cadencejune 2013

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NEWa look intovintagefashion

blackis the new

blackgoth fashion

how fashionand personalitygo hand-in-handFLEX

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THERESA MA is the youngest of five siblings to attend LASA. She enjoys talking to people, but is shy when you first meet her. Once you get to know her, she’s a crazy, weird little person. She becomes very picky when it comes to dressing herself because she believes what she wears should always makes a statement about herself. Even when she was in pre-k, her mom would plan out an outfit, but then Theresa would pick out an alternative.

ELIZAH FLORES can usually be found in your local Half Price Bookstore, searching through the graphic nov-el section for Slave Labor Graphics, or in an arm-chair with a pile of Sci-fi by her side. Elizah loves eating cold pad-thai and watching Netflix in the eve-ning, and thinks Kimya Dawson should be queen. She believes 2 A.M. is the best time to write poetry, and in sketching portraits in bed on rainy days.

THE CREW

SWETA GANTA enjoys painting, singing, playing piano and watching TV. When she’s not doing those things, she is engrossed in social activities. Her casual sense of fash-ion is girly and colorful. Sweta likes vintage style, but acknowledges that she can’t pull it off, so she devoted a few of her sections of Cadence towards vintage fashion.

photo by Anna Suits

ANNA SUITS enjoys sleeping, blogging and more sleeping. Oh, and eating. Sometimes climbing out of bed to meet with friends. Yes, she is that boring. She prefers the term “laid back,” though. The rest of her time is spent dabbling in art, science experiments and thrifting. But mostly eating. She would sell her soul for an unlim-ited supply of Indian Food, Thai food and bubble tea.

photo by Elizah Flores

photo by Anna Suits

photo by Anna Suits

photo by Luke Akers

photos by Anna Suits and Elizah Flores

Letter From TheEditor

This alternative fashion magazine is about developing and becoming comfortable in your own style. Cadence explores culture and subculture, from vintage and alternative to gothic and casual. However, we believe that there is more to style than these broad terms.

Cadence is based on the idea that fashion is fluid. Many magazines miss this, focusing more on the “wrong and right” side of popular fads, and appealing to the latest trends. This perception keeps people from expressing themselves in the way that feels right to them.

I found my fashion in between the pages of my favorite book, rifling through two-dollar bins and vintage stores. Through Cadence, I hope to share my experiences with style, my encounters with Austin subculture, and my method for expanding my wardrobe and “growing up” my fashion.

This magazine is about celebrating creativity and expressing eccentricity. Whatever culture, subculture, or lack thereof you identify with, there is always room for growth.

-Elizah Flores

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It’s a humid late Monday afternoon, and Liz Avants sits perched on her stool behind the counter. Every time the door opens into the eclectic and cozy storefront, Avants’ head pops up cheerily with a greeting. Every clothing rack is stuffed, and every shelf filled with accessories. The air conditioning provides an escape from the humidity outdoors. Here at Frock On Vintage, clothing from as far back as the 40’s can be found. Shoppers love vintage for a reason too.

“There’s something I

really love about finding something that because so much time has passed since it was created that it’s kinda unique,” Avants said, “I just never found it very

interesting to walk into a store and buy something off a rack in my size that

I could see twenty other people wearing.”

It turns out that many share Avant’s view on vintage clothing, as illustrated by a large amount of young people who are catching on. The blog “Queen of Vintage” reported in August that year-by-year sales of full skirts,a vintage basic, are up by 252 percent.

“I think part of it is people now find it really important to express themselves, and fashion is a great way to do that,” Avants said.

Both Avants and Shari Gerstenberger, owner of Charm School Vintage, agree that another reason to shop vintage is about being environmentally friendly.

