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Five Tips on Dressing to Flatter the Short(er) Body Type

June 28, 2012

The average height of the American male is just above 5’9”, which means there are over 80 million men who might be considered “short” in the United States alone. At 5’6”, I’m one of them, and I can tell you from personal experience how hard it is to find clothes that fit well off the rack.

You don’t need to dress “taller”. The goal shouldn’t be to stack up as many imaginary inches as possible. Instead—and this goes for men of any height—you should dress to flatter your body type.

So, before you go out and buy platform shoes and a pinstripe suit, here are five simple pieces of advice for men of modest height.

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Constructing a killer starter wardrobe, Part II: Adopting A Uniform

June 21, 2012
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Possessing awesome style doesn’t mean needing to have a ton of money, an eclectic wardrobe, or an ever-changing look. Many style icons often kept their looks simple, but they made it their own.

That’s not to say they never switched it up, but when you think of these guys, you picture them in a certain outfit or a specific piece. Their look is tied to their name.

If you’re not flush with cash all the time or happen to hate shopping for new clothes, adopt your own (good) look and you won’t have to think about what to wear all the time. Here are some takeaways from this concept that you can apply starting… right now.

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Sportin’ in the Heat: How to wear a sport coat when it’s hot as hell out

June 14, 2012
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Most guys, when starting to build upon their personal style, see a silhouette of a suit jacket and think “Oh sh*t! Dressed up.” It’s natural to associate any finely tailored jacket with two buttons in the front and vents in the back to be more dressed up.

In fact, it kinda is. But don’t let that scare or intimidate you. Use it to your advantage. Just think of it as another layer, like a basic light jacket you’d normally wear.

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Look Good In Any Body (of Water): How to buy and wear swim trunks

June 7, 2012
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Whether you live in a chilly city like us or not, you’re bound to hit the beach at some point (or a lake, or your neighborhood pool). Making conscious style decisions shouldn’t end just because (most of) your clothes are coming off.

Here’s how to continue looking good even when wearing only one article of clothing.

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How a Good Wardrobe Foundation Will Make Your Style Reinvention Much Easier

June 5, 2012

There’s an easy way for you to make your style reinvention a lot easier, and it’s simply by establishing a good wardrobe foundation.

Very few men do this when they start working on their style. Instead they start investing in all the latest trends, without any know-how to pull them off.

Building a good foundation first is a much better way to go about it. It not only teaches you the basics on putting an outfit together, but you’ll have a wardrobe that trendy items can easily be added to.

I’ll explain how this all works, but first I’ll tell you…

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