Men’s Fashion Spotlight: The best and worst dressed comedians

Many years ago, whenever you turned on the TV, you would find that the comedians of the time had a stage presence that reflected the era. For example, George Burns delivered his jokes dressed in the classic style of a tailored suit with a crisp white shirt, matching tie, and his iconic lit cigar. No matter where or when his monologue took place, he was never caught dressed down.

Another comedian who was a classic dresser was Bob Hope. His tweed suits, ties, and pocket squares was a reflection of the glamour of Hollywood. From his network show to entertaining the troops, he always managed to look good. Even Groucho Marx with his goofy expressions, bushy eyebrows, massive mustache, and smoldering cigar was on stage in suited fashion.

Today, the comedian’s stage presence has taken on a completely different style. Long gone, for the most part, is the formalness of the suit and its replacement has been more casual wear. We happen to be checking out some of the local talent last night and I noticed that the guys don’t look any different than anyone that you might see around town. One guy, named Artie Januario, was standing in front of the crowd dressed in a button-down shirt, jeans, and a pair of loafers. His looks were deceiving because he looked too average, like someone who was not going to be very funny, but ended up leaving us rolling in the aisles.

There is also a comedian who is at the complete opposite spectrum of the glamour era in fashion. Larry the Cable Guy has taken the sleeveless shirt to the next level. His “Red Neck” image is brought to life with his mismatched patterns, work boots, and lack of arm coverage. Is it all part of the act or is he just a really bad dresser?

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Men’s Fashion Trend: Stepping Out on the Wild Side with Animal Print Casual Shoes

Formerly, animal prints have been reserved for dress shoes or cowboy boots, but for Spring and Summer I found some great textured prints in sneakers that will bring a little “wildness” to your wardrobe. Even if you are a guy that likes to dress in neutral colors, you can pop your outfit with some casual animal print shoes.

If you look in the stores, magazines, and boutiques python print is everywhere! One of my favorite men’s casual shoes is by Christian Louboutin. The Louis Python Sneakers are created out of exotic black, python snakeskin that will provide you the couture texture and sheen to be able to dress up or down. However, be prepared for some sticker shock with their price tag of $1,495.

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Men’s Fashion Advice: What is “masculinity”?

Defining masculinity

Generally speaking, masculinity refers to the characteristics regarded as typical for men. It is a term which comprises social, cultural and historical aspects. And because of all that, its definition is relative to where it is applied. The fashion industry takes and shapes the existing perceptions and opinions about masculinity in order to sell its products. There are perfumes, after shaves or clothes like sports jackets which, as their related advertising campaigns suggest, convey an image of strength, of courage or of physical power – all aspects of masculinity since ancient times. And there are often actors or popular sports men who have endorsement deals with certain products and brands.

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Men’s Fashion Advice: More Suit Trends For The Summer

Spring is in full bloom and summer is just around the corner. In the men’s fashion world, this means that we are getting ready to sport our board shorts and our brightly-colored polos, our sleek sunglasses and our white summer sneakers. The season is a time to look bright and casual – and we’re not going to shy away from embracing it.

But despite all the warm and relaxing images that summer evokes, most of us are not capable of truly dressing casually through this period. We still need to go to work, after all. We still have meetings, parties, functions, and interviews to attend. For all these occasions there’s a standard dress that we wear year-round, even if it doesn’t happen to evoke summer: the suit.

On this note, what are the biggest suit trends that we can expect this summer? Let’s take a look:

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Men’s Fashion News: The Traveling Trend of the Casual Sports Jacket

After a great trip to LA, we arrived back at LAX about four hours early for our return flight. While we were hanging around at Gladstones, relaxing and killing some time, we had the perfect view of passengers coming and going. Normally, you expect to see guys dressed up in suits, flying to and from their business meeting destinations, but I noticed that a lot of travelers were mixing the tailored crispness of a sports jacket with more casual clothing items to create a great look.

One gentleman that stood out of the crowd was wearing the perfect navy blue blazer with medium width lapels, trimmed in gold buttons on the front closure and the sleeves. He had coordinated it with a crisp white button-down shirt, which he kept with an open collar, and a pair of belted khakis. The brown leather loafers were also the perfect compliment to his look. It was a style that I could see coming from the pages of the Ralph Lauren catalogue.

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Men’s Fashion Spotlight: LA 2012 Summer Style

While I happened to be out on the West Coast this week, I had the opportunity to check out men’s fashions in person, “LA Style”. At Hermosa Beach, where we were staying, the dress was casual and sporty. The Strand, a walkway that runs alongside the beautiful Pacific Ocean, was home to guys dressed in cargo shorts with button down plaid shirts and slip on canvas shoes, to ones with board shorts, t-shirts, and flip-flops. Even when the beach clubs and restaurants were gearing up for the evening, the sign that I saw which said, “No shirt, no shoes, no problem!” exemplified the casualness of the coastal style.

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