The JeanPants Underwear by CUW Let Men Wear Short Shorts

Men are finally able to get a piece of action in the jean short-shorts game thanks to Japanese fashion label CUW and its JeanPants Underwear. These boxer briefs are designed to look like cutoff jean shorts. Tobias Funke of Arrested Development would be beside himself with joy.
Despite my desires for the JeanPants Underwear to stay true to its name and actually be made out of denim, these briefs are actually composed of 95 percent cotton and 5 percent polyurethane. I don’t know if these will ever catch on in America, but I suppose they have as good a shot as anything else to become a huge hit. Remember, there was a time when the mere notion of jean leggings would cause people to erupt into fits of laughter and mockery. Now look at us.

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Ties are still perfect Father's Day gift

Nothing in the history of giftdom has been so ridiculed as the giving of ties.

Often seen as a stereotypically "easy" gift, the tie is actually a fashion statement with a rich ancestry.

After all, it is the one lasting male apparel item which serves no obvious function other than adding zip to the wardrobe and a touch of personal style.

Knotty Facts

• Neckties are a century-old fashion statement, an evolved version of the Croatian's cravat and the worker's bandana.
• In surveying the width of ties, there is some indication of a correlation between the length of women's skirts and the stock market indices, according to "The Darwinian Theory of Neckwear."
• A quality tie should be cut on the bias (across the fabric) to make it lie smoothly once knotted. How to tell? Hold it in the air and if the tie starts to twirl, it's not on the bias.
• For grease stains on a tie, apply corn starch and leave overnight.

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how to choose a men's shirt

Many men wear ill-fitting clothes all the time. It is often not the clothes themselves, but rather the fit of them that determines whether or not they look good. You probably are used to just buying shirts by chest size -- S, M, L, XL, etc. But when buying a dress shirt you must also pay attention to the size of the neck opening, the length of the arms and the broadness of the shoulders. Never wear a poorly fitted shirt again.

1. Know what to look for when buying the shirt: The first step in narrowing down what shirt to buy is the material it is made out of. No one wears polyester anymore. An all cotton shirt is the best choice -- not only will it allow your skin to breath better, but the way the fabric looks and hangs on your body is nicer than any synthetic fabric, in my opinion.
2. Determine the chest size first: This is the probably the most important size to be looking for, and it is probably the size most men mess up when buying shirts. Chances are that all your shirts are one (or maybe even two) sizes too big for your body. This may have been the style years ago, but today it is most certainly not. There is no need to have the fabric billow around your body like a tent.

   Having said that, you also must be careful about comfort; it looks equally as awkward to have a shirt so small that anytime you move, the fabric pulls tight. It should just simply fit your chest. If you are slender, then ask for a European cut or a lightly tapered shirt that is brought in at your thinnest section. Don't worry about being too feminine -- it does not look like that at all, but only makes you look thinner. And who doesn't want that? Admit it, you do.

   Here's a good way to know if it fits right: when it is tucked in, does it billow out at the top of your pants? If yes, then it is too big.

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