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Dry clean less, brush more, and the suit lasts years

A clothes brush, a proper hanger and a day off between wears will keep a suit sharper than any dry cleaner, and cost you about two minutes a day.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20265 min

Buying jeans you can actually work in

Weight, rise, and a handful of seams decide whether a pair of jeans lasts a season or five years. Most of it you can check before you buy.

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GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

The sunglasses fit test that beats any face shape chart

Three numbers printed inside the temple arm tell you more than every "round face, square frame" chart on the internet.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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The sale rack only rewards people who came with a list

Second markdowns, final-sale traps, and the one question that kills a bad buy before you get anywhere near the register.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Buy the work jacket once and wear it for ten years

What to look for in the fabric, the cut and the stitching so the jacket ages into something you'd hate to lose.

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Short men should buy for the shoulders and hem the rest

Height isn't the problem. Rise, hem, jacket length and a tailor who picks up the phone are the whole fight.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Oxfords, derbies and loafers, and when to wear each

The difference is in the lacing, and it decides everything else. What to wear to a funeral, an interview, a wedding in August and a Tuesday at the office.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideCountry StyleWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

The workwear that still works after fashion got hold of it

Chore coats, duck canvas, waxed cotton and welted boots are all over town now. Some of it still does the job. A lot of it quietly stopped.

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Sun hats that work and don't look like fishing gear

Measure your head, buy three inches of brim, hold the straw up to a light. Most of what makes a sun hat good has nothing to do with the label.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Dressing well out of a three-foot rail

Measure the rail, do the hanger math, and build the wardrobe around the closet you actually have instead of the one you wish you had.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Your neck line is doing most of the work

A beard reads as deliberate or accidental within a second, and length has almost nothing to do with it.

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GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Cheap clothes give themselves away in four places

Fix the shoulder, the shine, the hem and the buttons, and nobody can tell what you paid. Everything else is just marketing.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

What merino, cashmere and cotton actually do in an office

Three fibres, three different jobs. Which one to buy first, what goes wrong with each, and how to stop a good jumper dying in eighteen months.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Say It To Your Barber Once And Stop Explaining Every Time

Most bad haircuts come from a vague sentence at the start, not bad scissors. Give a specification instead, and write it down.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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How to dress well when you're built big

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Rain gear that doesn't look like hiking kit

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20265 min

Workwear that still looks right after you clock off

The clothes that do real work can carry you through dinner, church and a school run — if you buy them for fit, color and how they age.

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Four jackets that cover the whole year

One for rain, one for fall, one for real cold, and one that makes a plain T-shirt look deliberate, plus the fit checks and fixes that keep them alive.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

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