How to be a “Man of Style”
Posted on February 26, 2008 by admin
Fashion vs. Style: It’s like comparing apples and oranges. A fashionable man changes his taste according to mid-month deliveries of GQ. But the “Man of Style” is timeless. In terms of clothing, he knows what he stands for and what he just can’t stand. Think Robert Redford, George Clooney. These guys trandscend trends and top-sellers and dress according to their own personal panache.
But what is fashion, really? Seasonal must-have’s are, often, not seasonal at all. A 1990 New York Times article touted belt buckles the “new jewelry” for women. A 2002 Golf Digest article explained Tiger Wood’s frequent donning of a rodeo-esque belt buckle and it’s soon-to-follow pervasive appearance on golfers young and old. Today, rappers are sporting iced out belt buckles with their initials in diamonds. All this leads me to believe that fashion doesn’t really fluctuate all that much.
My advice: If you like belt buckles–western belt buckles, modern belt buckles, blinged-out belt buckles or leather belt buckles–buy one and wear it often. That way, if you commit a crime against clothes and wear blue when the fashion Gods deem brown the new black (confusing, no?) you’ll still be a Man of Style. At least, that’s what The New York Times, Golf Digest and P. Diddy say. And they are the authorities.
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So true; someone with style doesn’t have to monitor the day to day and month to month changes in the fashion mags. Couldn’t agree more…and George Clooney, excellent example. And seems to me Bono has had the same exact style since I discovered him and U2 in 7th grade. Thoughts?