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- Sportin’ In The Heat, part II: Making the khaki sport coat work for you
- Sunday Shop: Something new I’m excited to share with you…
- How are YOU transitioning your wardrobe for Spring weather?
- Signature Style: Anthony Urbano of Closet Freaks
- Sport Coat Shopping? Five fit mistakes that make you look like an amateur
- Cigars 101: Choosing Your First Humidor
- Get a copy of EG’s latest book, The Lean Wardrobe: Five Principles to Achieve Closet Mastery
- Command Respect from the TSA: How to dress while traveling
- 10 Rookie Mistakes That Keep You Looking Sloppy
- A guide to looking dapper without spending top dollar
- Signature Style: Jason Chang of Broke and Bespoke
- Cigars 101: How NOT to look like an idiot when smoking a cigar
- Lean Wardrobe: Packing for a five-day jaunt to Hawaii
- Going Sockless: How to keep your shoes sweat-free
- A Primer On Killing It With Color
- The Perfect Fit: Ties
- Watch That Wrist: Five reasons why a luxury timepiece is a worthwhile investment
- How to: Layer up! Easily and effectively
- Introducing Signature Style: A new QA + visual inspiration series
- Are we connected? + I need your help…
- Behind the Scenes: The Bonobos Guideshop experience (+ a nice deal for EG readers)
- Seven Shameful Confessions of an Embarrassed Style Blogger
- Style Tenets: Simple thoughts to help guide you in your quest for personal style improvement
- Get Into It: Brightly-colored pants
- Staying Stylish Beyond Your Closet in 2013: A starter list
- Ask The Readers: What are your TWO biggest resolutions?
- Happy Holidays! Hang with EG and 5&B
- The Lean Wardrobe: How to make use of every single item of clothing you have
- 21 Favorite Things: The EG Holiday Gift Guide, 2012 edition
- Ask the Readers: What do you take with you?
- Keep Your Feet Dry: What shoes to wear in the rain and snow
- The Zombie Survivor’s Guide to Expanding Your Comfort Zone and Rocking Your Own Look
- Where does EG shop online? + A few Black Friday deals for this week
- Big things a’comin: I need your help, + Fifth&Brannan’s new collection
- Why you should ignore fashion sites if you want to improve your style
- The Perfect Fit: All about your pants
- Do YOU: Style tips every gent needs to know, no matter your size, shape, or age
- Men of Short Stature: Dress to flatter your body type, not to look taller
- Spotlight On: Favorite picks from Frank & Oak
- Ask the Readers: Is your style better off today than it was one year ago?
- All In The Details: Are you committing any of these 26 outfit blunders?
- The Perfect Fit: Dress and Sport Shirts
- Style and Self-Sabotage: Avoid getting in the way of your own progress
- All In The Details: Choose your shade of brown wisely (Leather Shoes, part IV)
- Going Custom: Experiences and thoughts from the Traveling Tailor event
- Ask the Readers: How experimental are you with your outfits?
- All In The Details: Is your shirt a REAL dress shirt?
- Announcing the winner of the EG x Indochino giveaway…
- Why you don’t need a fashion guru or personal stylist to discover your own style
- All In The Details: Two-button vs. three-button (vs. all other) suits
- Get Suited Up: Win Your Very Own Custom Suit from Indochino!
- Menswear Accessory Storage: How to properly put away your pocket squares, ties, belts, and cufflinks
- All In The Details: What’s up with those holes? (Leather Shoes, Part III)
- Three members-only (but not clothing-exclusive) shopping sites you shouldn’t overlook
- All In The Details: Black leather shoes CAN be interesting! (Leather Shoes, part II)
- All In The Details: Leather shoes, part I
- The most concise, useful, and informative guide on how to dress “Business Casual”, ever
- The Endorsement: Dolbeau’s Hawaiian print ties
- All About Your Belt: How to know whether the leather is worth it
- Back to Basics: The difference between a dress shirt and a sport shirt
- Spotlight On: The non-middle-management khakis
- An EG Birthday: Four things on my wishlist
- Spotlight On: Wearing shirting on your legs + how to wear bright color… down there
- How to beat the rain in style
- Five Tips on Dressing to Flatter the Short(er) Body Type
- Spotlight On: Baxter of California from The Motley
- Constructing a killer starter wardrobe, Part II: Adopting A Uniform
- Ask the Readers: What’s your monthly spend on clothing?
