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How To Pull Off Bohemian-Inspired Style
“I’m a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian,” once said Brigitte Bardot. Though the flaxen-haired bombshell shunned the middle class conventions of mid-century France, her sentiment stands when it comes to matters of men’s style. After many … Continue reading How To Pull Off Bohemian-Inspired Style
Men's Fashion Guides
How To Add Texture To Your Spring/Summer Looks
Have you ever thought about the first impressions you make? On a first date, at a business meeting, or during any other kind of interpersonal exchange, your age, gender, ethnicity, posture, voice and numerous other features – varying depending on the observer – come together to produce a subjective, abstract and sometimes, unfortunately, unfair impression … Continue reading How To Add Texture To Your Spring/Summer Looks
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Style Lessons We’ve Learned From The French
Going Gallic Women cottoned on to it a while ago, and it’s high time we men did the same: the French have a certain je ne sais quoi when it comes to matters of style – a unique and instantly recognisable way of dressing that the entire world tries to emulate. It’s an aesthetic based … Continue reading Style Lessons We’ve Learned From The French
Style Debates
Signs You’re Not Dressing Your Age
Staying Age-Appropriate “I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.” Do you live by Francis Bacon’s motto? Whether you do, or whether you’ve been paying into a pension fund even before you got your first mortgage, your style should reflect where you are right … Continue reading Signs You’re Not Dressing Your Age
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5 Key Men’s Bag Styles For 2015
Bags To Build A Bolder Look I catch the bus to work at 8.30am most mornings. At the stop immediately after mine, an immaculately put-together gent gets on board. His suit is flannel, his shoes leather monk-straps, his glasses tortoiseshell and his bag a beautiful sumptuously dark brown box calf briefcase with a brass hinge … Continue reading 5 Key Men’s Bag Styles For 2015
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6 Instant Style Upgrades
6 Easy Ways To Smarten Up Ever been to a party and – mid sip – had that sudden, sweat-inducing, heartbeat-quickening realisation that you’re the worst dressed person in the room? We have. Your fight or flight hormone kicks in. You rapidly assess which outcome would be less painfully embarrassing: legging it out the door … Continue reading 6 Instant Style Upgrades
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6 Ways To Switch Up Your Style In 2015
Refresh Your Wardrobe Whether you’re suffering from a seriously depleted bank balance or carrying a few extra pounds post-Christmas, there are several reasons why your personal style may be taking a back seat at the moment. But it’s time to buck up and look sharp – 2015 is just around the corner and the start … Continue reading 6 Ways To Switch Up Your Style In 2015
Men's Fashion Guides
Easy Ways To Wear Colour In Winter
The Cold-Weather Guide To Colour According to the French painter, sculptor and filmmaker Fernand Léger, “A man needs colour to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water.” Many of us are likely of the same opinion – what better way to both lift your mood and give yourself an edge in … Continue reading Easy Ways To Wear Colour In Winter
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9 Outdated Men’s Style Taboos
Remember those superstitions you’d hear spouted as you were growing up? How many of them still haunt you? “Don’t cross your eyes, or they’ll get stuck”, “Don’t open an umbrella indoors”, and how many of us are still terrified of getting too close to the TV, lest we go blind? You’ve probably heard your fair … Continue reading 9 Outdated Men’s Style Taboos
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Developing Your Own Timeless Style Trademarks
How To Find Your Own Evergreen Style Staples “Style is the perfection of a point of view,” said the late American poet Richard Eberhart. Therefore, in order to achieve great style, we must have a starting point. Go back a few years. Rewind a decade ago, maybe two – what are the style choices that … Continue reading Developing Your Own Timeless Style Trademarks
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10 Men’s Autumn/Winter Style Tips
New Style Tricks For Winter It’s a yearly event: that morning when it dawns on us that the weather has changed, and we’ve entered the cold season. There’s a discomforting chill inside our still unheated home, we leave the shower and hesitate before unwrapping the towel, and as we get dressed, we know it’s time … Continue reading 10 Men’s Autumn/Winter Style Tips
Men's Fashion Guides
The Men’s 2015 Trouser Guide
The 2014 Trousers Update According to Coldplay’s Chris Martin, “You gotta wear the right trousers if you’re gonna be a rock star”. Here at FashionBeans, we believe you’ve got to wear the right trousers even if you’re going grocery shopping around the corner. It’s a known fact men often prioritise blazers, shirts and shoes over … Continue reading The Men’s 2015 Trouser Guide
