| Men's dress clothing options continue to explode. | | | | appreciate that it inspires you to think about |
| Fabrics, colors, fit, layers, accessories all come | | | | exercising. |
| together to create a "look." Because the brain pays | | | | 3. Keep it appropriate. Men's dress clothing options |
| SO much attention to visual information, you need to | | | | now run the gamut on the runway, but most of us |
| make sure your style in men's dress clothing makes | | | | live on Main Street. It doesn't matter if you have the |
| the statement you want to convey. | | | | legs for the short shorts under suit coat showing in |
| Some pointers: | | | | Milan, DON'T! |
| 1. Know who you are. Look, no one respects a poser. | | | | 4. DO have a little fun. Okay, permission for JUST |
| You can get away with a little bit of fantasy, or | | | | ONE, really fun piece - trendy, bright, studded, |
| wannabe, in fact it's nice to stretch. However | | | | whatever suits your fancy and puts a smile on your |
| tempted you might be, though, keep yourself honest. | | | | face whenever you wear it. Just keep it subdued, it |
| For instance, if you're slightly built, stay away from | | | | should be remembered as a glimpse. If people are |
| the lumberjack look. If you take the kids to school in | | | | gawking and have involuntarily glued their eyes to this |
| a minivan, Dog the Bounty Hunter is off-limits until | | | | addition, well, there's your sign, you have crossed |
| Halloween. Got it? | | | | from tasteful to ridiculous. |
| 2. Be comfortable in your own skin. A corollary of | | | | We live in a world cursed and blessed by way too |
| know who you are, being comfortable in your own | | | | many options, now, even in the world of men's dress |
| skin means not denying your current dimensions. If | | | | clothing. Be thoughtful when you put your look |
| you're 5'8" and have a 36 inch waist, it just IS, at | | | | together, you know the definition of "pioneers," don't |
| least for right now. If this is you, do not wear trim-fit | | | | you? They're the ones with the arrows in their back... |
| shirts or size 34 pants - others will likely not | | | | |