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    Grim Reaper of the Forest: Maybe he just wanted to match his tie to Michelle's dress. That is my explanation. more »
    queenieinmanhattan: I prefer shawl collars on my man's tuxedo, thanks. more »
    Treeless: It's cute how somebody at Slate thinks the most powerful man in the free world gives a damn. The powerful set trends, they don't grovel beneath them. ... more »
    NotChoinski: Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Marge is throwing an important dinner party. The doorbell rings. Marge: Homer! You had only one job to do, an... more »
    NotChoinski: I think its fitting that a candidate famous for wearing the same shoes everyday (with worn out soles) and owning just a few suits should make a few fa... more »
    Lana Leigh loves Meryl Streep: I was wondering why he didn't wear a black bow tie? And then it was crooked almost the entire night. Oh well. more »
    gobblegirl: I find this really fascinating. As a girl, and a slobby one at that, I'm not terribly acquainted with men's high-fashion rules-but think they're reall... more »
    sybann: Who gives the south end of a north bound rat? He looked great and it's 2009. Go put on some white pants Jesse Sheidlower. My president's brain is of m... more »
    I'm Chuck Bass: There are few things in the world more boring than men's clothing (Chuck Bass excepted, of course). Critiquing the correctness, or lack thereof, of me... more »
    jemandtheholograms: Since I don't get invited to enough balls, I'm not up on my menswear dress code, but I'm thinking that day one gets inaugurated as President is import... more »
  • #theclothesmakeththeman

    Barack Obama "Simply Incorrect" On Tuxedo Issue

    Although Michelle Obama's Jason Wu inaugural gown received mainly plaudits, Slate's Jesse Sheidlower has a brickbat for the president. He mixed white tie and black! And his tux jacket had a notched collar! More »
  • #poppedcollars

    Deep Thoughts

    WSJ on popped collars: "Check yourself out in the mirror from all angles to experiment with ways to pop up that collar ever so slightly, so that it looks stylish and not too studied." [WSJ]
  • #fashionweek

    Fashion Show

    Fashion week has begun, and ladies aren't the only ones getting presented a new vision for fall: There are a few designers showing for men today. Perry Ellis (designed by John Crocco) pictures Spring 2009 as a parade of plaid shirts, seersucker suits and pink shorts. Would any guys you know dress like this? (Click the photo at left for a gallery of selected looks.) More »
  • #ragtrade

    Miuccia Prada Really Understands What Men Want

    • Whoah. Prada Fall 2008 Menswear: Now featuring skirts! Oh yes, this is something guys would totally buy. [Chic Report]
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  • #mensweartroubles

    Whatever Happened To A Nice Pair Of Jeans And Tee?

    Our fascination with menswear? Kind of obsessive. And it was only further provoked by an article in today's Wall Street Journal on the new Thom Browne-designed line for Brooks Brothers, Black Fleece. In case you've forgotten, Thom Browne supposedly "revolutionized" menswear by creating a new men's suit silhouette: One with a cropped leg. We always thought this is funny, because — call us fashion losers or even worse, June Cleaver — but we just can't imagine some straight man in a meeting with other straight men and wearing a suit that purposefully displays his ankles. More »
  • #insidethemindsofmen

    Boy Problems: Our Struggles With Menswear

    Maybe we're fashion retards, but we just don't get contemporary menswear. Because "real men" — that is, straight, beer-drinking, X-Box-owning, porn-watching men — are never going to wear skinny suits with cropped legs. But what we don't get more than contemporary menswear is today's lead story in The New York Times Thursday Styles section on the just-concluded contemporary menswear shows in Milan. We aren't More »
  • #ragtrade

    "Elle"'s Gilles Bensimon Confesses To Poor Management Skills

    • After being bounced by Elle in favor of Joe Zee, the magazine's founding creative director Gilles Bensimon finally speaks. "I was never good with giving direction, day by day. I never asked to be director of a magazine," he says. "I was only photography director. The first day I got the position... I go, 'oh my gosh that's a mistake." [WWD, 1st item]
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  • #tomford

    Tom Ford Reaches Out To Those Wrongfully "Deprived Of Luxury", Staffs Store With Butlers, Maids

    Most of the men in our lives have a similar issue with today's clothes: How to find stuff that isn't so tight as to make them look gay/Euro/"vegan", but isn't so boxy as to make them look Republican/frat/fat. Enter Tom Ford. We referenced Ford's $75 socks earlier, but after reading pieces in the WSJ and Washington Post about his new Madison Avenue store, we feel compelled to add that the 3-story "atelier" is going to be staffed by real maids and butlers in an effort to make it seem more like Ford's own home, and also that his target audience is not simply metrosexuals but specifically '"rich businessmen in the U.S. and developing countries who 'have been deprived of luxury.'" More »