Fashion – tawtalitarian

Trilby Hats

I have noticed, with not a little ire, the continued presence of hat-wearers on the streets. By this I don’t mean woolly hat wearers in this, no, I mean statement hat wearers. I’ve made this point before, here, so there’s no real need to go over it all again, but it’s reasonable to reiterate justContinue reading “Trilby Hats”

The Bent Leg – A pose, or an affliction?

The general oddness of fashion models, or indeed anyone who’s having their photo taken for publicity purposes, is manifest in the very fact that they’re doing it at all. This is an image issue, and next to nothing else. It’s a simple capturing of visuals with the intention of making the viewer impressed and enticed.Continue reading “The Bent Leg – A pose, or an affliction?”

Should a fashion model ever model me?

There has always been an element of otherworldliness in the modelling world, where the walking clothes-hangers are encouraged to be ‘un-human’ and elevate themselves, and the clothing that they’re crowbarred into, above the common herd. Staring dimly or intently into the middle distance, poking elbows and hips out at strange angles and sucking in theirContinue reading “Should a fashion model ever model me?”

Jeans: I have known

Everyone owns jeans, everyone wears jeans. You’re probably wearing a pair right now in fact, and I bet you have at least three pairs, if not more. Maybe you only wear jeans. Lots of people do. And that’s the thing isn’t it. Jeans are completely ubiquitous now, to such a degree that I don’t thinkContinue reading “Jeans: I have known”

Ties

I’ll be honest here and say that I am a tie-fan. I think ties are neat. Look at Michael Caine. Eh? So, this isn’t objective, but it will slate those people who cannot manage this, the simplest of all smarteners. The bad-assest of finishing touches There’s been a lot in the popular style press, andContinue reading “Ties”

Suits

Suits, suits, suits. Suits are great. They can look great, and make you look great too. Men really do have one of the most fortunate of all dress options of the sexes in the suit. It’s a given that a suit is a smart thing. It defines a man as smart and is anContinue reading “Suits”

Beards

I originally composed this as ‘Facial Hair’ but, the more I thought about it, the more I realised what an enormous subject that truly is. So, I’ve started with the big one: Beards. Beards are the oddest of all stylistic accessories. They are theoretically accessible to any man (and some women of course), so areContinue reading “Beards”

Hats

There was a time, long ago now, when men wore hats. They wore hats, because they were men and they wore a hat. This was nothing more than the done thing. When you left the house, you put on your hat. When you got to work, you took it off. When you left work youContinue reading “Hats”