"I think part of it is people now find it really important to express themselves, and fashion is a great

way to do that."-Liz Avants

“There’s an authenticity to vintage that

people are really hungry for, and a lot of compelling environmental, economic, and humanitarian

reasons to shop vintage.”-Liz Avants

a look into

vintage fashion

Avants smiling behind the counter in her store

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Not only can you get unique pieces, but also by buying vintage you are recycling clothing and creating less waste. “There’s an to vintage that people are really hungry for, and a lot of compelling environmental, economic and humanitarian reasons to shop vintage,” Gerstenberger said.

Avants said Austin especially is a place where shoppers are trying to go green.

“It seems like the people here [in Austin] are very politically-minded and are very concerned about ethical decisions they make and therefore the decisions companies make,” Avants said. The style is a great way

to mix a love of fashion with a passion for history and art. Part of dressing in vintage clothes is having fun with dressing up in a way one likes.

“A lot of the fun of wearing vintage is mixing and matching eras and combining it with new items,” Gerstenberger said.

According to Avants, some cute new clothes are great but they won’t hold up for a long time because they aren’t made as well.

“There’s lots of cute trendy things that aren’t probably going to last that long because they aren’t made that well, that’s another kind of bonus of vintage clothing, it stands the test of time,” she said.

The only downside to vintage is that it can cost

extra. Some of the clothing is one-of-a-kind.

“You’re dealing with really unique pieces and some of them certainly warrant a higher price than maybe something you would find today,” Avants said.

Vintage is back, and many stores are catching on and implementing classic vintage flare into their new designs. Avants says, fashion is cyclical.

“It’ll always come around again. Something will go out for twenty years and suddenly you see it again,” she said.

“Fashion is cyclical, it’ll always come around again. Something will

go out for twenty years and suddenly you see it

again.”-Liz Avants

“It stands the test of time.”

-Liz Avants

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Secondhand Secrets

Thriftshopping can be exhausting and overwhelming, and sometimes even scary. Check outsome tips and tricks to make any secondhand trip fun and productive, without the stress!

Quality over Quantity

Don’t pick out clothes made of cheap materials that look like they’re about to fall apart. Sometimes threadbare or distressed is a good look, but make sure you’re buying good cotton t-shirts and jeans, not polyester.

Try it on

It’s hard to tell if something is going to fit you based solely on the size. If the thriftshop has a fitting room, make use of it!All photos by Elizah Flores

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Austin ThriftshopsTreasure City Thriftkeeps it’s prices low, unlike many popular thrift shops. They are working towards creating a zero-waste environment.

2142 E. 7th St.

Open 7 days a week

(512) 524-2820

Buffalo Exchange is a pseudo-secondhand store that, while pricey, makes up for its cost with its vintage and alternative selection,

2904 Guadaloupe St.

Open 7 days a week

(512) 480-9922

Top Drawer Thrift is a small, unimposing thrift store, which makes it easy to pick through. They have a spacious dressing room and a nice atmosphere.

4902 Burnet Road

Open Monday - Friday

(512) 454-5161

St. Vincent de Paul is a great place to shop. They have a wide selection of well-priced clothing. Its location on South congress makes it easy to access.

1327 South Congress Ave.Open Monday - Saturday(512) 442-5652

Check the tagsDon’t like it,Don’t buy it

But don’t go overboard. Pick out things you think you’ll actually wear, but don’t be afraid to try out new things.

Be picky! You don’t want to end up with a bunch of clothes you never wear.

Does the brand seem good? Look for well known brand names. Do the washing instructions seem easy to follow? The tag can tell you a lot about your purchase.

Don’t overload

Don’t grab every piece of clothing in your size. Less is more in this situation, you want to focus on finding the really good pieces.

Keep anopen mind

Pictures by Sweta Ganta

Preppy Punk

Athletic Alternative

Classy

Vintage

Goth

GirlySkater

Lizzie Eller has always known exactly who she is. She’s one of the guys. She is a freshman with a mindset for exercise. When Eller goes through her closet she sees almost nothing but Nike and sports team T-shirts. However, Eller doesn’t want to come off as just another tomboy.

