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Dress & Grooming

An Article Guaranteed to Put Hair on Your Chest

by Guest

Shave my chest hair for $10 Million? Go to hell.
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Anthony J. Gretz.
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Do you remember that part in The 40 Year-Old Virgin where Andy (Steve Carell) goes to a salon and gets his chest waxed? The camera focuses on his face as he screams and yells out [...]

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DIY Bay Rum Aftershave

by Brett & Kate McKay

When we did our post about 15 manly smells a few months ago, several of you chimed in that bay rum should have made the list. For the uninitiated, bay rum is a fragrance that’s often used in aftershave lotion and shaving soaps. West Indies bay leaf, spices, and Jamaican rum, combine to give the [...]

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A Pocket History of Milton J. Wurtleburtle

by Brett & Kate McKay

As we’ve discussed before, you can tell a lot about a man from what he keeps in his pockets. And you can tell a man’s whole life history from how those contents change over time. At least that was the premise of a piece that appeared in a 1933 issue of Esquire Magazine. Enjoy.
A Pocket [...]

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A Man and the Sports Jacket: A Tailored Suit’s Sports Jacket Giveaway

by Antonio

Introduction to the Sports Jacket

Few garments in a wardrobe can transform a man like a handsome sports jacket. Slipping it on over a dress shirt instantly changes how strangers perceive you. It can provide the right balance of professionalism in an environment where a suit would be overkill, and depending on the fabric and [...]

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5 Signs of a Quality Watch

by Brett & Kate McKay

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Xiaoli Li. Mr. Li is a contributing editor at DefinitiveTouch.com and TheShoeBuff.com. Extensively experienced in writing for broadcast and print, Xiaoli is a graduate of the University of Toronto, with majors in Drama and English.
My father and I never had a great relationship. He was gone a lot [...]

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Tips for Breaking in a Leather Jacket: The Schott NYC Jacket Giveaway

by Brett & Kate McKay

Editor’s note: While the Saddleback giveaway last night, we’ve got another awesome holiday season giveaway of one the finest leather products in the land: a jacket from Schott NYC. Here Schott shares its tips in breaking in a leather jacket. For a chance to win one of their uber-manly jackets and coats, check below for [...]

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A Manly Bag For Your Manly Book: The Saddleback Leather Company Contest/Giveaway

by Brett & Kate McKay

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We here at the Art of Manliness love partnering with the Saddleback Leather Company because we’re both passionate about the same stuff: things that are classic, timeless, made to last, and can be passed down to the next generation. Saddleback channels that passion into making rugged, top quality leather bags, bags that your grandchildren will [...]

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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

by Brett & Kate McKay

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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