- Sportin’ in the Heat: How to wear a sport coat when it’s hot as hell out
- Proper Garment Care Every Gent Should Know, Part One: Suits
- Look Good In Any Body (of Water): How to buy and wear swim trunks
- How a Good Wardrobe Foundation Will Make Your Style Reinvention Much Easier
- Can’t stand shopping? End the pain quickly by shopping more effectively
- Ask The Readers: Would YOU find a personal style consultation helpful?
- How to dress for date night!
- Friday Giveaway: Here’s your chance to add to the mint
- Why you should have a relationship with your barber
- Ask The Readers: How do you buy your basics?
- How to embrace trends without completely victimizing yourself
- The Effortless Guide to Graduating Your Style is NOW AVAILABLE! Grab yourself a copy today
- Win a FREE copy of The Effortless Guide to Graduating Your Style
- A quick check-in and a few updates (Yes, I’m still alive)
- Reader Q+A: Dressing well in warmer weather
- Quick Tip: Awesome looking shoes that don’t break the bank
- Constructing a killer starter wardrobe, Part I: Five morsels of advice for getting it right the first time
- Aww, grow up: How to avoid looking like a kid
- Quick tip: Inject more color into your everyday outfits
- The Quick and Easy Three-Step Face Care Regimen, For Dudes… + our winner for the free GothamBox!
- What Girls Want to See Guys Wearing: In the Gym
- How are we doing? I want to hear from you, + a few announcements
- The Endorsement: Tourists, travel, and tastebuds… plus a giveaway!
- Three steps to initiate big changes, starting right now
- Ask The Readers: What’s your organization strategy?
- Step away from the Dad Jeans: Identifying the symptoms of DJS and how to cure yourself, once and for all
- Keep yer pants on: What to look for in a belt, plus the one belt you need
- The Lean Wardrobe: Favorite Clothes of a Minimalist
- Clothing crimes: Brushing up on your basics (aka, don’t let me catch you doing these things)
- Quick Tip: Flash those ankles
- Splurge-worthy: How to make the final decision on a big purchase
- They’re not all the same: Picking the RIGHT pair of brown dress shoes
- The Lean Wardrobe: Using High/Low styling to your advantage
- Back to Basics: Which socks do I wear with these?
- Effortless Gent’s 2011 Must-Reads
- (Style) Resolutions for the New Year
- Two years and one month later…
- Quick tip: Unbutton that second button when you go tieless
- Do it anyway: Improving yourself and dealing with those who don’t understand
- Your best pickup line: The winner is…
- There is no Going Out shirt: How to dress like a real man after hours
- Refined Casual: Getting your grown man on, outside the office
- Bonobos on Cyber Monday: Stock up, save, and snag great deals
- Get Measured: The ONE tool you need to solve all your shopping woes
- The Lean Wardrobe: Three coats that will get you through this (and every) winter
- The Effortless Guide to Cocktails: See Mix Drink
- Be a real man, dress like a girl!
- Q+A: Let’s hear your questions
- Back to Basics: Choosing a casual shoe
- Well said: A simple guide to choosing, buying, and wearing dress shoes
- Staying forever young: giving premature aging the boot
- Sartorial Evaluation: How to be stylish in your 40s and beyond
- How to nail it: Taking care of your hands at home
- Let’s hear it: what kind of buyer are you?
- The break: How to choose the best pants length + how to tell your tailor
- The winner of the Maxwell Scott Lorenzo Briefcase is…
- Bagging it up, part II: Carrying the Essentials + a Maxwell Scott review and giveaway!
- The Endorsement: The one thing every man MUST HAVE in his closet
- Ask The Readers: skimp, spend, splurge? + a sale on 5&B pocket squares
- Chilly summer nights: be prepared when the sun goes down
- Keepin’ it sexy while sweaty: How to dress well in hot weather
- Shop Bonobos, get 20% off, just for being an EG reader!
- The winner of the EG + Ratio Clothing Giveaway is…
- The one thing every guy should carry when traveling
- Win a custom dress shirt from Ratio Clothing
- How to buy shorts and how to wear ‘em
- The Effortless Guide to Cocktails: The… Phlump?
