The underwear expert asks people on the streets of Beverly Hills what is their preference, boxers or briefs?
If you feel inclined feel free to share in my blog’s comments. For the record I’m a boxers guy at night but by day I prefer boxer briefs.
Check out this compilation of men’s swimwear fashion over the past 100 years . The swimsuits are horribly ugly, but there is something very distracting about watching the handsome male model disrobe and put on each decade’s bathing suit.
I have many daily reminders that I’m getting older. But none probably remind me of this fact more often than the latest trend in men’s hair, the “man bun”.
Despite the fact that A-list male actors like Chris Hemsworth, Colin Ferrell and Bradley Cooper have all been seen sporting the “man bun”, I can’t bring myself to appreciate this latest trend for men. I’m sure there are many hipsters and 20-somethings that will disagree, but I want to point out that hairstyles seem to be the most fickle of trends; going out of style nearly as quickly as they come into style.
Unlike bad hair trends of the past (for example when Andre Agassi tried to make the mullet popular in the 1990s), those hair styles are relegated to our memories and parents’ homes where those embarrassing photos still proudly hang on walls. For those strutting around with a man bun today, your photos are plastered all over sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I can assure you that friends and family will keep these photos and enjoy teasing you whenever and wherever the opportunity arises, showing new boyfriends / girlfriends and others how “trendy” you looked long after this trend passes. 
I’ve long been a fan of the handsome male model, David Gandy and I’ve not posted a photo of him since last summer when Mario Testino dropped this photo of Gandy in nothing but a towel on Instagram.
David Gandy still looks spectacular in the 2015 Spencer Swimwear collection. For what it is worth, this is the kind of bathing suit I’m partial to – colorful, square cut bathing suits. It probably doesn’t hurt that Gandy makes these look so appealing.
Adam seems to be confused about the weather. But he seems to pull off the ‘contemplative’ look convincingly enough in his Emporio Armani underwear. Watch out Max Emerson.
I wasn’t going to comment on the current controversy regarding Stefano Gabbana’s recent comments until he decided to open his mouth again in response to a call for a boycott of D&G products initiated by Sir Elton John and quickly picked up by many others in the gay community.
This is so reminiscent of Guido Barilla’s, Chairman of Barilla Group, comments in 2013. It begs the question can the Italians join the rest of the world in the 21st century? Who would’ve ever guessed that the current Pope would prove to be a better friend than the founders of D&G? I’m terribly disappointed in Stefano Gabbana and his one time partner, Dominico Dolce. Their concept of what a healthy family looks like is terribly flawed and while they have a right to their opinion they clearly don’t understand who their buyers are. Insulting one of your most important group of buyers is an odd way to foster brand loyalty. Somehow I don’t see creeps like Senator Rick Santorum and Senator Ted Cruz buying D&G. Maybe Dolce & Gabbana can team up with Chick-fil-A.
I’ve been shipped two lovely iPhone 6 cases (shown to the left) and I would like to give them to two of my readers as my way of saying thank you for visiting my blog.
The Adidas iPhone cases are sold exclusively for Apple stores so if you like the designs but don’t win one of the giveaways you can purchase your own online. Visit Adidas.com or Apple.com and search for “Adidas Originals” to see the full line and to purchase one of the iPhone cases (they retail for approximately $35.00).
Tweet me to win a iPhone 6 Booklet or Flip Case
Every time you Tweet you will enter yourself in the running to get one of the Adidas Original iPhone 6 cases. The more often you Tweet the more likely you are to get an Adidas Original iPhone 6 case.
All Tweets must contain my handle @BosGuy and Adidas Originals, @adidasoriginals. Below is just one example of a qualifying Tweet (feel free to get creative with your Tweets):
Hey @BosGuy I really want to win the very cool blue iPhone 6 Booklet Case from @adidasoriginals.
Remember all Tweets must have Adidas Originals and my Twitter handle to qualify. The contest concludes at 12PM ET on Wednesday, March 11th. I will announce the two winners, after I connect with them so please be sure you follow me on Twitter so I will be able to DM you.
With nominations for the 2015 Oscars announced today, I wanted to write about an exhibit at the MFA Boston that opened this past fall and may be of interest to those of you attracted to Hollywood glamour.
The MFA exhibit “Hollywood Glamour: Fashion and Jewelry from the Silver Screen” presents designer gowns and exquisite jewelry from the 1930s and ‘40s. The exhibition focuses on the iconic style of Hollywood starlets from that period, including Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford to name a few. Enjoy a glimpse of Hollywood in the Golden Age of glamour. The MFA exhibit closes Sunday, March 8, 2015.
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I absolutely love this. The marketing is hilarious. My favorite part is the fact that the underwear fits packages of all sizes. It makes me wonder if Norwegian men have exceptionally large testicles where this might be an issue.
Norwegian men are encouraged to contact me directly with any physical evidence they would like to share. I don’t speak Norwegian (I think that is what the language is called) but here is the website.
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve day… Choose what you wear wisely and have a wonderful evening. I might try to hedge my bets and buy some rainbow colored underwear before the day is done.
Garçon Model jockstraps retail for $26 and would make for an excellent gift.
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The more often you Tweet the more likely you are to win a Garçon Model jockstrap of your choosing. I will tally all the Tweets between today and Saturday, December 20th at 12PM ET and announce the winner later that day. Please be sure you are following @BosGuy on Twitter so I can DM you if you win.
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The American Field pop-up exhibition and market which celebrates the best of U.S. made clothing, accessories, goods and furniture, and the people who made them is today and tomorrow. In addition to the many vendors the event will have speakers, live music, live demos, food and drinks.
The event is free and open to the public from 12:30 – 8:30 pm Saturday and Sunday in Boston’s Innovation and Design Building in the Seaport District at 21-25 Drydock Avenue. Get your directions here (a free shuttle will be running from South Station as well).
More information about the event can be found on their website, americanfield.us.
I’m not a fashionista b
ut even I can see this is a fashion faux pas. Check out the “Penis Pants”, conceived of and designed in the 1970s by Eldridge Clever.
The pants are designed with two styles, one with an oval-shaped pouch and the other (as shown on the left) with a “tubular shaped extension for the man’s penis and an adjoining smaller pouch for his testicles.”
Even more flummoxing is the tag line in the print commercial, “You’ll be the cock of the walk…” for realz.
Is this a lame attempt to feign interest in fashion or just another excuse to post photos of handsome men on my blog? I’ll let you make that call.
Last week The Boston Globe was commenting on David Colman’s WSJ fashion article about how men’s shorts seem to be getting shorter. The subtitle reads, Long for so long, men’s shorts are showing up in a range of inseams – from short to shorter to shortest.
I dress fairly conservatively so it isn’t likely that I’ll be wearing anything similar to the shorts I first wore back in the ’80s, but I’m more than happy to encourage other guys (esp the guy below) to follow the trend.
By comparison these don’t seem all that short so maybe I’ll wear these.
My niece, Abby, turned 5 last Friday and on Sunday my sister arranged for the family birthday party at their house. Abby’s only request for her birthday party was that everyone dress “fancy”.
I had to laugh when I heard the request and thought this was a request Sergio and I could manage easily enough. So earlier this morning we woke up, pulled out our tuxedos and drove up to New Hampshire to celebrate Abby’s milestone birthday.
As you can see Abby was dressed quite fancy. I have also included a photo Sergio snapped before we walked in to celebrate Abby’s birthday.
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