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Quick answer: For most weddings, wear a black cap-toe Oxford (black tie or formal), a dark brown wholecut or cap-toe Oxford (semi-formal, or with a grey or navy suit), or a dark brown Derby for a relaxed daytime ceremony. Skip square toes, mall-shine plastic uppers, and brand-new shoes you haven't broken in. Budget $200–$500 for a pair that lasts the next ten...

Men built outside of the average bear a mixed blessing.

They are memorable in stature.

They struggle to find clothes that suit their frames and flatter their unusual advantages.

Shorter men in part...

The power of a good compliment can’t be overstated.

In social settings, compliments work as a subtle form of cognitive training — when we compliment the qualities and actions we like in other people, we train ourselves to focus on the good in the world around us. This also encourages positive behavior in the people we’re complimenting.

In the world of d...

You’ve heard the saying, “Don’t judge a man by his facial piercings?”

Probably not – because I just made it up.

However – it's not far from the truth.

We are constantly engaged in the act of judging people by outward symbols – clothes, appearance, visible tattoos and facial piercings.

Do facial pierc...

Walk into a Class A office building in Chicago, Austin, or Charlotte on a Tuesday morning right now and count the hoodies. You won't find many. The guys getting on the elevator are wearing knit blazers over merino polos, dark denim with leather sneakers, unstructured sport coats thrown over a t-shirt that actually fits.

Something shifted. Quietly, somewhere betw...