GBX Suede Playboy Chukka Boot

Who hear remembers Playboy Shoes in the early eighties? Anyone,Anyone? If you’ve been in the mens fashion business as long as I’ve been you would remember these Playboy chukka boots that GBX has reintroduced. Originally made by Playboy Footwear in the early 1980’s, these boots were  all the rage in Cities all across the USA. We sold them in all kinds of colors that would match any outfit that the customer had in mind. You can’t go wrong with suede chukka boots on a casual day with jeans and a nice shirt or sweater. These chukka boots are a modern take on the basic suede desert chukka with crepe sole.

GBX by Georgio Brutini footwear decided that time has come to bring these bad boys back to the fashion scene. You know how certain styles come back. Well this is living proof. You can’t get any more comfort for your feet than these suede chukka boots. They are great to wear with jeans and a button down shirt or your favorite sweater. Another great way to wear suede chukka boots is with corduroys. Pick your favorite pair of corduroy pants with a nice matching sweater or a corduroy outfit and bam, Instant well dressed man.  Truely the ultimate in casual footwear.

If you needed two colors of these Playboy chukka boots that would match with almost anything, I would highly recommend Black of course and Tan. Since Tan is a neutral color it will match with just about anycolor you throw at it. Tan looks great with your favorite blue jeans or Khaki slacks. Black of course is the no brainer of the bunch because it is the cornerstone of all fashion colors. It simply matches with all colors.

One of the best things about GBX Suede Playboy boots is that they are affordable. Who needs to spend $150 or more on some fancy pants name when these chukka boots are just as comfortable and look even better.  The best way to take care of suede boots is before you even wear them, make sure that you treat them with silicone based water and stain repellent spray. Kiwi and many other brands will do the trick. Just spray them thoroughly and let them dry for a couple of hours. When ever they get a little dirty just use a stiff brush and retreat them. They will last you for years that way. GBX Suede Chukka Boots

French Cuff Dress Shirts

Originally, French Cuffs were considered much more formal than conventional button cuffs on dress shirts. They are traditionally known as shirt cuffs which are double in length and folded over buttoned with cuff links. French Cuff dress shirts are seen both in the boardroom and in less formal situations. Personally I prefer the look of french cuff when I’m wearing a dress suit because of the sheer classiness and style. It really makes the shirt sleeve have a finely finished look and many people I speak to agree as well. French cuff dress shirts give the wearer the option of decorative cuff links which expresses one’s individuality. One of the few types of jewelry that a well dressed man should wear. You know you have some nice cuff links already at home in your night stand. Many men have cuff links which were given to them as heir looms and just sit in a jewelry box. Give those cuff links some air and give your self some style and put on your french cuff shirt. French cuff dress shirts also work great in the club scene as well. Just put on your designer jeans or even some levi 501 jeans and a nice french cuff shirt and boom, instant style. You can also wear your velvet sport coat with a french cuff shirt and fold the cuff over the cuff of the sport coat sleeve with out cuff links for an extra stylish look. French cuff dress shirts come in so many styles and varieties these days. They can come in one solid color or have contrasting cuffs and collars with a different color or fabric pattern. We carry them in so many styles these days that it’s almost unbelievable how many varieties the designers can come up with.French Cuff Shirts Here.

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars has become a huge huge success over the past year. Who would have thought that the old fashioned tradition of a man and a woman on the dance floor would be so popular. Well guess what, it is. It just goes to show that traditional values and entertainment are alive and well in America. Not everything has to be an immoral freakshow showing the absolute lowest common denominator in entertainment. The idea is relatively simple. Just take some Celebrities who enjoy dancing and pair them up together in competion. Everybody loves competition, right? Right. Dancing with the Stars has also begun to make a sort of cottage industry of amateur dancing competitions across the country. Men all of a sudden are looking for colorful satin dress shirts and shiny dress shirts for their dance costumes. Satin Dress shirts come in many colors and styles. Some are with regular collars and some with banded chinese style collars. Many men are looking for fancy french cuff dress shirts that really stand out on the dance floor. That is where contemposuits.com comes into play. We carry an enormous selection or mens fashion dress shirts that Dancers as well as Ice Dancers can use. Men’s Fashion Dress Shirts Here.

