Ok, I know we're geeks and all. But I dislike the stereotype that geeks dress badly. There's actually something about dressing up that has the same allure as all the other geeky things that I love.
Anyway, regardless of whether you think of yourself as fashionable or not, I'll link some really useful guides on DRESSING LIKE A MAN. It's about time anyway since we're all (GASP!) getting older. I find that the common Filipino man lacks this knowledge because of (1) our weather, (2) the lack of reasons to dress up, and (3) maybe, as with most other things, our culture's inherent lack of sophistication.
Tie Knotting:
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/05/how-to-tie-a-tie/
Guide to Dress Shirts:
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/12/und...-giveaway/
Deciphering Dress Codes:
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/26/how...-ceremony/
Socks (yes, they're serious business too):
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/23/rul...-of-socks/
Pocket Square Folding:
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/15/how...et-square/
Basics on suit fits and how they can be altered to fit better:
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/02/26/the...man-needs/
Why pretty much any suit bought in PH sucks:
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/02/12/the...sed-suits/
More Resources:
http://www.atailoredsuit.com/mens-style-...-suit.html
EDIT: Reading about all this has just become something of a hobby. I don't like dressing like a spectacle either. I don't even own a proper fitting suit (yet). But when I need to, I won't get overwhelmed.
Most of our parents, being baby boomers, aren't reliable on this sort of thing either because it was during their era that jeans and "casual" dressing truly became mainstream.
Anyway, regardless of whether you think of yourself as fashionable or not, I'll link some really useful guides on DRESSING LIKE A MAN. It's about time anyway since we're all (GASP!) getting older. I find that the common Filipino man lacks this knowledge because of (1) our weather, (2) the lack of reasons to dress up, and (3) maybe, as with most other things, our culture's inherent lack of sophistication.
Tie Knotting:
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/05/how-to-tie-a-tie/
Guide to Dress Shirts:
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/12/und...-giveaway/
Deciphering Dress Codes:
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/26/how...-ceremony/
Socks (yes, they're serious business too):
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/23/rul...-of-socks/
Pocket Square Folding:
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/15/how...et-square/
Basics on suit fits and how they can be altered to fit better:
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/02/26/the...man-needs/
Why pretty much any suit bought in PH sucks:
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/02/12/the...sed-suits/
More Resources:
http://www.atailoredsuit.com/mens-style-...-suit.html
EDIT: Reading about all this has just become something of a hobby. I don't like dressing like a spectacle either. I don't even own a proper fitting suit (yet). But when I need to, I won't get overwhelmed.
Most of our parents, being baby boomers, aren't reliable on this sort of thing either because it was during their era that jeans and "casual" dressing truly became mainstream.
