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[9 Nov 2009 | by Matt Tharp | 7 Comments]
[wear] Real Men Wear Boots

Boots.
Sweet baby (insert deity here), I’ve been obsessing over boots for about a month now. For years I’ve resisted adding boots to my wardrobe for fear of looking like a cowboy, dock worker, or hip-hopper. Luckily, designers have stepped it up this year and have kicked out some of the most enticing boots for dudes I’ve ever seen.
Red Wing has made a resurgence and somehow gone from hardcore workboot to must have brand. But, never one to follow the trends too closely, I’m hooked on these: …

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[2 Nov 2009 | by Matt Tharp | 3 Comments]
[wear] Men’s Fashion for Real Men

In the mid to late 90’s, if you were a guy who happened to be into fashion or style, you were called “metrosexual.” I remember being metrosexual before there was a term for it. Metrosexual style eventually became the norm and, like any trend that becomes the standard, it jumped the shark. Thanks, Kenneth Cole.
Awhile back, I decided that the new metrosexual was actually the intellectual hipster. Beards, geek glasses, and ironic fashion choices. I was somewhat right and this style washed over both coasts. …