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style
10 articles tagged style.
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Socks · 11 min read
What Socks Go With What Shoes
What socks to wear with shoes, worked from the leather up: Oxfords, loafers, boots, trainers and sandals, with the height, fibre and colour logic for each.
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Underwear · 10 min read
Against Black
Black underwear is the colour men buy when they do not want to choose. A warm argument for keeping two or three pairs and retiring the rest.
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Underwear · 10 min read
Against the Novelty Pair
The problem with novelty underwear is not that it is embarrassing. It is that the joke gets printed on the cheapest blank in the factory.
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Underwear · 11 min read
What to Wear Under a Kilt
What to wear under a kilt, answered without the innuendo: what the historical record shows, what kiltmakers advise, and why a brief is right for a wedding.
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Underwear · 11 min read
VPL, Static and Other Trouser Problems
How to avoid visible underwear lines under trousers: the hem is the culprit, not the garment. Bonded edges, colour under pale cloth, and why briefs show less.
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Underwear · 11 min read
Why Men Are Frightened of Colour
Black, grey, navy, repeat. How men's clothing lost its colour, which excuses for the black drawer hold up, and why coloured underwear is the place to start.
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Base Layers · 5 min read
The Vest Is the Obvious Choice
Should men wear vests? One protects shirts you paid real money for, adds warmth without bulk and costs little. The case for the undershirt, and the film myth.
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Swimwear · 3 min read
Poolside: What to Wear Around the Water in Europe
What to wear poolside in Europe: the shirt, shorts and shoes that turn a swim brief into an outfit, plus how France, Italy and Spain each read the rules.
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Socks · 3 min read
Colour, Stripes and Character: The Art of the Interesting Sock
How to wear colourful socks without tipping into costume: the one flash rule, stripes, solids and patterns, and the one place colour is still wrong.
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Underwear · 2 min read
Briefs for the Office: The Tailoring Argument
Slim trousers ended the underwear debate years ago. Why briefs are the only correct choice under tailoring, and the three pairs that work hardest from 9 to 5.