Manly Mondays: Hair

October 22, 2012, 3 Comments

When I started styling my hair with a side part about a year ago I used molding paste, a thin hair gel that went in easy, but couldn’t hold my thick hair, and hairspray which would lock the style into place. The combination of the two worked but I had to wash it out and…

Manly Mondays: Shaving

October 8, 2012, 2 Comments

Let’s face it most guys hate shaving. I used to. It’s irritating and the razors cost an arm and a leg. Around 8 months ago I started shaving with single bladed safety razor, and all the annoyances of keeping clean shaven have went away. If you haven’t shaven with a real razor before I highly…

Manly Mondays: Jackets

September 17, 2012, 2 Comments

Mens jackets can be a huge hit or miss for me. While most men can’t go wrong with a good leather bomber jacket, I can’t pull that off and I’ve lost my taste for sports coats, so I have to look for vintage jackets. I started looking for vintage jackets to replace my classic Dickie…

Manly Mondays: Evening Wear

September 3, 2012, 5 Comments

Up until now I’ve spared you from dress shirts, ties, and suits. But now its time to man up and look fantastic for a night out. Finding a nice dinner jacket and pants can make it a breeze to get dressed for a fancy night out. Shirt and Cufflinks French cuff shirts are the only…

Manly Mondays: Shoes

August 20, 2012, 2 Comments

Until around a year ago I wore exclusively Converse and would simply buy a new pair every year when the old pair wore out. Then I found this amazing pair of Justin boots at a local vintage store that felt like they were made for me. Since then I have been hunting down vintage shoes and…

Manly Mondays: Shirts

August 12, 2012, 3 Comments

Contemporary mens fashion can sometime seem a little dull… Jeans, t-shirts, sneakers, etc., everything emblazoned with logos and brands. Vintage shirts however can often be found for less than contemporary shirts and come in a variety of styles and fashions, not to mention they tend to be of better quality. 60s Button Downs I’ve come to love these 60s…

Manly Mondays: Jeans

August 6, 2012, 1 Comment

It may seen strange that in a series about vintage mens fashion that I’m going to tell you go out and buy new jeans, but read on and find out what to buy and why. One of the best favors you can do for yourself is to stop buying pre-washed, pre-shrunk jeans at the mall…

Manly Mondays: An Introduction

July 30, 2012, 8 Comments

Hello! I’m Patrick, Janey’s husband. Over the past year I’ve gotten into the vintage fashion scene (in no small part thanks to her) and I’ve been wanting to share my thoughts and opinions and give out some tips to other guys interested in vintage fashion. Over the next few weeks I am planning to write…