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Mountain and Sackett Tie Giveaway: November 2009

by Brett & Kate McKay

Last May we did a tie giveaway with the Mountain and Sackett tie company, which has been making handmade neckware right here in America since 1957. The giveaway was a big hit with readers, so we decided to bring it back again. And with the holidays coming up, we wanted to help you look sharp [...]

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A Man’s Guide to Dry Cleaning

by Antonio

Image from Millie Motts
Why should a man care about dry cleaning?

When your expensive clothing is damaged or lost, what can you do? I’m sure many of you reading this have been burned when it comes to having a garment come back missing buttons, torn, or in the worst case scenario-doesn’t come back at all.  You [...]

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The 35 Manliest Mustaches of All Time

by Brett & Kate McKay

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To kick off Movember, the month-long mustache growing contest for charity, we’ve put together this list of the manliest mustaches in history. Enjoy!
Tom Selleck

When pre-pubescent mustaches grow up, they want to be Tom Selleck’s mustache. It’s a modern mustache masterpiece. Magnum P.I. wouldn’t have been the same with some dude with a naked upper lip.
Walter [...]

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The Mad Men Guide to a Manly Haircut

by Brett

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AMC’s Mad Men is one of television’s most popular shows right now. Yeah, the story is good, but the attention to retro detail and the classic style of Don Draper and crew is at least an equal attraction. Well-tailored grey suits, pocket squares, and skinny ties makes the men on the show look cool, sophisticated, [...]

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Battling Bacne

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Bacne. It’s an unpleasant word to write and to read and yet unfortunately we must as this is one of the most common forms of acne you’ll find on a man. Thanks to the over-active sebaceous glands on our backs coupled with hair and several other factors, men are very susceptible to this difficult form of acne.

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Shave Like Your Great Grandpa: The Ultimate Straight Razor Shaving Guide

by Brett

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Our very first post on the Art of Manliness was a introductory guide to shaving like your grandpa with a double edged safety razor. Since then, we’ve received requests to do a similar article on straight razor shaving. Well, after months of experimenting with straight razor shaving myself and researching the subject in old books [...]

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A Man’s Guide to Clothing Alterations

by Antonio

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A modern day gentleman understands he does not need to be a tailor to dress well, but he realizes a basic understanding of maintaining and repairing one of life’s necessities is an asset he can ill afford to neglect.  There are those who would say the maintenance of clothing is better left to others (stereotypically [...]

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A Good Boot: The Wolverine 1,000 Mile Boot Giveaway

by Brett & Kate McKay

For centuries, when a man needed extra support and protection for his feet, he would lace up a good pair of boots. Your grandpa or great-grandpa probably had a solid pair of leather boots in his shoe collection. During the frontier days, a good leather boot was an essential piece of clothing. Industrial workers did [...]

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Keeping It Fresh: Avoiding Bad Breath, Body Odor, and Cheap Cologne

by Brett & Kate McKay

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from a fellow Tulsan and friend, Nathan Fifield.
Do you remember when you were a teen and your parents or teachers complained about your terrible breath and body odor?If you were like me, you didn’t care and you probably didn’t do anything about it. After all, you couldn’t [...]

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A Treatise on the Mustache

by Brett & Kate McKay

Editor’s note: This impassioned (and fun to read!) article on the virtues of mustache-manship comes from Abdul R. Chaballout. Enjoy.

For those of us who have forgotten life in the United States before the 1980’s, the sudden appearance of Brad Pitt and Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi, parading with freshly blossomed mustaches may seem random and [...]

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How to Pick a Barber

by Brett & Kate McKay

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Unfortunately, many men today are missing out on the benefits of having a regular barber. As the barbershop tradition has faded, modern men just end up going to the closest unisex salon to get their hair cut. And each time they get they go, they end up with a different stylist and [...]

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A Man and the Bow Tie: The Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont Giveaway

by Antonio

Source: Life

“It was in these years that I went over to the bow tie. Many men I admired wore bow ties — Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Humphrey Bogart, Groucho Marx. Bow ties are not only neat and suggestive of insouciance, they have in addition one inestimable advantage, especially for sloppy eaters. It is impossible, or [...]

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A Man’s Guide to Summer Dress: Part 1

by Antonio

Hot weather, unlike cooler temperatures, necessitates that we do more with less.  Beautiful weather creates a more relaxed attitude that translates into flexible dress codes that lean towards comfort and summer weather utility.  However, no coats, only occasionally a jacket, and more often than not shorts instead of trousers, forces us to reveal our sometimes [...]

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Briefcase Essentials: The Saddleback Leather Company Giveaway

by Brett & Kate McKay

One thing I’ve noticed about men today is that they carry around too much crap in their pockets. If you need proof, take a look at these pics detailing the contents of AoM readers’ pockets. While I understand the desire to have the essentials on you at any time, stuffing our pockets until the seams [...]

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How To Prevent Razor Burn

by Brett

There’s nothing like a good clean shave to start your day off right. A well-shaved face leaves a good impression with potential clients and lady friends. Unfortunately, legions of men are walking around right now with a nasty side effect of improper shaving: razor burn. We’ve all had it at one time or another- that [...]

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