“It’s not so much that I want to introduce a girlier side, it’s just that I... want to come off a little girlier sometimes, because I feel like a lot of the time I seem like just ‘one of the guys.’” said Eller.

Fashion reflects personality and can make the wearer feel comfortable and beautiful. Eller agrees that personality influences clothing style, she identifies herself as a tomboy, and believes her style is a product of that. People often categorize themselves based on “genres” or styles of fashion. Each fashion genre has a general look, but people should not feel limited to that. There are several common fashion genres with unique styles, mindsets and personalities. Valerie Steele, who has a Ph. D from Yale University is a director for The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Steele, a self proclaimed goth, is an expert on the

subculture. Steele has said that fashion is a broad subject with many sects and styles. Catherine Spooner interviewed Steele about the museum’s exhibit on goth fashion. “I’m seeing a lot of the gothic [style] really being a dark Romanticism,” Steele said, “It always seems to carry this pejorative, like the word decadence: it’s never something neutral, or just a description; it’s all this sense of the morbid, the macabre, the barbarous, the primitive.”

Marjorie Burciaga, a professional Fashion Consultant for Image Consulting Austin and a member of Saks Fifth Avenue External Advisory Board, was given ten genres of fashion: punk, goth, preppy, casual, girly, vintage, skater, athletic, classy and alternative. High school freshman, Clara Fancher, provides an objective point of view for what each style conveys to

others.

“Goth goes against the grain of culture in an overstated way. Those that dress goth will be fond with pale faces and exaggerated hair styles. Goth dressers come across as rebels toward the establishment and considered more morbid than punksters,” said Burciaga.

Fancher’s agrees that Goths are rebellious and can be exaggerated.

“I think that gothic styles are always really interesting and different. The stereotypical goth style that you see in movies and tv shows can look a bit over the top or just plain ridiculous,” Fancher said.

There is a difference between the fashion styles of goth and punk, but the public usually can’t tell the difference. Burciaga said that goth and punk go against the grain of culture but goth is overstated in comparison to punk.

“When the “punk” subculture came to being it was clear they had strong anti-materialistic outlook to society and were possibly the musicians or groupies of musicians from this genre of music,” Burciaga said, “Their

A Guide to Personality Based Apparel

“I want to come off a little girlier sometimes”

-Eller

dress tends to be all black, lots of leather, torn garments, fishnet, safety pins, studs, spikes, chains, and clunking boots. Generally this way of dress is worn by teens or young adult aggressive against mainstream culture.”

Fanchers opinion of punks are less renegade than Burciaga’s view on punks.

“Punk people always look really fun, outgoing, and daredevilish. They stand out in a crowd and are often the center of attention,” Fancher said.

Moving on from punk and goth, which Burciaga described as extreme and sometimes outlandish, alternative fashion holds the same philosophies as the two, and is somewhat rebellious.

“These days “alternative” dress would most likely mean hipster for those

of generation Y or Z,” Burciaga said. “Their fashions are non-mainstream with mixed vintage and exaggerated eyewear. Their reflection to society could be against the mainstream with a tendency to being liberal and or eco or minimalist minded.”

Burciaga believes that skater is a combination of punk and alternative. The skater style has the ideas behind punk and the toned down clothing of alternative makes the skater style.

“Skaters are an interesting new fringe of the [alternative] subculture with a specific hobby of boarding,” Burciaga said. “Skaters have brought fashion attention back to canvas sneakers and they can also be seen wearing skinny jeans with give, baggy shorts, themed t-shirts, plaid shirts and hoodies.”

Compared with Burciaga’s, Fancher’s view on skaters is a bit mixed. In her opinion, skaters have the social inclination associated with punks, and the clothes matching alternative fashion.

“Skater dudes are cool, but they [seem to] do really stupid things sometimes. I love the tomboyish look on girls, [it is] really similar to a surfer girl,” said Fancher.

The skater style differs from the athletic style in that because athletic is less alternative and more functional. Eller has been playing soccer since kindergarten, likes wearing athletic clothing because of her devotion to the sport. When shopping for clothes, Eller has items to look for to meet her needs.

