Legendary American fashion designer and film director Tom Ford has created a list of 15 items to mark Vogue‘s 15 years of Vogue.com. His list consists of essentials that every man must have, I have almost everything in this list. Modern Man. This list consists of various products; laughter, shoes, tweezers, cologne, shirts, blazers, suits, underwear – the whole shabang. Enhance your life with Tom’s suggestions, allow the low batty bootleg jeans and air force ones. More on the flipside.
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1. To Laugh - a sense of humour
Pretty sure I have one.
2. Starting The Day - A daily read of the newspaper.
This I need to do more often. Independent’s I is my ish.
3. Fancy A Game? A sport that you love and are good at.
Another thing I need to get back into, Badminton & Football were always my favourite but surprisingly I owned at Cricket despite my hate for the sport. It’s good to keep fit. Pro Evolution Soccer doesn’t count, does it?
4. Grooming Essential - tweezers
I grew up with David Beckham as my idol, both style and career icon. Yeh, I own a pair of tweezers. Laugh and diss away but I look better than you.
5. Signature – A good cologne that becomes a signature.
I couldn’t agree more. For years, ladies remembered me for my Black XS – some would even text me ‘smelt your cologne and thought you were next to me :(‘. However I now use Chanel‘s Bleu De Chanel – change is good.
6. The Right Suit – A well cut dark suit.
I’m still working on this to be honest, I haven’t found the perfect black suit yet. I might have to contact Ozwald Boateng for one. *dreams*
7. Style Classics - A pair of classic black lace-up shoes.
I’ve got 2 pairs of nice black shoes now. One I bought for the wedding this past weekend but neither of them are classics.
8. Tailoring - A Smart Blazer
I have one. Win.
9. Denim - The perfect pair of dark denim jeans.
I have these too.
10. Wardrobe Staples - Lots of crisp white cotton shirts.
Plain white shirts not tees. Essential.
11. Good Underwear - Always new socks and underwear (throw away the old ones every six months).
This is something EVERYONE should be doing. You don’t want to show worn-out boxers as you take your clothes off before a night of passion. In fact a certain someone bought me a pair of Superman boxers. I feel superhuman, not saying those boxers enhanced my performance haha.
12. Something Smart - A classic tuxedo.
Essential. You never know when you’ll be going to a fancy event and have to dress up. All black steeze always looks good.
13. Efficient Accessories - A beautiful day watch with a metal band.
A great addition to top off any look. A silver timepiece. Classy.
14. Cool Accessories - The perfect sunglasses.
I have a rather expensive pair of Ray-Ban wayfarers from the US. They are perfect for my face but I want a some CAZALS.
15. A Great Smile – Perfect teeth – if you don’t have them, save up and have them fixed
Apparently I have a great smile but I don’t seem to thinkso. I’m waiting on my homie to graduate in Dentistry and fix them up for free. In return I’ll design the branding for her future Dental Surgery.
Thank you Tom Ford.
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