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A must have this Spring/Summer is the Floral Scarf. Perfect for those long beach days and picnics. Tie it around your neck for an added touch to your swimsuit or around your head to protect your hair.

Ministry of Supply has released some very cool technology in their men’s clothing. Phase change materials are used in NASA spacesuits for temperature regulation. They act like a battery, storing heat away from you when you overheat, then releasing it back at you when you return to an air-conditioned office. So you stay at your ideal body temperature and Laser Cut Ventilation which lets air in where you need the extra fresh air.

Orange for Spring 2014

Place a spoon below your eye with the curve out and then apply your mascara like you normally would to your lower lashes. That way the residue will land on the back of the utensil rather than your skin. This also works when applying mascara on your upper lashes if you place the spoon on top of your upper eyelid.

( Source: http://www.seventeen.com/fashion/blog/beauty-tricks-with-a-spoon )

Spring Summer 2015 collection sees Pringle of Scotland’s ongoing collaboration with architect, Richard Beckett to further incorporate some of the 3d printed fabrics previous seen in the womens wear AW14 in to the mens ready to wear collection.

Each of the fabrics were digitally designed and made up of over 1000 individual 3d printed geometries that interweave together to create bespoke three dimensional materials.  These materials were then seamlessly integrated into the collection using traditional knitwear techniques. Each fabric was designed and engineered to exhibit the required movement, behavior and aesthetic in order to work on the body and as part of the seasonal collection.

( Source: http://www.richard-beckett.com/pringle-mens-ss15.html )

Collar stays are smooth, rigid strips of metal (such as brass, stainless steel, or sterling silver), horn, baleen, mother of pearl, or plastic, rounded at one end and pointed at the other, inserted into specially made pockets on the underside of a shirtcollar to stabilize the collar’s points. The stays ensure that the collar lies flat against the collarbone, looking crisp and remaining in the correct place. Often shirts come with plastic stays which may eventually need to be replaced if they bend; metal replacements do not have this problem.^[1]

Collar stays are removed from shirts before dry cleaning or pressing, as they could damage the shirt in the process, and then replaced prior to wearing. Shirts that are press ironed with the collar stays are vulnerable to damage, as this results in a telltale impression of the collar stay in the fabric of the collar. Some shirts have stays which are sewn into the collar and are not removable. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_stays )

How to use a collar stay:
Simply slide in the collar stay in the pocket on the underside of the dress shirt collar. After that, fold down the collar as normal. Remember that pointed shirt collars require pointed shirt stays. Rounded shirt collars call for rounded collar stays.

This Spring is the revival of the dapper dandie. When buying a suit opt for those pocket flaps.

Where’d ya get them eyes? An eye-catching street trend for Spring ’14.