The Waistcoat vs the Vest

A lil street etiquette for ya. This is how you wear a waistcoat and vest. Folks nowadays are always wearing their clothes too big and baggy. A vest can be worn a little looser (see left), but a waistcoat must fit around your torso (see right). It looks great with a tie and really makes a great layering piece.

Do you prefer a waistcoat or a vest?

Barbershop shave

While you're at the spa before your wedding, gettin' yo hair and nails did, don't forget about gettin' yo man a barbershop shave. There's something so alluring to getting a professional, single blade shave. Make sure its not a unisex one- the traditional ones give the best shaves (or so I'm told). Apparently, it makes men feel manlier.

Here's a good barbershop locater. All of these ones are recommended by The Art of Manliness readers.

I'm so jealous, I wish I could have one too- maybe when I'm old and I start getting facial hair.

pic from Life

Mr. Hare

Damn, these shoes are fine. Mr. Hare's got a passion for strictly men's footwear (darnit). All the grooms out there should pick up some of these badboys. Or these, of course. 

Shoes are Orwell Stingray via The Moment (NYT)

And I thought Louboutin's were only for girls...

Shame on me.

(I have been informed that Christian Louboutin has only made women's footwear. But these would make a dashing pair of men's shoes, don't you think? According to What He Wears, Louboutin will have a line for men this Fall.)

pic via JJJJound