“[I buy] anything blue, anything that I could run in, or anything comfortable,” said Eller.

Burciaga agrees that comfort and commitment is important to consider in athletic wear, and also remarks on the influence of sproty clothes on formal and professional style.

“The general conscious when in biking or running gear is that they are professional, understand commitment [and] have a competitive nature with a spirit of persistence,” said Burciaga. “Athletic designs have been taken to a whole other level in the fashion field in just the last decade by

Photo Credit: Teravena Sugimoto

Shown above is an alternative skater side. Notice the high socks, the canvas shoes, a simple tank top and ripped shorts.

Photo Credit to Clarabelle Blog

Shown above is an example of preppy attire. Notice how polished and clean she looks along with the statement pearl necklace, sweater vest, and blazer.

influencing design even into gala attire with racer back evening gowns, armor all fabrics and designer running shoes.”

Fancher likes the way the atheltic style looks but there are some parts of the athletic style that she finds unfriendly.

“There are two kinds of athletic styles, there’s jocks and then there’s just pure athletes. At first sight I don’t like [the] jock sort of people because they seem small minded and uncaring,” said Fancher. “I really like the just plain athletic look, I think it looks really good.”

While Eller likes the athletic look, she wants to show off her girly side. This feminine style of fashion has many stereotypes associated with it. Movies like “Legally Blonde”, portray those who don the pink and glitter of girly fashion are unintelligent, and oblivious. Eller said she was definitely not trying to present an entirely girly front with her style, but that she wants to change.

“Young ladies with a strong sense of femininity and a light-hearted attitude enjoy dressing in lots of pink, shades of pastels often in sheer lacy like fabrics with ruffles and bows adorned in blingy accessories,” Burciaga said. “This type of women fancies pretty things and feeling pretty. One might say she likes to feel cared for or attended to.”

Fancher sees the girly style a bit artificial like a perfect, pink Barbie doll. It is simple to over do the girly look with ruffles and blingy accessories.

“I find girly look to be a bit annoying and artificial. I think girls look a bit ridiculous sometimes with the girly look,” said Fancher.

It is one thing to dress for everyday events but when it comes to formal events it is not advisable to wear the sporty or girly style of clothes. There is a style centered on formal wear called “classy”.

“The compliment of ‘you look so classy’ makes other feel like you are self-assured, confident and

elegant by wearing timeless pieces generally in neutral colors with classic lines in design,” Burciaga said. “This type of person may be detail oriented with good sense of well-being and has a taste for the finer things in life.”

Preppy style of fashion is a toned-down version of classy. The preppy style, like the classy style, both reflect the finer things in life except preppy is for everyday elegance, while classy is reserved for special occasions and formal gatherings.

“Those that tend to dress “preppy” reflect conservative values, educated and professional minded,” Burciaga said. “Their personalities lend themselves to being more social in nature, political minded either side of the aisle, and more of a conformist. A dress of choice is typically collared shirt and khaki pants, pressed jeans, or khaki shorts with closed toe shoes usually a slip on.”

Fancher agrees with Burciaga that preppy style clothing can look great, but has a bit of artificiallity added to it.

“At first sight, I find ‘preppy’ people a bit annoying. They usually look good, the style looks just a bit artificial to me. In my mind, preppy is following the general fashion trend exactly,” said Fancher. “I wish people that did this would be more original and

confident in making their own ‘look.’”

Vintage style clothes can be used in preppy fashion because of the neutrality of the preppy style and the sophistication of vintage clothing. Vintage is one of the oldest surviving fashion styles. In Burciaga’s opinion, vintage styles seamlessly blend with everyday modern attire.

“Those that dress in vintage and have panache can really create quite a statement by incorporating wardrobe pieces from previous decades making them current in today’s trends,” Burciaga said. “This type of person when fashion minded seems to have a natural aptitude to being creative through a strong sense of self awareness and styles for the season.”

