Monthly Archives: December 2008

Can I Wear My Watch Over My Shirt Cuff? 1

Fancy yourself a pretty cool bloke?  Consider yourself on the bleeding edge of fashion?  Think you have the confidence to pull off the truly original?  Then, maybe you’ve considered wearing your watch on the outside of your cuff? Ridiculous right?  Well, apparently some people think it’s cool.  According to fashion guru the Sartorialist, this is [...]

What to Wear on New Years Eve 1

2009 is coming.  Next Thursday actually. Yes, we are celebrating. What you should wear on New Years Eve depends entirely on where you’re going and what you’re doing.  Here are some ideas. Lying Low – Nice Dinner (Not Our Plan) If your NYE plans are to simply take your girlfriend out to dinner.  NY Magazine [...]

Best Dressed of the Silicon Alley Insider 100 0

Are you an aspiring “entrepreneur, investor, executive, or technologist making waves in the New York digital business community” with no idea what to wear to the next networking event? Suppose you’re an “entrepreneur” headed to the next New York Tech Meetup.  As you get dressed, you’re torn.  You’re supposed to be a young, independent, creative [...]

Dress Shirt Q&A with Proper Cloth 3

At Proper Cloth, we get asked a lot of questions about dress shirts.  We keep reminding ourselves that there’s no such thing as a stupid question – just stupid answers – or stupid people – or something like that.  Anyways – here’s the latest from our virtual mail-room. What is the Correct Men’s Dress Shirt [...]

How to Dress Like Brad Pitt 1

We’re not sure if Brad Pitt deserves the credit for how well he dresses, but (at least on screen) the guy can make an outfit work.  One of our favorites is Mr. and Mrs. Smith – where he demonstrates how to really wear the men’s dress shirt with style.  Here we’re going to examine what [...]

What’s Up with Prada Double Collars? 5

Here at Proper Cloth, we like to think we’re pretty fashionable.  Even if we don’t actually dress super trendy, we try to pay attention to what’s going on.  Sometimes we really like the trends we see – and other times we’re just left scratching our heads. Like for example, the current Prada ad campaign where [...]