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Men’s fashion: the year in menswear

Men’s fashion: the year in menswear

You’ve got ankle flashing and Ryan Gosling, bomber jackets versus double-breasted and lots to think about when it comes to jumpers. 2011 has been a busy year in menswear. Simon Chilvers breaks it down. Ankles, patterned jumpers and a feast of peas and sweetcorn. These are my three defining sartorial moments of 2011. Sort of. [...]

Turn offs in men’s grooming

Turn offs in men’s grooming

AN eye-catching hunk to some can be unattractive to others, that is, men’s grooming, fashion and wardrobe essentials should not only display his personality but also his being neat and spruced up in dress and bearing. Since most men have their own style of grooming, there are often mistakes and a big turn offs to [...]

Chockey’s men’s fashion store closing

Chockey’s men’s fashion store closing

The Chockey’s men’s fashion store in north Raleigh, which has been outfitting business leaders across the Triangle since 1987, will close its doors by the end of January. The lease for Chockey’s retail location in the Sutton Square shopping center at Spring Forest and Falls of Neuse Road expires on Jan. 31 and Chockey’s owner [...]

Soldier’s new uniform is a ‘fashion faux pas’

Soldier’s new uniform is a ‘fashion faux pas’

Soldiers have described their new fatigues as a “fashion faux pas” which is shapeless, too American and more akin to an Action Man costume. When the Ministry of Defence introduced new combat fatigues for troops in Afghanistan it was hoped they would be welcomed for providing more comfort under body armour and creating better camouflage. [...]

Men’s fashion: Fine and dandy

Men’s fashion: Fine and dandy

Is it possible for men to dress for a night on the town without reaching for a rented tux or a novelty waistcoat? Yes, says the expert Adam Welch In lieu of options, men’s fashion has rules. And its contemporary followers like nothing better than geeking out about them all – and we have the [...]