Monday, October 27, 2003
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Listen up fellas. If you're fashion impaired, check out these do's and don'ts from Kenneth Panton, men's fashion expert and president of eCityofStyle.com.
Panton also is former publisher of azuremag.com and former senior manager at P. Diddy's Notorious magazine.
Here are Panton's tips for making the most of your look this fall:
UDo buy pointy-toed dress shoes this fall. Square-toed shoes are out.
UDo buy baggy fit, relaxed denim. No more skin-tight jeans.
UDo buy a white long-sleeved Brooks Brothers shirt. Skip the shirts with tiny polka dots.
UDo buy the striped ties, colorful. Your tie should stand out. Solid-colored ties are very last season.
UDo go with simply elegant watches. Consider the Baumerciet line.
UDon't go unshaven. Clean grooming is in.
UDo go for sophisticated eyewear. It's back, even in sunglasses. Oakleys are out.
UDo wear leather belts with casual outfits, big belt buckles in the fall -- very Texas, very cowboyish. Don't wear fabric belts. They're for spring and summer.
UFrench cuffs are a do, for both casual and formal looks. It's a fabulous look with great shoes and jeans -- understated elegance.
UDo put a splash of color in your gear, maybe wearing a chocolate brown suit paired with a seasonally colored tie. Don't look like a funeral director by wearing too much black on black.