#mens-style

#mens-style

In our post-sneaker world, the derby has made itself known as the preferred leather shoe of choice for the stylish guy - a cool, punk-leaning middle ground between the faux-dressy sneaker-dress shoe hybrids and the excessively dorky wingtips that dominate business casual footwear. Striking a nuanced balance between formality and casualness, the derby has distinctive construction involves quarters sewn atop the vamp (the section of the shoe upper covering the forepart of your foot), resulting in an open lacing system on the shoe's upper.

Little known fact, but I am fairly sure this was in direct reference to my autumnal shirt game, which I have - as style editor and someone with hyper-particular opinions about their clothing, a real chicken-or-the-egg situation - spent the better part of a decade dialing. I've tried countless styles, in all manner of 'fits, from all manner of brands, and landed on one particular shirt, a button-up I wore virtually every day last fall and expect to again this season: Alex Crane's Porto Shirt.

The good news is that your experienceperhaps even wisdomcombined with your income means your sixties could be your best-dressed decade. Here's how to do it. Choose Timeless Over Trendy First, make no sudden moves. New York-based personal stylist Peter Nguyen works with professional guys in their sixties. He says the most common mistake they make is wearing things the young kids wear in an attempt to look younger or in style.

When I modelled them in the shop for my wife, she reacted instantly. I couldn't pull them off, she said. You're not an art or fashion person, was the implication. She was right; her advice tends to be sound. As a man, when you push into your 40s it becomes harder to keep up with every new trend and perhaps there comes a point at which maybe you shouldn't. But you might not want to totally give up either.

Golf polos with logos serve as subtle status symbols among men, initiating conversations while reflecting a hierarchy that dictates proper wearing. Missteps can lead to snark and label like "Bag Tag Barry."