Male Call
When to wear white after Labor Day
Q. I attended an evening party recently and a couple of men were wearing white pants. What’s going on? I thought white was no longer in fashion in the fall. A.
Proper attire important even for the retired
Q. I enjoy your column and often wish I wasn’t retired. There was a point in my career when I dressed as young doctors were supposed to. As I have now retired,
Is the pinstripe suit In or Out?
Q. I inherited an expensive navy pinstriped suit and am wondering if it would be worth altering it. I saw a politician wearing a pinstriped suit recently; but since I
Proper attire for a military wedding
Q. I am getting married in November and am busy planning the wedding. My gown is very dressy and I would like the wedding to be quite formal. My fiancée
Style flourishes men can use to stand out
Q. A few weeks ago, you wrote about “flourishes that a man can use to stand out.” Recently I saw a morning anchor on TV who seemed ridiculously dressed. He
How work attire has changed since Covid
Q. These days, with so much emphasis on casual dressing, do people still care how they dress at work? It seems that offices had stopped caring about dress rules even before
Like getting noticed for style, but not too much style
Q. I have always enjoyed dressing to look good and don’t mind standing out a bit. I like getting noticed for being stylish. But I don’t want to go overboard
Dressing for not-too-formal occasions
Q. You recently wrote about shoes with a blue blazer and gray slacks. I was wondering about something more general. Is this “uniform” acceptable for not-too-formal occasions after work? Having
Dressing well and knowing how to choose clothes that look good – in a retirement community
Q. I have always been interested in dressing well and knowing how to choose business clothes that look good. But I am now living in an independent living retirement community
Should I wear cufflinks in a business situation?
Q. Do you think a man wearing cuff links in business situations looks stylish or comes off as affected? A. Generally, cuff links are considered fashionable, rather than forced. Given