- Three Fs to consider when shopping for new clothing
- Style articles that caught EG’s eye this week (plus one non-style related one)
- Update from the EG / 5&B World Headquarters
- The Effortless Guide to Cocktails: The Sidecar
- Back to Basics: Make minor outfit tweaks to stand out from the crowd
- The Endorsement: The Motley’s Summer Essentials, EG + 5&B elsewhere on the web, and a 5&B event reminder
- Three easy-to-find denim picks for the not-so-skinny guy
- Ask the Readers: Orchestrating the outfit
- The Effortless Guide to Cocktails: The Old-Fashioned
- The Low-down on Fifth&Brannan: Who we are, what we’re doing, why you should care
- Bagging it up: Carrying the ten essentials
- The Evolution of Fashion (or, why classic style is the best style)
- Ten essentials: 10 things I can’t live without / use daily / bring with me everywhere… plus 5&B launch event news
- Back to Basics: What color looks best with your skin type
- It’s not about the event, but about the process
- The Endorsement: Grooming products from The Motley
- When to spend vs. when to save
- A new look and feel for EG + 5&B updates
- The work you need to do before the real work begins
- Back to Basics: The Art of The Tuck
- Introducing: The Effortless Body
- How to wear a pocket square
- The ONE thing you need to do to set yourself apart from every other guy
- Three things I’m excited to wear this spring
- Back to Basics: Clothe Yourself Casually
- Updates on Fifth&Brannan’s Fall / Winter 2011 menswear collection
- The Endorsement: Go green all the way this St. Patrick’s Day
- The Endorsement: The manliest glass of wine you’ll ever drink
- Back To Basics: Which Shoes with Which Pair of Pants?
- Ask The Readers: Dissecting the Online Shopping Experience, Part Two
- Ask the readers: Dissecting the online shopping experience
- Taking Care of What You Wear
- Announcing the winners of the Lumina Clothing Tie Giveaway!
- Dress Like This Guy: Justin Timberlake
- A Giveaway: Enter to win a Tie or Bow Tie from Lumina Clothing!
- My take on Style vs Fashion, the differences between both, and why you should care
- Seven things guys overlook when caring for clothes
- 2011: Looking Ahead, a project update
- Dress Like This Guy: Baron Davis
- Happy Holidays from EG!
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Subscribe to effortlessgent.com
- A (Very, Very) Good Reason To Use Snail Mail
- JackThreads: A flash shopping site to know, plus a special deal!
- What do you want from me?
- Happy First Birthday To Us: A look back at the past year
- A Review: Franklin+Gower Relaxed Pant
- The Motley Redesign, The Study Series, Plus A Giveaway!
- 5 Affordable Style Essentials That Will Keep You Warm
- Watch OneRepublic get draped in Ralph Lauren clothing
- How to dress when you’re fat
- Why you should take the time to find your own personal style
- 3 Essentials Every Man Must Own… That He Can Find at Target
- The Five Most Common Bad Habits in Mens Style
- Need a suit? Prefer it custom-made? Want to save $100?
- Why It’s Good to Spend Money on Quality
- Introducing LESS EFFORT, an Effortless Gent project
- 100 Days of Ties: The Momentum of Failure project
- Slim v. Skinny Jeans: A Clarification
- The Endorsement: The Casual Button Up
- On getting rid of clothes
- Easy guidelines for a can’t-fail first date getup
- How to find a tailor, and what to pay him for
- The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece
- Wearing a suit? Please, put down the sporty shades
- My take on the Fake Bake Fever by Bonobos
- The Endorsement: L.L. Bean Signature Plain Weave Suiting
- Maintenance 101, part III: Shaving
- Maintenance 101, Part II: Hair Care
- Maintenance 101, Part I: Skin Care
- Thanks for your help choosing our name
- Help Us Choose A Name For Our Next Project
- On Choosing an Appropriate Gym Bag
- The Endorsement: Light-colored Chinos
- New on Primer: Six No-No’s for a Suited Man
- The Endorsement: The Chambray Shirt
- Q+A: What’s the best undershirt under a dress shirt?
- Q+A: What to wear on a Friday night
- Q+A: One-on-one with Dan Trepanier, The Style Blogger
- New Article! Gear Up: Six Accessories That Demand Your Attention
- The Endorsement: GTH Shoes
- Slim is in!
- On defining your own style
- Good stuff in the works
- How to: Be the best-dressed man ever, in the history of clothed men
- How to: Brown dress shoes, Part IIa
- How to: Brown dress shoes, Part I: Choosing a pair
- Q+A
- Happy new year!
- It’s 2010! Time to look good for less coin
- The Endorsement: J. Crew’s Merino Wool V-Neck Sweater
- How to: Roll up shirt sleeves (effectively)
- Part of someone’s view
- How to: Rock the french cuff
- What’s it all about?
