In looking around the Internet at various gentlemanly things, I've recently stumbled across a few articles addressing the topic of gentleman's style. There seems to be a new focus being put on manliness, gentlemanliness, and all that goes along with these, including dress and grooming. As proof, I give you the popularity of such online magazines as The Art of Manliness, Primer Magazine, The Urban Gentleman, Valet, and many others, including of course more classic magazines like GQ. What struck me about the two articles I recently read was their focus not on what to wear, but on why style matters to men.
In "Fashion Consulting and being a Gentleman" the author sits down for an interview with a men's wardrobe and fashion consultant to discuss why style matters. The article also includes a nice photo collection of the magazine's "20 Most Stylish Brothers", which is certainly worth a look. "Why Give a Damn About Appearance", gives a breakdown of 9 "why" bullet points, complete with pictures of their version of "real style".
What it basically narrows down to is respect. People respect others who are dressed nicely. Of course you want to be respected. Why wouldn't you?
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