Manly Monday Style Meter

A stylish start to the week from last week’s lessons learned…. In The Trenches: not meant to keep you warm, just dry…a staple for every dapper don. The Smackdown: chewing with your mouth open (or smacking) wins you no friends or style points! It’s Hammertime: or at least that’s what it looks like for a […]

Digging into the Trenches

I am deeply and madly in love with this trench coat by Smythe.  So you ask, “What’s so haute about it?”  Well this 100% cotton trench coat has no belt to get lost or dangle precariously from the belt loop…the fit is superb…and the little details like the buttons and double pockets on either side […]

Top 5 Items to Acquire Before 2010

Before 2009 closes out and you’re ready to start 2010 with New Years resolutions and all that craziness about dropping 20 pounds, settling down, etc, consider your wardrobe!  More important than shedding pounds or re-activating your ‘Players Card’ is exactly how you look, or what your image says about you. Before 2010 shows itself and […]

Rain Coat vs. Trench Coat

So you ask, is there really a difference and per our experts at GQ, indeed there is a slight nuance worth noting….but not enough to make two separate purchases!  To live a more stylish life though, we should all know the difference. The founder of Burberry, Thomas Burberry, created the modern raincoat early in the […]

Dear Blueprint…Need Help!

Today kicks off a new feature on the Blueprint for Style blog titled, “Dear Blueprint…Need Help!“.  The goal is to field a question posed by you all and provide a quick (and hopefully useful) answer….think Pauline Phillips aka Abigail Van Buren less the coiffed hair and newspaper ink! So, here we go…. Question Posed: I […]