“For me, a tuxedo is a way of life. When an invitation says black tie optional, it is always safer to wear black tie. My basic rules are to have shirt cuffs extended half an inch from the jacket sleeve. Trousers should break just above the shoe. Try not to sit down because it wrinkles the pants. If you have to sit, don’t cross your legs. Pocket handkerchiefs are optional, but I always wear one, usually orange, since orange is my favorite color. Shine your Mary Janes on the underside of a couch cushion.”
In case you didn’t know, Frank Sinatra is one of the greatest male singers during the swing era. “Come Fly With Me”, “My Way”, and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” are some of his famous singles everyone loves and adores. But, what he was especially known for what his style! He was always looked clean cut, sharp, and no matter where he goes, he always got a fedora, a suit, or a tuxedo on.
Observe:
Of course there is a certain way he goes about dressing up and according to Sinatra, he has a set of rules he goes by:
THE RULES
- • It takes two hands to put on a hat the right way: Back brim curled up, front tugged down to a couple of inches above the right brow.
• Never wear brown at night. Never.
• There’s no excuse for brown shoes past sundown…. Or white shoes. Or anything gray, unless it’s deep charcoal. Or blue, unless it’s midnight blue. In fact, let’s keep it simple: after dark, men should wear black.
• Ties should be silk. And conservative.
• Cuff links always. But leave the fancy jewelry to Sammy.
• When dressing formally, a vest is better than a cummerbund.
• Don’t wear a tuxedo on Sunday.
• Having messy closets is like putting on clean clothes over dirty underwear.
• The shower is a great place to steam out the wrinkles in your dinner jacket.
• Orange is the happiest color.
• Don’t hide your scars. They make you who you are.
• When it comes to pockets, everything should have its own place.
• A pocket handkerchief is essential, but it needs to be perfectly folded.
• Shine your shoes.
• Trim. Buff. Clean.
• Take your hand off the suit, creep.
I thought analyzing style from a male’s perspective (especially a very fashionable one) would be an interesting read for us raiders. Do any of you have your own? How about you boys? Please share!!!
-Agnes
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[...] bothers me. I just came across this comment from Mark (Stupidfresssh) who replied to Agnes’ The Rules of Style from Ol’ Blue Eyes Himself post with [...]
Denim on denim is not attractive. | MY BF CLOSET added these pithy words on Apr 28 10 at 12:14 am-If you’re going to wear denim on denim, make sure that their are contrast between your denims. The color shouldn’t match all the way to a point that it would look like you’re wearing a suit.
-Don’t be scared to mix Brown with Black. Balanced your contrast between the two color and you can make an amazing outfit.
-Blue always goes with brown so Mix your Denim gear with a brown suede shoes (suede cause you get that added texture when rocking denims)
-Wearing sneakers with a suit ruins the whole vibe of your suit. STOP DOING IT!
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Apr 19 10 at
6:29 pm
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