Comments on: How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part I

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:35:47 +0000

This is extremely useful. I have this page opened up in one tab, and my shopping cart in another as I write this.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:30:38 +0000

Very good articles.

By: norman

norman — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:52:23 +0000

Well, everyone, my wife and I are moving to vermont in an area with no internet, so this will be the last time you hear from me. Keep healthy, dress as if it were your last day to enjoy life on earth and the best of luck to you in your future endeavors.

By: norman

norman — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:10:49 +0000

Witch will give you a better chance at a decent job interview ? A: showing up in blue jeans ans sun glasess and saying “Yeah, man” Or “cool, dude” to every question and acting sleepy, Or B: Showing up in a fairly executive but casual suit with you pants creased wearing a nice watch and shoes and saying “yes, sir” Or “no, sir” and acting as though you really want the job and you want to impress your future boss. If you behave and talk like a carless bum they’ll either give you a job emptying the trash or simply say ” get out of my office”. If you come in my office for an interview you’d better look presentable or you can turn around and walk out. You have to look like people will like, respect, and trust you. But for some that dissagree with looking nice i guess all YOU have to do with your job is hurry up and pack up your tools in your “mobile garage”, take the money out of the guy’s hand, and move on to the next sucker in the next county before the previous one notices the how the pipe you “fixed” still leaks and the split siding you “fixed” is split open again even worse.

By: norman

norman — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:46:00 +0000

To john howard: you wouldn’t be able to buy groceries or live a good life without “people who sit on their butts and are lazy”. they trade your stocks and direct companies that bring us such wonderful things like michelob and american rifle magazine. as for disliking uniforms of any kind, say that to a soldier from iraq on home visit or a ww2 veteran and hope he doesn’t choke you to death or stab you with his issued K-bar. mabeye you should write to the president saying how troops should wear shorts and sunglasses to a fallen soldier’s funeral and service instead of uniform clothes and officer’s hats. uniforms, especially military ones are a symbol of pride and honor, and a destinction between good honorable people and grunges that no one wants to be around.

By: norman

norman — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:23:36 +0000

I have a little saying about people that wear penny loafers without socks and wear shorts: “i wonder if that guy is gonna wear long pants when he grows up?” As for flip flops, Wear ACUAL FOOTWEAR. All those stupid looking things are good for is for wearing in campsite showers to keep from getting whatever was in that guy’s piss that was there before you, since they clean those stalls about only once a year. And good luck walking with broken toes when that soda carton slips from your hands. Also, nobody wants to see your hairy, grubby toes at a restaurant while they’re eating. Yes, there was a time when people dressed like human beings, presentable to anyone who you happened to run into. now the whole world wears shorts sun glasses and flip flops like they’re still on vacation.

By: norman

norman — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:02:21 +0000

Polos and golf pants are okay if you want to look like a rich, snobby elitist. it makes blue jean t-shirt, working people with real jobs like me think ” That guy otta get a job that humbles his high, pointy nose and work a hard living like the rest of us have to do.”

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:46:38 +0000

As the future wife of someone that falls into the “creative” slot in the aforementioned article, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the overall suggestions for guys who do think the “rolled out of bed” look is acceptable, even for client meetings. If any women do read this article, it’s true – many women that love to shop for their man tend to lean toward “what would _I_ wear as a man”, rather than thinking about what the man would find practical. That said, and this (I think) applies to Richard the Student; cultivate a ‘signature’ item for yourself, be it a hat, type of tie, style of glasses (as in our case) – something in accessories that you feel comfortable with, and that will make you recognizable from others… “Oh, that guy with the porkpie hit, Richard. I remember him.” Even if you work in a conservative environment, there are still ways to do it.
And, as an end note; my mother works for an antiques/auction house. You would be AMAZED at the prices some of the stuff goes for – so i agree with others that say, check out thrift and consignment stores; you never know!

By: R.A. Stewart

R.A. Stewart — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:33:25 +0000

@Maruku — good question, one I’m certainly not qualified to address. I grew up blue-collar, but in a time, as was mentioned way up in the comments, when a man of whatever walk of life would put on a suit and tie to go to church or synagogue or an evening event. Seems to me that someone in the trades has a whole set of challenges we office-and-lecture-hall types don’t face, since what you wear has to hold up to the physical demands of the job, keep you safe and comfortable as much as possible, and sometimes meet the requirements of an employer at the same time. And then if you go into business for yourself you’re a businessman on top of everything else. Part Uniform Man and part Business Owner perhaps?

@Derek, I’m certainly not going to argue with the grizzly hide. But this week, in Chicago’s stretch of 90-degree/90%-humidity weather, I’m not going to wear one either, even if I did win it with my bare hands!

MetaCynic mentioned Molloy’s Dress for Success; I’ll add a recommendation for a book I’ve mentioned on another thread, Alan Flusser’s Clothes and the Man. That came out in 1985, I think, and I read it several years later. Even though Flusser was in a sense writing for a world that, as a librarian with a modest salary, I’d never inhabit, the core of his advice about quality, fit, and timeless style (as opposed to fashion) has proved invaluable.

Chiming in on the praises of thrift stores. Aside from underwear and footwear, most of my clothes for years have been from thrift stores, and I think I’ve been considered one of the better-dressed men in all my workplaces. I’ve worn my TS suits to job interviews with no apprehension, and gotten the jobs more often than not.

By: Joshua Fenton

Joshua Fenton — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:07:34 +0000

What about the college student? I truly don’t feel that any of these hits the mark. I would like to see more polo’s and a few pairs of pleated golf shorts for the summer. What do you all think?