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  • At approximately $10 a year for a subscription, GQ and Details are now nearly as free as the Internet. But as with the Internet, don't believe everything you read in them.

    Tasseled Loafers TASSELED LOAFERS

    They Say:
    "They're about as Waspy as a shoe can get, but in the hands of Tom Ford, the favored footwear of country-clubbers everywhere has acquired some genuine sex appeal."
    Details, 11/10

    We Say:
    Sorry, Tom, the only place we like tassels is on the nipples of an aging stripper named Frenchie.
    Pleats PLEATS

    They Say:
    "As Michael Bastian explains, 'Changing the proportion a little changes everything.' Get yours with a single pinch and tapered legs."
    Details, 11/10

    We Say:
    Even with a single pinch, pleated pants make us think of ironing, PowerPoint presentations, and bad cologne. We never want to think about any of these things.
    Double Breasted DOUBLE BREASTED SUITS & BLAZERS

    They Say:
    "Oh, and one insider tip: The cool kids are calling them 'D.B.'s.'"
    GQ, 1/11

    "Slimming and stylish, the modern six-button blazer has left the midtown office behind for the downtown scene."
    Details, 11/10

    We Say:
    Unless your height-to-weight ratio is 2 lbs. per inch or lower -- like Kid Cudi, pictured -- double-breasted suits or jackets will simply make you look fatter than you are, even if you call them D.B.'s.
    Club Collar CLUB COLLAR

    They Say:
    "It's a shirt with a little bit of nostalgia that packs a whole lot of cool."
    GQ, 2/11

    We Say:
    All the sensitive nerve endings are in the tip of your collar -- do not circumcise it.
    Saddle Shoes SADDLE SHOES

    They Say:
    "Say goodbye to the classic blue and white. These versatile two-tones will take you much further."
    Details, 2/11

    We Say:
    Even in such understated incarnations, saddle shoes are possibly the only footwear a pimp, a schoolgirl, and John Daly might get in a fight over. Stay out of the fray.

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