Feb 27
Friends,
I am so happy to announce that the blogs URL has been changed to:
www.madetomeasureny.com
To celebrate, I will be posting loads of photos this weekend. I have a lot of new ideas to share.Please enjoy the photo below of a spring look I love.
Happy Friday!
Dennis Cahlo
Editor At Large
www.madetomeasureny.com
On my lunch break I went to Sephora and found the scent for spring/summer 2009. It’s by CLEAN MEN and it’s called SHOWER FRESH.
Guys…seriously…this stuff REALLY smells like you just got out of the shower. It’s so damn nice. I sprayed a little on the Sephora scent card and on my wrist and cannot stop smelling it. The bottle is HUGE to boot so I won’t mind dropping $80 for it on payday.
$79
Feb 24
When I was 19 I had the great opportunity to travel the world. One of the places that still stays with me style wise and culturally is Italy. There is where I observed the closely cropped hairstyles, Vespa’s, and trim suits of Rome and the elegant attire of a summer in Milan.
GQ has a great piece on that “fine Italian hand” in both their printed and online periodicals:
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Feb 24
Going hand in hand with proper wardrobe choice is the “correct” seasonal scent. I have broken this rule too many times and have found the heavier scents to be way too much in the warmer seasons. I’m sure most of you know this already but I can be a bit stubborn sometimes. Live and learn, my friends.
The body wash is the first step to smelling nice on a warm day. Being of Italian decent, I favor citrus for spring/summer. Below are two choices. One budget and the other a little pricier.
$2.98
$28
As for scents, below are my choices for Spring/Summer:
Aqua Di Parma - $68
Diesel Fuel for Life - $62.50
Clinique Happy - $52.50
Clean Men - $79
Feb 22
Cotton Suit, Daffy's ($169.99)
Italian Boots, Daffy's ($67)
Italian Boots, Daffy's ($67)
Feb 22
Moleskin Notebook
One of the great tools to make for yourself when shopping or going to the tailor is something I like to call a style notebook. I am a big fan of moleskin soft covers because you can roll them up and put them in your back pocket and they are thin enough to toss into your attache without bulking it up.
The key to your notebook is really what you put into it. I subscribe to several menswear periodicals and am always conscious of color choices I like and how certain pieces are put together. I usually pick out my favorites and simply cut and paste them into the notebook. As old fashion as this may sound in the digital age, I enjoy the hands on approach to collecting these photographs in one go to book.
There is also an excellent site called POLYVORE that lets you put pieces together all on one page. Since their men’s choices are oft limited, I prefer the creation of a personal style book.
Have fun with this and create one for each season. Try to stay away from the trends so your notebooks can stay as timeless as your wardrobe.
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