The dandy style
A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, a dandy, who was self-made, often strove to imitate an aristocratic lifestyle despite coming from a middle-class background. In this section we will show you the modern dandy from around the world.
Neckties: Four-in-hand and Windsor knot
The Duke of Windsor is mentioned talking about the so-called Windsor Knot - one legend, one mystification in the dummy world of fashion, although photos prove that he hasn't invent it.
How to be elegant in hot weather?
Hot weather and Elegance? Two mutually exclusive concepts, but not entirely... Being elegant in the heat is absolutely possible if you are creative.
E. Marinella - the perfect bespoke necktie
E. Marinella is an Italian necktie company founded by Eugenio Marinella in 1914 in Naples. The store provides finest bespoke ties for Neapolitans and gentlemen from all over the world, including Gorbachev, George Bush, Francois Mitterrand, Oscar Luigi Skalfaro and Helmut Kohl.
Men's suit accessories: The seven-fold tie
There are neckties made completely out of silk, which doesn't include lining of any other material. This rare and as a rule more expensive masterpiece is called 'seven-fold tie'.
Men's suit accessories: Hermes necktie
One necktie by Hermes definitely belongs to the small group of exclusive products, which all over the world are recognized as a symbol of good taste. Surely there are ties, revealing even more refined sense of style and even more expensive and rare ties, but no other of them is recognized and admired by critics and fashion as much as Hermes necktie.
Wool or Textile necktie to chose?
You will never find a wool or a textile necktie in the wardrobe of a British city-gentleman. He would wear a wool tie only in his countryside mansion, while knitted ties would leave with please for the people of art, science, literature and journalism, for their real or supposed rebelliousness and anti-conformism.
How to recognize a quality necktie
The most important sign for the quality of a tie unfortunately can't be represented - only felt. So before buying a tie, hold it in your hand, feel it - but not in the genre of sentimentality. It is good to check very carefully in silk creases. The touch of the silk is the first and best adviser. If you can define what you feel, you are on the right way.
English neckties and faux pas
A man who wears a tie in the colors of one division, college, school or club, shows his belonging to the institution and more over - to the good society. At least, that's how it is in England - the cradle of the neckties.
The Gentleman's wardrobe: Neckties
The real predecessor of ties is more likely the neck cloth from the middle of the XVII century, which become a mandatory part of the male clothing.
Men's trousers: Chinos
It takes some time until one piece of clothing become a classic. With Chinos it took about 100 years - from 1848 to 1950s.
Men's trousers: Short pants
No matter how beautiful or not your legs are and how hot it is outside, short pants remain questionable in stylistic terms for places different from beaches, camping areas and holiday villages. The only exceptions are the sport courts, where it's common for practical reasons to wear shorts - for example if you play football, basketball, tennis, etc.
More about the cut of men's trousers
Most men tend to consider that the cut of trousers depends on fashion whims and fancies. In reality, the details in the cut of trousers change season after season and the whole basis of the cut is changed every 10 years.
From Cavalry twill to Moleskin - trousers for a Sports jacket
The sports jacket is a variable part of the gentleman's clothing, which for the joy of the eye, in combination with different trousers, gives a whole new outfit. Moreover, a sports jacket combined with flannel or cavalry twill is already perceived as a formal attire.
Mr Jones' Rules for the Modern Man
Dylan Jones has served as an editor of the UK version of men's fashion and lifestyle magazine GQ since 1999. He defines his book Mr Jones' Rules for the Modern Man as moderately successful.
The Business Suit
The business suit for a man is like a business card in the society. It should fully represents the nature of the gentleman. Contempt to your suit is automatically contempt to your business.
The gentleman and jewelry
Times, in which a man could be decorated with jewels as an Indian Maharaja, have passed. And within the business world wearing a lot of jewelry is an absolute fauxpas.
Pitti Uomo - joyful fashion anarchism
The transformation of a man into a wonderful frivolous mannequin, covered with draperies and Art Nouveau wine red, was a particularly intrusive trend during the latest edition of men's fashion platform Pitti Uomo.
Pitti Uomo 90, visited by Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld appeared sensationally to open a retrospective exhibition and to receive the high award of Florence, Fiorino d'Oro. The exhibition KARL LAGERFELD_Visions of Fashion at the at the Palazzo Pitti, Florence, included more than 200 photos, following his career as a photographer.
Morning dress
For women, only a day dress with a hat is acceptable. For men, black or gray morning coat with top hat is required. During a wedding, traditionally only the groom wears gray.
The scarf or more about draperies in menswear
For formal occasions and receptions, the dress code requires to add to your tailcoat a white scarf of fine cashmere lined with silk, which however is left with your coat or crape at the wardrobe.
The Gentleman's wardrobe: Cufflinks
Cufflinks are among those accessories, whose importance is inversely proportional to their size and whose power to finish the look is huge no matter of their small size.
The lining of a men's suit jacket - one intimacy
There is one part of the men's suit jacket, which usually doesn't receive a lot of attention, because it remains hidden - the lining. It is one intimacy, revealing a lot about its owner's character and fantasies - the upholstery of male self-esteem.
Classic men's coats: Duffle coat
Duffle coat is the only type of classic men's coats, equipped with a hood. This form of head protection has a prehistoric tradition since the Bronze Age.
Sicilian Chinoiserie and Sartorial Denim in Dolce & Gabbana Spring-Summer 2016 Men's collection
SS 2016 collection by D&G is deeply inspired by The Chinese Palace of Palermo in designers' favorite Sicily - the main inspiration in all their work as they admit. In the past, the Chinese guest room in European palaces was a must.
