Showing posts with label Men's Style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Men's Style. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Knot Yourself



You can often tell when something is made specifically for the male or female audience. It can be so agreeable to one gender that it complete alienates the other. Knot Yourself for Alexander Olch was made for a man but enjoyable for women.

A simple "how to" that has a woman playing Alexander Olch as the lead. The casting is perfect. She has a Parisian air and mystery about her. Although she is very sexy, her look/attitude/air feels within in reach. On top of that, her acting fits the tone and influx of Alexander's words so perfectly I had to watch twice.

I will admit, I spend most of my work day around lingerie and optimizing digital experiences for it, so perhaps my fellow female counterparts would find her walking around in panties as unnecessary. But for me, it is a superb juxtaposition and play to what the voiceover is saying. And to be perfectly honest... her intimates are tasteful. Had this been Victoria Secret you would have seen a garter belt, thigh highs and ten inch heels.

Watch again. Enjoy it. Most importantly, wear ties and bowties.

For my lady friends: A feminine bow tie - Option 1, Option 2, Option 3 
Or my personal favorite (and one I wear weekly): The Metal Bowtie

Update: I just learned the lead is, in fact, French.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Men's Wear

I was doing my Nordstrom Anniversary Sale catalog scanning... digitally ear marking the items I love and must fight the crowds to try on when I was stopped in my tracks by the men's section. Men's wear, besides bowties, don't usually make my radar. I have certain styles that I love on a guy but I don't follow their fashion as much as I do women's.

(The orange circles are my favorite)

Of course, I dug in deeper to the men's section of Nordstrom...
Here are a few of my favorite looks:
I like men's work wear to be more fitted, collared shirts should be taylored to the man. Even on casual days, no one should be swimming in their shirt.
Oh swoon.

And just because an upcoming wedding is consuming my life...

What I tell my family... friends... clients... you, ultimately, wear what you feel best in. Fashion is based solely off of confidence. I have my own style. I tend to dress up a little bit more with a combination of textures, colors, and classic pieces. But what makes me happy is for me. I may love a guy in a pressed collared shirt but I've had a date who was confident in his jeans and t-shirt and I could barely think straight.

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