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What defines a dad? He fixes things like flat tires and broken hearts. When we were little, he taught us to shake hands like we meant it, to look people in the eye when we spoke, and to always follow through on promises. With or without biological ties, he showed us that caring for someone isn't exclusively a feminine trait. So, whether you're called pop, dad, daddy, father, grandpa or uncle, or even by your given first name, this message is for you. This Father's Day, we may be getting you a grill or a classically cut Thomas Dean shirt...
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Summer days. These two words go together like beer and baseball, Nantucket and sailing, convertibles and the Beach Boys. Summer days are long, hot, sunny, perfect. They can also be humid, mosquito-filled and unbelievably broiling. There are ways, however, to keep your cool, to look like you own this whole summer thing. The key is cotton and linen. Lots of it. Cotton will keep you cool. Linen always looks fresh. Yes, linen gets wrinkled but really, that just gives it soul. We wouldn't recommend a linen shirt under a suit if you're in say, the legal or financial world. However,...
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Sure. They just completed four years of higher learning and now they are about to launch themselves into the big grown-up world but that doesn't mean the graduation gift has to be boring. If you have a graduate in your life and you're looking for the perfect, clever gift, try one these items below that will make them as grateful as the day they finished their last final exam. 1. A toolbox complete with tools. When I graduated from college, my grandmother presented me with my first toolbox. I thought it was kind of hokey but it's turned out to...
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George Clooney always looks good in photos. So do Michael Buble and Don Cheadle. These are men who know how to dress. Whether it's a pale blue linen shirt worn with a pair of khakis or a tuxedo, these men wear clothes with ease. It isn't that every piece of clothing is tailored to them. It's that they know how to dress. Somewhere along the line, a costume designer, a publicist or maybe a fashion conscious significant other taught them that when a shirt fits like it was made for you, your confidence goes up and you feel like a...
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It seems easy enough. You shop online or you're browsing in your favorite store and you find "The Shirt." It's just the pop of color you were looking for. You know the cut of this brand fits you like it was designed for you. You slip it on, you go to work, out to dinner and then you toss in the laundry, right? Wait, or do you dry clean it? There really is an art to caring for a shirt and we're about to make it easy to remember. Start by reading the care instructions. The designer of the item...