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Men’s Dressing Down Style Tips
Casual Style For Dummies How often do you sift through pictures from your past? Coming face to face with a younger version of yourself can bring all sorts of feelings to the surface. One of them is nostalgia – don’t you ever wonder what happened to the cool you in those photos? The answers are … Continue reading Men’s Dressing Down Style Tips
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Men’s Transitional Jackets For Autumn 2014
Jackets: The 2014 Edit You’re back from your holidays. Your tan hasn’t yet faded, you’re only half way through the accumulated emails at work, and the weather is showing the first signs of change. Sorry to add a bit more pressure to the season, but shall we talk transitional style? Without going on and on … Continue reading Men’s Transitional Jackets For Autumn 2014
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10 Style Tips To Help Refresh Your Wardrobe
10 Ways To Breathe Life Into Your Style Bored with your own style? Need help breathing life into it? This article is not about what you need to buy, what you should ditch, or even about trends you’re probably too shy to embrace. Let’s work with what you already have in your wardrobe, shall we? … Continue reading 10 Style Tips To Help Refresh Your Wardrobe
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Details That Make A Difference
How To Tweak Your Wardrobe & Make It Your Own Have you ever felt like everyone else is miles ahead of you when it comes to style? You shop, you invest – often even more than they do – but your look doesn’t seem to come together like theirs? Your problem may be nothing more … Continue reading Details That Make A Difference
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Men’s Style Guide: Going Tie-Less
A Style Statement “Do I need a tie for this?” How many times have you been in this situation? “I’ll wear one, just to be on the safe side.” And how many times have you answered it this way? What about taking a risk and losing the tie altogether – how many times was that … Continue reading Men’s Style Guide: Going Tie-Less
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Men’s Summer Business Wardrobe Updates
Summer Formal It’s officially summertime. And for many of us, this means long hours in a hot office, along with uncomfortable commutes, for the foreseeable future. While you must always uphold your standards when it comes to dressing for business, formality expectations are slightly lowered during the high summer months. A significant part of the … Continue reading Men’s Summer Business Wardrobe Updates
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Men’s Style Tips For Dress-Down Friday
That Friday Feeling Don’t you just love Friday? One last stretch before the weekend, the feeling of accomplishment (or successful procrastination) that comes with it and everyone else just seems to be in a better mood… Yes, Friday is by nature a laid-back day. Casual or dress-down Friday is a corporation’s way of acknowledging that … Continue reading Men’s Style Tips For Dress-Down Friday
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Plus Size Men Dressing Techniques & Fashion Tips
How To Dress Yourself Slim According to Kate Moss, “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”. Thanks for the advice, Kate, but we like our crisps, pizza and beer and not all of us have your willpower to stay thin. By the time we reach our thirties, the majority of us probably wish we were … Continue reading Plus Size Men Dressing Techniques & Fashion Tips
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6 Risky Men’s Style Statements & How To Pull Them Off
Your Style Fantasy You may deny it, but I know you have a secret style fantasy. It involves role-playing, an audience, camera flashes, groupies and yourself, conspicuously clad in something that defies reality. Every now and then we daydream about totally pulling off this unorthodox get-up, but wouldn’t dare take the risk. We’re too shy … Continue reading 6 Risky Men’s Style Statements & How To Pull Them Off
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How To Choose A Signature Piece
Items With Character Have a look around. Your furniture, your car, your shoes – what are their stories? I’m sure you can name a handful of possessions that say a lot about you. What made you fall in love with them? Is there a fragrance of choice, a scratched watch, a pair of faded jeans … Continue reading How To Choose A Signature Piece
Men's Fashion Guides
Men’s Spectacles/Glasses Guide
Introduction Opticians have been inevitable stops on my shopping trips for over a decade – since I got my first pair of glasses. At that time, when glasses were either rimless or Oakley, my choice was a black/yellow acetate (plastic) rectangular Gucci pair I dared to wear to school (yes, the kid with yellow specs … Continue reading Men’s Spectacles/Glasses Guide
