Male Call
They’ve gone to plaid
Q. My wife got me some plaid shirts. What ties go with them? A. Not every plaid shirt can (or, at least, should) be worn with a tie, but there
Tied in knots
Q. My new business will require me to wear a tie which I haven’t done in over a decade. Which one is really the appropriate tie and knot today? I don’t
Dressing for a blind date
Q. This may be a strange question, but what is a safe look for a first date? I am a groomsman at a college friend’s wedding next month in Memphis,
Clothes Matter
Q. Yesterday I attended a meeting and ran into a man whom I was thinking of inviting to a party I am having. I had only met him once before
How to make your footwear a style shoe-in
Q. I read your article about shoe colors and would like to know if you will comment about tennis shoes and dress? In my city there is a well-known TV
For the business traveller, pack not too much and not too little
Q. My work involves a great deal of travelling to regional offices and I want to fit in, but I cannot afford to have the right clothes for each city.
Footwear rules that’ll make you a fashion “shoe-in”
Q I’ve always been told that men should not wear brown shoes with a blue or a black suit, that you should wear only black shoes. Yet I see a
Dry clean only when necessary
Q. I cannot afford to send clothes out to the dry cleaners very often. Mostly I use them for completely wrinkled shirts and stained wool suits. Can you tell me
Knit tie, right tie?
Q. I went recently to a men’s store to buy a black knit tie to replace one that I have worn for some time; it is beginning to show its
Sports vs. Suits
Q. I hope you can answer my question. Is there a difference between a sports jacket and a suit coat? Can a suit coat be worn as a sports jacket