Fancher shares Burciaga’s view on vintage and agrees that vintage is a creative outlet in fashion styles.

“Vintage looks really cool, but you have to be able to pull it off. Sometimes it just looks wrong with certain personality types,” Fancher said. “Vintage can be really original, but it can easily become unoriginal.”

Although style genres are present, it is not necessary to conform to any of the complicated ones. The simplicity of the casual style is what appeals to many. Eller often displays the casual

style when she’s not athletic.

“A whole article could be written on casual dress and its impact on how society and the business world dresses. It has become so mainstream often conveying one’s own comfort is preferable to societal suggestions,” Burciaga said. “Those that wish to dress in fashion casual will be wearing contemporary designs for jeans and dress attire.”

Fancher sees the casual

clothing style as a reflection of sensible

people who, like Burciaga said, enjoy comfort.

“Casual clothes are generally really comfy. People who wear them are often calm and sensible.”

Eller knows the athletic style and casual style all too well, so she’s taken the plunge and switched up her style.

Eller arrives at school with shorts and a frilly top. She has switched her style from the girly style to the athletic one without distress. It is hard to show a full personality through clothing because it gives a generalization of the person more than accurate details. Eller is extremely athletic, yet her clothing gives off a girly “vibe”, even though her personality is not especially girly.

“No one truly wants to be a fashion casualty. Regardless of your trend of choice, one’s challenge is being congruent so that one’s outward presentation is an accurate reflection of one’s inner self,” Burciaga said.“If one’s goal is to be stylish you should wear the clothes, otherwise, if the clothes wear you one borders on tasteless.” Burciaga said.

Shown above is an example of a casual outfit. Notice the simple pattern shirt, jeans, and converse.

Summer is fast approaching and you might as well spice up your beach style with a cute high waisted bikini. Stylish vintage bikinis cost about $100, but you can make your own for $50. The materials you need are: a red or navy bikini top, and a black or red bikini bottom (respectively), white fabric paint, a circle sponge tool and a nautical brooch.

Artwork by: Dujour Magazine and Seaside Jewelers

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A Look You’re ShoreTo Love!

Vintage Bikini DIY

Step 1Place some towels, or a white sheet that you dont mind getting colored beneath a navy bikini top and a red bikini high

waist bottom

Step 2Use a circle sponge tool dipped in white fabric paint to create polka dots on the

bikini top (Try to keep the polka dots an equal

distance apart)

Step 4Let dry overnight

Step 3Place a nautical brooch in

the center of the bikini top

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Austin suffers from a severe lack of good retail stores that cater to subculture. Located on South 1st, Milton and Davis’ shop is probably the most well known of them. Their customers are generally aged 15 to 45, and have styles ranging from goth, to industrial, to punk and general alternative.

Recently, Davis and Milton have been planning Convergence XIX, a

“Goth.” Photo credit: ladysealoche.deviantart.com An example of casual goth fashion. Fishnets and boots

are popular, as well as a black or red skull motif.

By Elizah Flores

Any aspiring goth living in Austin has probably been to Secret Oktober. The

outside of the small shop is plain and unimposing, a black banner hangs over the

door, advertising its name in white letters. Stepping into the cool dark interior of

Secret Oktober from the heat of an Austin summer day, customers can find one of the owners, Mary Milton or Cassandra Davis,

behind the cash register.

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convention that will bring goths to Austin from all over the continent to meet people who share their interests.

“From Canada to South America and everywhere in between, it’s a chance for our community to gather and enjoy what it means to be well...us,” Convention chairwoman Lucy Roman said.

Hopefully, Convergence will revamp the goth culture here in Austin, exposing more people to the fashion and music that’s lived on the edge of mainstream culture for a long time. As new people are introduced to goth, the subculture is subject to changes, growing in size and variety. The scene has changed alot since its creation, not only in Austin, but internationally.

