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The rise and fall? of DieWorkWear (and other Friday fashion items)

Posted on December 15, 2023 | Comments Off on The rise and fall? of DieWorkWear (and other Friday fashion items)

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There was a weird time on Twitter in 2023 where Mr Derek Guy (i.e. @dieworkwear) was appearing everywhere in people’s feed. So odd. Anyway, here’s a piece he wrote on  professional workplace respectability dressing.  Here’s something else he did on men’s wear wins and fails on the campaign trail. He also weighed in on the topic: do dress sneakers belong in the oval office.

With the fall of Twitter, I suspect his star will fall as well. He’s a smart guy, though. And not a snob. For example, reading him, I ended up reading this on value focused brands. Worth a look.

Also worth a look is this good look for men in summer: garb tourist. It works for men going away to someplace warm this winter, too. If it’s still cool where you are, grab a chore coat. Here’s a nice one: outerknown utilitarian chore coat.

This is a good take on the recent Vogue september issue featuring the supermodels of the 90s. Another good take, this time on the decline of the brand  Balenciaga.

This was funny: GQ on how celebrities do not know how to dress in summer style. This was ridiculous: the mschf microscopic handbag from Louis Vuitton.

 

 

 

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An odd piece on SNL from GQ

Posted on March 18, 2023 | Comments Off on An odd piece on SNL from GQ


This is an odd piece in GQ: The New Cast Reshaping SNL’s Next Decade . It states: “After a slew of exits, Saturday Night Live is reloading—with a squad of young comics that could form the nucleus of the show for years to come.”

It’s odd because yes, there have been a slew of exits, and yes there are new comics, but if you have been watching it recently, the comics dominating it now seem to be people like Heidi Gardner and Bowen Yang, and of course, the great Keenan Thompson. To see what I mean, check out this recap of a recent episode with Travis Kelce starring. Or watch tonight. They aren’t the new people, and they aren’t the older comics leaving.

The new comics are no doubt good, and they likely appealed more to the GQ readership than the people I named. Plus everyone wants to talk about what’s new. But I can see the current veterans being around and in the forefront when it comes to SNL celebrating half a century in 2 years from now.

A little perspective, please, GQ. 🙂

P.S. As an aside, I’ve been a fan of both GQ and SNL since the 70s. Good to see them both still around and being current.

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What is going to take veganism to the next level of adoption

Posted on June 18, 2021 | Comments Off on What is going to take veganism to the next level of adoption

My belief is that there are a significant number of people who have already become vegan for various good reasons. But if you were to put them on a bell curve (normal distribution), they would fit on the front part of the curve, the small part. To get to the next level, I think, vegan food has to get to the stage where people don’t even think of it as vegan. It’s just good food that happens to have nothing animal related associated with it. I think Alison Roman is one cook who has done that: there are vegetarian and vegan recipes in her cookbooks and they are delicious, but they are not called out. They are just there and people cook them.

That’s why I was happy to read this: The Best Vegan Restaurants in America Are All in New Orleans | GQ.

It seems there is a new wave of vegan cooks and chefs who are upping the game in terms of making delicious vegan food. That’s great for a number of reasons. First, because it will inspire more cooks to jump on the bandwagon. Second, because all that will mean there are more people eating less animal food and more vegan food.

Here’s to everyone becoming more and more vegan over time.

 

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Two pieces to help with (getting back into) mindfulness

Posted on March 2, 2021 | Comments Off on Two pieces to help with (getting back into) mindfulness

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For some time, I was doing well practicing mindfulness. I found it helpful. I don’t know why I stopped. But then I have stopped doing so many things during the pandemic, and mindfulness was one of those.

If that sounds like you too, here’s two good pieces that could help:

  1. How to Practice Mindfulness | A Cup of Jo
  2. How to Meditate: It’s Not Complicated, but It’s Not Easy | GQ

They’re also good if you haven’t done mindfulness before and want to start.

(Photo by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash)

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How to make a man’s Zara suit look expensive


GQ has the five good ideas here: 5 Tricks That’ll Make Cheap Suits Look More Expensive. I said “Zara” but you could do the same with lower end suits as well.

I’d add:

  1. Get the whole suit tailored to fit. They mention the sleeves, but if you get the jacket tapered to your body, the impression of fit will be strong and it won’t look off the rack.
  2. Go with a conservative colour. I like this suit over the one in the GQ article. It’s somewhat bold with windowpane plaid (vs pinstripe or solid), but the charcoal grey tones it down. Grey suits and jackets are deceptive: even the cheapest of them are hard to guess how expensive they are unless you look closely and know clothing.
  3. Go with good accessories in general, not just shoes. A great watch, French cuff shirt with cufflinks, a beautiful tie: all of those things give an impression of being expensive. Be bold here. I like how the suit pictured is paired with a shirt and tie that have a tiny pattern to compliment the larger pattern of the suit. It’s a good look. And his shoes stand out in a good way and look great with the tapered pant.

For details on this suit, go here.

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