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How to look professional and still feel warm
Q. I keep hoping that the cold weather is over for the year, only to wake up and find myself freezing for yet another day. I am wondering how to
How to hide that belly and look good doing it
Q. No matter how I dress, my belly hangs over my belt. It is not an enormous beer belly, but I have to be realistic that it isn’t going to
The subtleties of an all denim outfit
Q. I have one of the new quasi-dress shirts that you have written about where the inside of the collar and cuffs are a different pattern/fabric from the shirt. In this case
Invest in clothes, invest in hair too
Q. In today’s column you wrote about men who aren’t willing to invest in their clothes, which is certainly something I see. I am more shocked by those who ignore
Options to keep your feet warm in dress shoes
Q. My feet are always cold in my dress shoes in the winter. I’m wondering if there is anything wrong with buying a pair one size larger and either inserting
Bargain-basement dressing is a false economy
Q. I have a few colleagues who generally know how to dress professionally in our firm, but they wear cheap suits or sneaker type footwear. They certainly make enough to
Fashion rules are made to be broken, wisely
Q. I’m back – remember me from “Seersucker after Labor Day”? I thought your recent correspondent was hilarious – he was still appalled 19 years later that his colleague wore
Tips for the sophisticated dresser
Q. I often hear women tell their husbands not to embarrass them when dressing to go out. My wife has never said that to me, but I am somewhat concerned
Shoes color rules for the well dressed man
Q. Dear Ms. Fenton: I’ve followed your column in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for years. It was 2005 and I was in a business meeting at a large Houston hospital. I
The pros and cons of synthetic and natural fibers
Q. I have been reading your column for a long time and have noticed that you seem to have a prejudice against synthetic fabrics. I wonder why? A. Yes, you
