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Northern preppy is the cold-weather New England take on American preppy: navy blazers, Oxford shirts and chinos with…

Old-money style

The Old Money dress code is not a written rulebook but a set of classic menswear conventions: fit…

Styling guides

The main dress shoes are the Oxford, Derby, monk strap, brogue, loafer and wholecut, and the right choice…

Old-money style

Old Money formal wear means following formal dress codes in their traditional form: a well-fitting dinner suit or…

Styling guides

A lounge suit dress code asks men to wear a business-style suit in a dark or grey cloth,…

Styling guides

An Oxford is a lace-up shoe with closed lacing, which makes it the most formal lace-up and the…

Styling guides

A black suit suits evening events, funerals and many offices, but it is not a dinner suit, so…

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A vest and a waistcoat are the same tailored garment: "waistcoat" is the British name and "vest" the…

Styling guides

Few garments convey elegance and sophistication like a well-tailored suit or tuxedo.

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