Following a prescribed set of rules about men’s clothing is no guarantee that your wardrobe will convey a sense of style.  Men’s fashion trends come and go and the rules about what to wear with what change over time.  Any man who wants to be considered truly stylish should avoid becoming a slave to rules [...]

If you want to increase your style quotient, it pays to study the fashion choices of some of history’s style icons.  Here’s a tribute to a two of the best dressed men in the history of fashion. Gianni Agnelli Son of the founder of the once-great Italian automaker Fiat, Agnelli was the richest man in [...]

Dress shirt monogram   A dress shirt monogram is an optional detail that adds a touch of style.  The origin of the monogram was as a way to identify one’s shirt when it was sent to the laundry.  Today it is a decorative element that communicates a man’s individuality and sends a subtle message about [...]

A dress shirt’s breast pocket is often included on the left hand side. In general it is added for its aesthetic value rather than for practical reasons and the majority of men don’t actually use it.  It is believed that a breast pocket adds depth to the front of a dress shirt. Particularly, double breast [...]

The front edge of a dress shirt where the button holes are located is called the placket. It is a reinforced area of the shirt that’s designed to withstand the stress that occurs around the buttonholes.  A traditional placket is a separate band of fabric that is attached to the front of the shirt with [...]