According to Nancy Kilpatrick, author of “The goth Bible: a Compendium for the Darkly Inclined”, goth crawled from the punk realm of the mid 1970’s, when England’s punk scene was on the rise. Growing in the shadows of London’s underground, not quite making it to the limelight, goth rock was slower, it was sadder and it lead the way to the entirely new culture.

Davis, co-owner of Secret Oktober, has been involved in the culture since she was a kid, fascinated with the music and the dark clothing her favorite bands were wearing.

“There has been a goth

scene in Austin as long as goth has been around,” Davis said, “In general, Austin has more alternative people per capita than a lot of other cities in America that are of similar size. But, when it comes to goth, people seem to be a little more casual about their look.”

While Austin, particularly the South side where the Secret Oktober is located, seems to have a lot of alternative people, the size of the culture changes.

“It grows and shrinks, but it seems like there is always some sort of scene.” Davis said.

There are different opinions on which aspect of goth culture is most important. Most people who are involved in it seem to agree that music is the driving force behind it.

“I think of the music when I, personally, think of goth. It’s what I first heard of, at the wee age of nine, and it blew my mind. After that, I saw the fashion, which seemed to be a darker, more romantic version of punk, with a little new wave mixed in. Other people might say they are into the literature, art, fashion, etc. But they all do sort of go hand in hand. I would considermost things that are,

dark, romantic and poetic at the same time to be goth,” Davis said.

Fashion is a staple of goth culture.

According to Aurelio Voltaire’s

book, “What is Goth”,

people who consider

themselves goths

generally wear lots of black

clothing, pale makeup, and black lipstick. However,

Voltaire agrees that there are so many permutations of

the goth style that it’s difficult to decide what is

or isn’t “gothic”.

In Austin, it’s uncommon to see people walking around in full white face on a daily basis, but there has been a reawakening in Austin’s goth scene recently.

“Black clothing with witchy sleeves, made out of lace and chiffon seem to be making a comeback with the younger crowd. So, there is definitely a resurgence going on,” Davis said.

An example of casual, summmer goth fashion. Photo credit: Margaret

Fackler

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fashion. Characterized by the corsetry and wispy quality in her skirt, as well as her dark eye make up and nail polish.Photo

credit: Victoria “Soaring” Kuznetzova. Model: Balsara.net

When people think of “goth”, they imagine the black lace, chiffon, corsets, netting and general poshness that gives goth a romantic, old fashioned feel. Between all the silks and lace, building up a goth wardrobe can get pricey fast. Here in Austin, there’s an almost excessive number of secondhand and vintage stores that can be good places to find cheap, nice black clothes. Contrary to popular belief, going to a goth-specific store to buy goth clothing isn’t necessary. It’s better to get more original items and have some DIY pieces. (No one wants to be caught wearing the same Hot Topic dress as five other goths at a party.) Becoming goth is a commitment to one’s wardrobe, and it usually takes time to find out what one really wants from the fashion.

When deciding whether to join a subculture or not, it’s important to remember that people do judge a book by its cover. Being goth means that sometimes people will make certain assumptions based on appearance alone. Some people are turned off to the goth scene by the generally negative stereotypes and the maltreatment of goths by mainstream fashion and media.

In “What is Goth”, Voltaire says that from the point of view of “mundanes”, goths are weird, obsessed with the macabre and death, eternally gloomy and have no sense of humor. These stereotypes often lead

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to the discrimination of people who are involved in the subculture. Davis, who went to highschool in a small town in the 1980’s, experienced some of this.“I would wear black lipstick, ruffle-y poet shirts, and had teased Robert Smith hair. My classmates gave me a very hard time. They didn’t understand the look or the music, and were not very nice about it,” Davis said.

This lack of understanding is a source of clashing between the “mundanes”, and goths.

As Davis said, “I think people are scared of what they don’t know.”

Here in Austin, people are generally more accepting and don’t usually question eccentricity. Whether living in an area where subculture or not, it’s important not to feel restricted by the confines of the style. There are always people who want to define what

“goth” is in a simple, straightforward way, but in truth it’s a fluid term, a fashion that’s always open to change.

