Perhaps we can't all be as well-groomed as Fred Astaire, but it goes without saying that well dressed cannot exist with bad grooming. The tuft of nose hair or dandruff on the jacket collar will ruin a look. An elegant man must be clean and trimmed as well as polished and pressed, with unlacquered fingernails that are short and clean; an attractive scent that's discernable only at very close quarters; and a beard that's shaved as many times a day as necessary.
It's never too early to form good habits. Most men bathe and brush their teeth. It takes only a couple more minutes each day to clean a pair of shoes, steam the wrinkles from the day's jacket and trousers and select a clean shirt.
Complement daily tasks with some scheduled maintenance every week, whether it be a visit to the barber, having spots removed from a jacket, or replacing the run-down heels on a pair of dress shoes.
Before leaving home in the morning, conduct a grooming checklist in front of a full-length mirror. And if you don't own one, make it the next addition to your wardrobe.
Be well groomed.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Maintenance: Be Well Groomed
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Makes me glad to I thought to add a light blue silk pocket square to my gray suit this morning as I was going out the door...
-DCLawyer
Will,
One of the reasons your own photos are so nice to look at is everything is so nicely pressed. I was watching Hitchcock's film, Rope, again this weekend and noticed that not only was everyone in the movie perfectly dressed, they were perfectly groomed as well.
I believe a full length mirror in every household along with specific instructions on its usage will save us from many unsightly showings. How many times have you whispered that to a partner as you both eye some sartorial disaster?
But Will, does this mean I must abandon my designer stubble and half-tuck? And what about my baseball cap, can I no longer tilt it while wearing it sideways? ;-)
I hate that this needs to be said, yet clearly it does. And I know men who only use their bathroom mirror...suffice it to say, the results are not optimal.
Wise instructions, Will, that bear frequent repeating. I have a particular interest (obsession?) in overgrown sideburns, long hair, and unkempt hair, i.e., I oppose them all, though they are quite common on otherwise well-turned out gents.
Spot on: especially relevant in the UK, The average male citizen of which suffers from a failure to engage in the most basic grooming that is truly painful to behold. This post should be printed and publicly distributed at every tube and railway station in London.
maintenance.
to some, it's a calling.
cheers.
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