The Velvet Sport Coat

Up until recently, the men’s blazer was all but ignored in the fashion world. It seems that those who are fashionably dressed deemed the sportcoat as old fashioned and fuddy duddy. Not anymore. Something came back into the fashion world over the horizon which was in style about thirty years ago. The Velvet Sport Coat. Yes, the velvet sport coat. Like so many other fashion items that go away and come back a generation later. The velvet blazer like so many other garments has made a comeback and good one at that. The difference is the fabric and how a velvet blazer should be worn. Like all fashion, things that come back into style come back in a changed manner. The cut of the coat, width and style of the lapels, fabric and what to wear the blazer with have all changed. Everything about the velvet sport coat is modern now. Not a 1970s relic whatsoever. The fabric is no longer feels like it was made from a cheap sofa. No Sir, These new blazers are made of cotton velvet which has a soft hand. Very luxurious to the touch. Old fashioned velvet was more like the stuff they put on those red lint brushes. Not this velvet.

They seem to look great in a casual manner of dress such as with a pair of jeans and a dress shirt. Fantastic Club Attire. I’ve seen some guys wear them with French Cuff dress shirts with the french cuffs folded over the bottom of the sleeve of the sport coat. Now that look will only work in a casual setting. Don’t try it at work on casual fridays. Just a little too risque for the boss.

Another way to wear them of course is with a nice pair of dark color dress pants. With your favorite pair of well polished dress shoes. Please don’t wear those old beaters buried in the bottom of your closet. It just doesn’t work. If your shoes look good, then you’ll look good. That’s my Mantra.

Contemposuits.com has velvet sport coats in several colors.

Giorgio Brutini Shoes

Men’s dress shoes are so important for your image.Whether they are leather dress shoes,italian style dress shoes,crocodile dress shoes or snakeskin dress shoes they should be new looking and match your suit or walking suit. Nothing looks worse than wearing a new fashion dress suit and a worn looking pair of shoes. I see people all the time go shopping for a new dress suit or casual two piece set and completely forget about new dress shoes. I know they may be trying to save some money but hey, you’re already committing yourself to buy another suit you may as well dig just a little deeper and get new shoes. Nobody is telling you to go crazy and buy some exotic stingray skin shoes made in Italy by shoe ferries. That is where Giorgio Brutini comes into play.

Giorgio Brutini has been making dress shoes have been around for over thirty years. Giorgio Brutini dress shoes are made only with the finest leather with leather linings for your comfort. When you slip your foot into a Giorgio Brutini dress shoe it feels like Heaven. It’s an instant moment that you know your feet have arrived. The cushion and fit is nothing short of buttery feeling. The reason that Giorgio Brutini Shoes are so comfortable is because of how they manufacture them. They use lasts, which are shoe molds that factories use to form the upper part of the shoe. Their lasts are more orthopedic than many other lasts that shoe manufacturers use. I’m sure you may have went shoe shopping and tried on a pair of shoes and wondered whose feet were these shoes made for? The shoes you tried on were your size but how come they feel funny? The reason is because the manufacturer went cheap on the shoe lasts. By using generic shoe lasts, the end product will be a pair of shoes that just don’t fit or feel right.

That’s where Giorgio Brutini Dress Shoes come into play. Giorgio Brutini doesn’t skimp on the Lasts or other parts of the manufacturing process. The leathers they use are full grain leathers, (not that semi fake corrected leather which is a very thin layer of leather and then sprayed with vinyl). Only full grain leathers will fit your feet better and hold the shape of the shoe better. Nothing is worse than a pair of shoes which lose their shape after a couple of wears.

Another thing about Giorgio Brutini Dress shoes is style. Sure you want a well made pair of dress shoes but they should look great also. Giorgio Brutini has their shoe designers combing the streets of France and Italy looking for the latest styles to manufacture their shoes with their premium leathers so your feet can look their best. Giorgio Brutini Dress Shoes Here