Dressing to Look Shorter

Looking shorter may seem like a ridiculous thought to shorter folks, but if you’re tall and thin, you’re probably looking for a way to decrease your gangliness. more…

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Finding Your Style Inspiration

When you get dressed in the morning, what inspires you? Who do you see as a stylish icon, who do you emulate? Do you turn to certain books or magazines for a creative shot in the arm? I’m not only talking about clothes; it could be ideas on pens or bags, watches or shoes, or organizing your closet or library. Even ideas on etiquette or decorum can come from different sources; and most women will tell you that a guy who is a true gentleman is way ahead of the pack. These are what I call the building blocks of individual style. more…

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Cold Autumn Asks for Coats

‘Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner, that I love London town’, and just to add my own rhyming line of lyrics; ‘But the wind, rain and cold sure can get me down.’ It is a fact of the locality that come mid-October, London gets more than a little chilly. The thing is that it keeps getting colder until about mid-March; so for November, December, January and February, it’s best to prepare yourself for the harshness that winter weather can bring. Having made a few mistakes in the past, both in terms of sartoria and in terms of my own health, I offer this advice to you in advance of the colder weather yet to come. more…

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Dressing to Look Bigger

If you feel too skinny, you may be trying protein shakes and plenty of reps at the gym, but why wait for those kind of results? With a few wardrobe tweaks and some creative styling, you too can look thicker and more muscular in as long as it takes to change your clothes—into the right thing, of course! more…

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Two Items to Spend On

“To look a million dollars” it has been said “a woman need only spend real money on her handbag and shoes.” When I re-utter these words to female friends with an eye for fashion, they nod knowingly like I am whistling them a song they recognise, but last heard a long time ago. “Yes” they tell me, “it’s true, you don’t need to go designer for your jeans if your shoes are Louboutin.” more…

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