Stop by Secret Oktober for all the goth essentials. Look out for pins, boots, fishnets and accessories, as well as music news and updates.

Location: 2101 South 1st StreetHours: Open 7 Days a Week: 12-8pm

Phone Number: 512.445.9919Website: www.secret-oktober.com/

Photo by Elizah Flores

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In this day and age, most men and teenage boys dress very casually. Sneakers,

t-shirt, jeans and they’re done.

If we look back at how men used to dress, we see a very classy set of clothes. They looked more distinguished,

elegant, and put-together than today’s average man.

Nice clothes set you apart from the rest of the guysand make a great first impression. To help you formlate

your look, we’ll be referencing the magazines GQ and Esquire and the blog The Art of Manliness.

bringingclassyback

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*all photos by Anna Suits, except the fourth photo by Sabir M. Peele of www.Mens-StylePro.com with Onassis Clothing Hand-knit cardigan

Hats are a good accessory that not only make a statement, but also shade your eyes from the sun.

Bow ties have a fun and unique air about them that you can work to your advantage. They come in many different patterns, colors, and fabrics.

Button ups are a clos-et staple. They can be dressed up or down and have more of an edge than t-shirts. Pair with a blazer, sports jacket, or

A blazer is a great versatile piece. The 2011 Fall edition of Esquire magazine says that they act as an all-purpose outerwear.

Cardigans are softer than sports jackets and blaz-ers but still have the sharp effect. Pair with a button up shirt for an classy look or with a tee to be casual.

Need a way to carry your stuff around while still looking professional and put-together? Opt for a messenger bag!

Ties are perfect for sprucing up an outfit. Ac-cording to GQ magazine, wool fabric is great for winter and dotted ties have a smart stylish look.

Better than sneakers, but can be formal or semi-casual. Brogues come in leather and suede. They lace up just like your sneakers too!

If you must insist upon staying with sneakers, go for some color. Stick to solids and toned-down patterns. They add pizazz to anything.

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Whenever you were dressed in a formal

attire, would you wear a tie to complete

it? Now let us ask you this, how many

percentage of that time did you have to

ask someone else to assist you with tie

tying? Okay, we can help you with getting

rid of that problem. To get you started

with knowing how to tie a tie, we’re

going to show you the steps to tying the

two common knots: a Half Windsor and a

Windsor. But, you should know at least the

basic knots to even advance to a higher

level. With learning and understanding

this kind of art, can discover knots

that’d blow your mind like a Trinity knot

or an Eldredge knot.. With the following

these steps, you can just forget about

asking for assistance ever again.

KnotTedious

beginnersfor

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Step 1: Have the fatter side of the tie be twice as long as the thinner side; the thicker side on the right and vice versa with the thinner side.

Step 2:Cross the longer side of the tie over the shorter side. Then wrap that end around the back of the thinner side. Warp it from the front towards to back.

Step 3: Then cross the larger end over the front towards the back. Afterwards pull that end up through the neck hole.

Step 4:The thicker side should be in the front. Now, pull that end through the loop you’ve just created.

Step 5: Gently pull down the thinner part of the tie while you tug on the knot upwards until it

tightens up on the collar of your shirt or neck.

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Step 4:Afterwards pull the end up through the

neck hole.

Step1: Have the fatter side of the tie be twice as long as the thinner side; the thicker side on the right and vice versa with the thinner side.

Step 2:Cross the longer side of the tie over the shorter side. Then wrap that end around the back of the thinner side. Warp it from the front towards to back.

Step 3: Then cross the larger end over the front towards the back. Repeat Step 3, but vice versa.

Step 5:The thicker side should be in the front. Now, pull that end through the loop you’ve just created from when you wrapped it

around from the previous step.

Step 6: Finally, once you get the tie through the loop, gently pull down the thinner part of the tie while you tug on the knot upwards until it tightens up on the collar of your shirt or neck.