http://manolomen.com Fashion and Lifestyle Advice for Men Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:52:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the great joys of facial hair is observing snow sticking to it, thus proving the beard's insulating powers.  Best of all is when giant carbuncles of ice form, as on Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the British globetrotter thought by many to be the world's greatest living explorer.  Whether or ... http://manolomen.com/2009/12/26/the-life-antarctic-with-ran-fiennes/ Although the recently deceased Nobel-Prize winning economist Paul Samuelson never won a medal for his attire, his bow tie here is one for the record books.  While such neckwear has often been described as resembling a butterfly, Samuelson, probably through carelessness, somehow managed to make it look like it was ... http://manolomen.com/2009/12/14/the-butterfly-effect/ Izzy apologizes for his long absence. Some months ago, in a foolhardy moment, he answered the following advertisement: MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS. To his surprise, rather an a frozen slog across ... http://manolomen.com/2009/12/07/izzy-is-not-dead/ Manolo says, there is the reason why many man-oriented bloggers consider Silvio Berlusconi the sort of role model. "Ah! Bellisima! Look at you! You are so beautiful and tanned! "Now, come to the embrace of Silvio!" "Please, touch the hand of Silvio so that you may feel how warm ... http://manolomen.com/2009/10/09/great-moments-in-manly-charm/ Manolo says, behold the power of the photoshop makeover! And, what would motivate such dramatic potential changes? It is all about the Benjamins! Richard Rodriguez, the gang member who was kicked in the head by an El Monte police officer after a televised car chase, has filed a $5-million legal claim ... http://manolomen.com/2009/07/27/the-power-of-the-makeover/ Manolo says, here is the idea whose time has not come. I admit it: I like guys in makeup. Not just any guy, though. I'm a sucker for those sexy, bird-flipping bad boy rock stars in their skinny jeans, smudged kohl eyeliner and just-rolled-out-of-bed hair. Think Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day ... http://manolomen.com/2009/07/22/man-scara-guyliner/ Mom jeans. The President is the elegant man who looks very good in the suit, but he definitely needs the casual clothing makeover. He looks like Urkel X. There are plenty of traditional and manly designer jeans that would provide the better fit and the better image. Perhaps something from Paper, Denim ... http://manolomen.com/2009/07/17/what-not-to-wear-on-the-casual-friday/ Any gentleman with whiskers, great bulk, and a taste for oysters should appreciate this vintage tie from Chipp, the long-gone prep habedasher.  In Izzy's fertile imagination, the walrus represents a Rubenesque version of Matisse's Pink Nude. http://manolomen.com/2009/05/04/i-am-the-walrus/ In his memorable essay "The Secret Vice," Tom Wolfe writes: one day in December, 1960 . . . Lyndon Johnson, the salt of the good earth of Austin, Texas, turned up on Savile Row in London, England, and walked into ... http://manolomen.com/2009/04/25/glambassador/ Pakistani designer Munib Nawaz shows his national pride by placing an outline of his homeland on the back of a tailcoat.   The only major brand Izzy can think of that puts a country's map on its products is the British label Hackett, which every now and then stamps the outline of the United Kingdom across a shirt or and ... http://manolomen.com/2009/03/30/back-pak/