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Dress like you meant it. Fit first, then fabric, then everything else.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Dress your family for a photo you'll still like in ten years

The clothes that date a family photo aren't the cheap ones. They're the trendy ones, the shiny ones, and the ones that didn't fit.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Fix the clothes you own before you buy anything new

An hour with your closet, one trip to a tailor and about sixty bucks will do more for how you look than another jacket will.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Linen, Short Sleeves and Staying Presentable in the Heat

Most summer shirts fail in the same two inches. Fix the sleeve, pick the right weave, and you can look put together at 95 degrees.

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Most accessories fail on fit, not on taste

A watch that overhangs your wrist, a tie bar clipped to nothing, a bag strap two inches too long. Fixes for all of it, plus what to stop wearing.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Why nothing off the rack fits your shoulders and thighs

The size that clears your chest comes with four spare inches at the waist. That's a grading problem, and a tailor fixes most of it for pocket change.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to pick between an automatic, a quartz and a smartwatch

Fit your wrist first, pick the movement for your week second, and let the brand be the last thing you worry about.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The spring jacket that works from 45 to 65 degrees

One jacket, three fit checks, and a smarter way to lighten your colors so you don't look washed out by May.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your watch is probably two sizes too big

Case diameter is the number everybody quotes and the wrong one to shop by. Measure your wrist, then measure the lugs.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What to wear to an interview in the trades and in an office

A suit's wrong at the diesel shop and a flannel's wrong on the third floor. Both interviews have a uniform, and you can hit either one cheap.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Sneakers that work with real clothes

Running shoes are tools. Here's which sneakers actually hold up under jeans, chinos and a jacket, plus the fit fixes nobody tells you.</title> <dek>Running shoes are equipment. These are the sneakers that hold up under jeans, chinos and a jacket, plus the fit fixes nobody mentions.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Measure your own neck and sleeve and stop guessing shirt sizes

A cloth tape, ten minutes and two numbers you'll use every time you buy a shirt, in a store or online.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Five pairs of shoes that cover everything you actually do

Most guys own eleven pairs and wear three. Here's the five-pair setup that handles work, weather, weddings and the gym without a closet full of regret.