http://blog.paulfredrick.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:39:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2012/01/10/rules/dressing-guidelines/all-about-trousers/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2012/01/10/rules/dressing-guidelines/all-about-trousers/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:00:52 +0000 Matthew http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=713 Getting the right fit is always important.  Fortunately, trousers aren’t as complicated as jackets where you have to worry about making sure the sleeves fall straight from the shoulders.  Or, making sure the collar rests snugly against the back of the neck.  Still, we like to point out four common misconceptions when it comes to being [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2012/01/10/rules/dressing-guidelines/all-about-trousers/feed/ 2 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/12/05/rules/dressing-guidelines/the-contrast-collar-dress-shirt-distinctive-by-design/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/12/05/rules/dressing-guidelines/the-contrast-collar-dress-shirt-distinctive-by-design/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:52 +0000 Matthew http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=1247 Contrast collar shirts are a throwback to a century ago, when men’s dress shirts came with detachable collars. Since men were usually squeezed into a vest and high-buttoning jacket for propriety’s sake, the collar was the most visible part of the shirt. With a detachable collar, the young man climbing the ladder could get by [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/12/05/rules/dressing-guidelines/the-contrast-collar-dress-shirt-distinctive-by-design/feed/ 6 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/11/26/rules/what-to-wear-to-a-black-tie-event/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/11/26/rules/what-to-wear-to-a-black-tie-event/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:00:14 +0000 Matthew http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=1198 During Hollywood’s Golden Age, fashion plates like Cary Grant and Clark Gable went to the Oscars dressed to an accepted standard of elegance. But today’s Tinseltown stars show up at the Academy Awards in a dizzying range of looks from classic to crazy. Today it’s anything goes when it comes to black tie. That’s either [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/11/26/rules/what-to-wear-to-a-black-tie-event/feed/ 4 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/09/14/rules/dressing-guidelines/what-to-wear-in-cooler-fall-weather/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/09/14/rules/dressing-guidelines/what-to-wear-in-cooler-fall-weather/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:00:05 +0000 Matthew http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=1108 Dressing for the elements in winter is easy: No matter how rushed you are, you know you need to grab your top coat on the way out. But in the crisp autumn months before an overcoat is necessary, things get a bit trickier. You check the weather report, even step outside, then go back in and wonder [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/09/14/rules/dressing-guidelines/what-to-wear-in-cooler-fall-weather/feed/ 0 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/08/30/rules/dressing-guidelines/all-about-mens-ties/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/08/30/rules/dressing-guidelines/all-about-mens-ties/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:00:47 +0000 Jill http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=1075 An essential part of any well-dressed man’s wardrobe, the necktie unites all the elements of your outfit. Instantly raising the level of dressiness, it is also the way in which individuality is expressed within the context of a business wardrobe. Fabric & Weaving: Silk is the fabric of choice for most neckwear. It is generally [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/08/30/rules/dressing-guidelines/all-about-mens-ties/feed/ 6 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/08/21/rules/dressing-guidelines/tips-on-matching-cufflinks/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/08/21/rules/dressing-guidelines/tips-on-matching-cufflinks/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:00:32 +0000 Matthew http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=1067 “Man jewelry” can be a tricky thing to pull off, and many purists will decry cufflinks as too ostentatious, preferring to leave the the precious stones and metals to the fair sex. But one way get around this is to make an item of man jewelry your trademark, and there’s no item better suited to [...]

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