5 Traditional Shaving Brands You Mustn’t Forget About

Razors are festooned with bells and whistles these days. Before you think I’m just a traditionalist on a mission, think about it: when you’re shopping for shaving supplies, you’re inundated with multi-blades complete with swivel necks, exfoliating pads, and battery-operated wet shavers that make most men do a double take.

Even if you pride yourself as on top of the next thing, don’t you find that sometimes you’ll be eying new products and wondering if it’s just cheaper to go traditional? Here are five brands that you can consider. (more…)

Ivy League Look: How to Wear It

Whether or not you are Ivy League at heart, the preppy-chic looks which have been so important for fashion not just in America, but all around the world, are likely to have had an influence on you. Smart-casual, words often used on party invitations and for after hours work meetings have their origins in preppy clothing; that marriage of the formal and the sporting look. Shining shoes with denim, blazers with casual trousers, training shoes in the same outfit as a necktie, preppy style is actually a daring clash, though due to its history and long list of designers and style icons inspired by its combinations, is considered conservative. (more…)

Sporting Style, Part II: Center Court Sartorial

When Roger Federer steps onto the court, those not familiar with this dominating tactician may be forgiven if their first impression is that of just another pretty face who can hit a ball. The monogrammed blazer, patrician bearing and wavy hair all belie a masterful appreciation of what it takes to win on and off the court. Just as he rules the game of tennis, Roger Federer is reshaping the very look of the sport as well. If any athlete is making fashion news today it is he, and rightly so.
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Changing Your Skin Care Routine for Fall

Think you’ve heard it before? Maybe you have read about tips for skin care again and again, but it doesn’t hurt to review season-specific tips to keep you looking your finest, does it? (more…)

Older Generation knows Style

Style is evergreen. It is the leaf that never browns, never wilts and never falls from the tree. Throughout the seasons of our life we can be reassured by it. So many in life will look to the shining light of youth for inspiration. The temporary beauty of youth is so intoxicating that we sometimes forget how little it has seen and how little it knows; the ‘blind confidence’ belies the naivety within. I believe in the power of youth, but I also believe in wisdom through aging. Especially where style is concerned. (more…)