SO I DON'T LOOK LIKE BRAD PITT....

I am not a thin man. Never was, not sure if I ever will be. There seems to be a general consensus though that if you are not like a model, you must dress like a slob. Untucked shirts, large t shirts, shorts down to the mid shin, generally unkempt. Why? Who says proper attire is only for the thin? Why have overweight men taken on an appearance that says, "I give up"?

I love to pay attention to the details of dressing like a classic gentleman. The proper shoe shine, the pocket square, the tie bar, the proper knot of a tie. All of the accoutrement that completes a suit, it's what captures the eye and communicates to others that you are serious and put together.

How serious would the Axis powers have taken Winston Churchill had he showed up looking more like Bruce Vilanch?

In teaching my son how to dress and groom himself I always start off by saying "A proper Gentlemen...knows how comb his hair, tuck his shirt in, always is sure to have fresh breath..." It seems to me that many men of the portly variety have given up on their appearance and it needn't be so. There are plenty of fine clothes made for plus size man. But really one must start on the inside. How seriously do you take yourself? Do you want others to take you seriously at first glance?

You don't have to be a wealthy business man to worry about your appearance. You just have to take a bit o' pride in yourself, enough so that you extend that to your appearance. A proper shave, a haircut, an ironed shirt and creased pant. It all goes a long way.

So I will dedicate this blog from time to time writing about and demonstrating aspects of style for the more corpulent gentlemen. Not just in what to wear but other aspects, such as etiquette, learning new skills, taking time to do the things that add value to living. I welcome comments and suggestions.