Thursday, June 26, 2008

White Collar and Cuffs


A rather disappointing post on Men's Flair today. Usually, I at least generally agree with their posts, and enjoy bits and pieces of information and perspective. Unfortunately, today's post seemed both wrong and, respectfully, in bad taste.
First, I'm not sure how the poster came to the conclusion that such cuffs and collar are called "french" - I have only ever read of French cuffs being cuff link cuffs, and French collar is entirely new to me - and does not return any relevant results on a Google search. I would like to see a citation for this word usage.
Second, and on the style front, search for contrast collar or white collar on any clothes shopping site, and you will very, very rarely find a picture of the white collar and cuffs actually on a man - I think because the high contrast draws away from the face. Always beware of buying things that are not displayed where they will be worn.

Look below for a fun show of a much more casual (but still very good-looking) shirt from the Flickr suit up pool.
Also, topically, with the supreme court ruling, will guns become a major accessory?

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