consider serious enough for business. The darkness should not be too close to black. Navy blue is a good example as well as charcoal grey.

These two colors bring enough contrast to black belts and black shoes.

It's easy to pair a tie and a dress shirt as well.

A navy blue blazer is one of the basic 'must-haves' in a man's wardrobe. Navy blue blazer can be paired with sleek jeans and formal leather shoes. It's both stylish and professional - especially these days when the work place is less 'formal' than it used to be.

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Big Tall Shirts for Big Tall Men

Finally! An online shop for Big Tall Men - http://www.bigtallshirts.com

Online shopping is fun and easy with Big Tall Shirts website. Customers get to design their own look through an online control panel. From collar to monograms, buttons to cuffs, customers can pick their design and even specify the dimensions.

The flexible system allows a lot of creativity in style concepts.

Customers can create multiple profiles per account. So they can experiment on different sizes to see what works best for them.

Gone are the days where customers need to compromise with what's offered on the rack!


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Carrying Plaid

Plaid or some may refer to as checks are shirts that are quite hard to match.
However, they are quite trendy casual pieces if paired with a nice, straight cut pair of stone washed jeans... paired with either black /brown belt and shoes. Just note that belt and shoes need to be the same color. Remember not to show chest hair when wearing plaid. Tuck the shirt to give a neat, crisp look.

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Malan Breton

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