| Men should be extra careful when attending | | | | iPhone or BlackBerry away from your pockets. |
| formal events. You cannot simply wear just any | | | | Bring an I.D. card, a credit card and some cash |
| long-sleeved shirt that you have in your closet | | | | and store them using a money clip rather than a |
| otherwise you risk looking like you're going to a | | | | fat wallet. This will not only keep the bulge away, |
| job interview instead of a formal event. While a | | | | but it will also add to the overall sophistication of |
| good tailored dark suit often makes the cut, the | | | | your look. Money clips typically come in stainless |
| tricky part is completing your formal wear with | | | | steel, silver, gold, titanium, or platinum. |
| the right accessories. | | | | New Leather Belt |
| Leather Band Watches | | | | Now, why do you need a "new" leather belt when |
| You may like your steel band watch or your | | | | you have several of them that you use during |
| ever-dependable sports watch so much that you | | | | normal days? The belts that you have may |
| wear it everywhere you go. For your formal | | | | already be showing signs of wear from constant |
| event, though, it may be time to lay it down. A | | | | use. Make sure you have a fine leather belt that |
| leather band watch is what you need in a formal | | | | you use only for these kinds of occasions. So, |
| setting, and don't ever think of switching it with | | | | what we really meant was not to get a new |
| your regular silver watch just because it goes | | | | leather belt every time you need to attend a |
| under your sleeve and won't likely be noticed by | | | | formal event, but to have one that looks new |
| anyone. You're wrong; these little accessories will | | | | and fits extremely well with your formal outfit. |
| get noticed and will separate the tacky from the | | | | Don't wear it every day...save it for the more |
| elegant. | | | | formal occasion. |
| Silk Handkerchiefs | | | | Sterling Silver Cufflinks |
| Although it's always nice to re-invent and express | | | | Cufflinks define elegance in a man's formal attire. |
| your individuality through the colors and designs of | | | | While anyone can button up a shirt and two cuffs, |
| your clothes and accessories, if you're a beginner, | | | | only real gentlemen bother to take that extra |
| it is best to settle for safe colors, like dark blue | | | | step - to put on their sterling silver cufflinks. They |
| or gray. You can always go for white, too. To | | | | are totally optional, which is probably why those |
| achieve a natural, bloom-like shape, lay the | | | | who wear them are always seen as men with |
| handkerchief flat on a table, pinch it in the middle | | | | keen taste in fashion. Cufflinks are often part of |
| and raise it up. Fold the column of fabric in half | | | | the details that common men no longer care to |
| using your other hand and carefully insert it into | | | | bother themselves with. Shame. |
| the breast pocket of your jacket. Follow these | | | | So, before you leave your pad in haste to a really |
| steps to avoid the common mistake of | | | | important formal event, check to see if you are |
| over-folding your handkerchief. | | | | ultimately ready to impress the other guests and |
| Money Clip | | | | to show them your distinct style and impeccable |
| Your formal attire may lose its elegance when | | | | taste. |
| there are bulges seen everywhere. Keep the | | | | |