More about Classic coats
Polo Coat is an American classic coat, although it's closely related to traditional and more elegant forms of coats like Paletot, Ulster, Guardscoat. Brooks Brothers has imported this style from England about 1910.
Classic men's coats that you should differentiate
Crombie coat is a classic English coat for urban use. It's made of heavy wool and it's very appropriate for unpleasant Autumn and Winter days. It's most chic to wear a Crombie coat made by Tibbett - traditional coat maker since 1898.
The classic Trench-coat or about the officer in a gentleman
The classic authentic trench-coat is a product - advertising fetish of Burberry and a synonymous of the best protective cloak. We've seen it on Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca' and Audrey Hepburn in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
The Gentleman's wardrobe: Loafers
Loafers are the most elegant decision for hot month in informal situations. Comfortable moccasin-like slip-on shoes with decorative stitching, perfectly matching a Summer suit.
Suspenders - one cute anachronism in men's wardrobe
Suspenders (or Braces in British English) - this cute anachronism - are popular especially in England and the USA. Americans consider suspenders practical and comfortable with a hint of nostalgic feeling. For Englishmen - braces are part of the tradition.
The Gentleman's wardrobe: Dress slippers
One of the most elegant things that we can see on the feet of contemporary man - in excellent unison with his tuxedo or evening suit - are the Dress slippers.
The Gentleman's wardrobe: The pocket square
The pocket square (aka pochette) is one of those ceremonial accessories, which highlight the originality of the gentleman - each of its crease talks about degrees of self-control and self-confidence.
The real meaning of Luxury
To have a style means everything - from cufflinks to the cup of tea, from your dressing gown to the water taps in the bathroom - to be in wonderful harmony, instead of using the fetishes of the richness.
Narcissism and self exposure in fashion or the quirk of Viktor & Rolf
Two coryphaeus of the automatized for fashion goals self exposition are Viktor & Rolf. Although they are not twins, they put big efforts to take them as such and managed somehow by their slim fit suits, shortened pants and glossy hair.
Eddie Redmayne - to be dressed in freckles
Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne is an English actor, model, singer and most of all - an ultra elegant man!
Thom Browne - the talented coryphaeus of backwardness
Browne's innovations in tailoring are identified in the gallant scandal and reconciliation of the paradigms of men's and women's fashion.
Savile Row - the home of the Bespoke Men's Suit
In a world where designers are appreciated more than craftsmen, Savile Raw remains one of the last bastions of traditional cutting and tailoring. There reigns strictly and traditional division of labor.
Men's fashion by Ann Demeulemeester
There is some strange exaltation in Ann Demeulemeester's huge eyes, marked in the Neo-gothic style of her designs. Ann always hyperbolises the stripes, the overall silhouette reminds about 'Pierrot' from the famous painting of Watteau.
Ann Demeulemeester Male Retrospective for 'Nomenus Quarterly'
Being in some way impartial, I can definitely say that in contemporary fashion I am especially surprised by Rick Owens, Haider Ackermann and Ann Demeulemeester. Particularly by the Antwerp-based Ann... She is absolutely and in the best sense of the word - crazy! And what connects all of them?
The perfectly fitting handmade Gieves & Hawkes men's suit
The window of Gieves & Hawkes is especially representative for Savile Row. Often the best tailors are in the smallest stores, but that's not the case with Gieves & Hawkes at 1 Savile Row, London, UK.
The gentleman's style: Accessories
The style is not limited to clothing. There are various small additions, which complete the image, make it finer and insert special personality through one's choice.
David James Gandy - the best dressed and undressed model
David James Gandy was born in 1980 in Billericay, Essex, England, the son of working-class parents who ran a property and freight company.
The Attolini men's suit
What for many tailors is a dream, for Neapolitan Cesare Attolini has long ago came true - Sartoria Mediterranea is the place where about 180 people sew men's and women's clothing in two versions - fully hand-sewn and partly hand-sewn...
The Gentleman's wardrobe: The Boutonnière
The gentleman has many exciting activities to which he proceeds with witty responsibility and doesn't fall so low to confuse them with the so-called work... And one of these fascinating activities is keeping a Boutonnière.
RUBINACCI - the Sartorial art of the Eternal Elegance
Luca Rubinacci is a real fashion sensation in London. He is the quintessence of the Neapolitan sartorial style combined with the British imperial conceptions of gentleman's wardrobe.
The walking stick
In other times and ages, not as neglected as the inconsolable modernity, a gentleman never went out on the street without a hat, a pair of gloves and a walking stick.
The Summer men's suit
The man who puts on an extremely light Italian Summer suit for the first time is surprised that a suit can be sewn of such a breeze of a fabric.
The Brooks Brothers men's suit
Brooks Brothers is not only the largest supplier of men's suits in America, but also an American institution, recognized as the American flag and the Statue of Liberty.
The Warhol Look - Jeans with a suit jacket
If today Lewi's 501 are considered the 'absolute' jeans, they unconditional have their famous fans - Andy Warhol and his beloved assistant Vincent Fremont.
The London-based tailor-dandy Joshua Kane
There is one young, moustached and long-haired tailor who shakes the old school of London bespoke tailoring with what the street calls 'coolness'. He is definitely not what you would expect if you are familiar with the traditionally conservative scene of Savile Row.
One suit design in three different colors
Famous pianist Glenn Gould, who has passed away happily while making music on his Steinway, always ordered a dozen of one model suits, shirts, shoes, etc. This is a very luxurious version of personality.