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Free articles about men's
clothing and how to project
your best image!
BASICS
Clothes
DO Make the Man
Men's
Fashion Mistakes
How
to Look Your best
Cracking
the Dress Code
SPECIFICS
A
Perfect Shoeshine
High
Tech Fabrics
Hat
Etiquette
Why
Care About Fashion?
The
Secrets of SOCKcess!
New
Dry Cleaning Methods
Shopping is
Healthy!
COORDINATION
Coordination
Color
Coordination
Practical
Color Help
Color
Made Simple!
A Visit with Stefano Bemer
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Florence Italy
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What to Wear
and When
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Summer
Winter
Andy's
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You might just find the
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"Because man does not
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How
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The
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How
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You want to project a
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Especially Paris!
How
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Golf Etiquette
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What readers are saying:
AAAC is now the "Sartorial Continuum"
I have found no place that gives a more honest, accurate,
thoughtful, empathetic, and artistic input on fashion, style,
and standard than this forum.
I have never read a forum that shares so much respect and
politeness between members of such a diverse union.
A combination of British standard, tradition, and taste
brouged with fearless American flare and fashion forwardness.
I am widely known for my marketing genius (not my fashion) and
I have been pondering formal names for this forum. Names that
the outside world may call the forum with respect.
The two I have come up with are CoFS, Council of Fashion &
Standards, and the Sartorial Continuum.
I have decided on the latter, for it has a greater esoteric,
stylish, and borderline pretentious ring to it.
Yes, I was inspired by the omnipotent "Q". --
Captain R., Pensacola, Florida USA
I enjoy your
forums! I stumbled upon the site when I was doing a Google
search for a suit brand that was unfamiliar to me. Your forum
provided a wealth of information, and I have learned a lot.
Please keep up the good work. -- TX
Thank all of you for the
wealth of knowledge and expertise you have shared through this
forum. It has been a gold mine for sartorial know-how and
inspiration and I am truly grateful for this. I also appreciate
the camaraderie and community spirit which exists throughout
these fora. -- A. P., Quebec City, QC, Canada
I am really glad to be a part of this
brotherhood. Men need something like this. It is very nice
to talk to other guys about miss-steps and concerns
regarding clothes. You Rock Andy!!! -- New Member
I've never had a
place to exchange thoughts and pick up pearls of wisdom until I
found your fine site! -- RRA, PA
The site is a great
help and the Forums offer fantastic advice from guys who are
willing to share their knowledge. -- E.
D., Spain
Only
you guys understand me!
Ever
since I came into this site some months ago, it’s really
improved my sense of fashion. The vast majority of advice I’ve
gotten here is great. On most forums, the advice is worth what
you’ve paid for it.
Over
here, I don’t think I’ve received bum advice yet. Also, I’ve
found this site is great for is asking very detailed, obscure, and
specific questions about clothing, style, and fashions that would
just get a blank stare from most other people. For a detailed
oriented person who takes pride in his clothing and look, this
resource has moved me up a level from good to great.
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Starting Forum Member
I find your forum and website excellent. The
quality of the participants is beyond compare. Where else
could one find the educated and erudite tone, the genuine
passion for all matters sartorial with the gentlemanly and
welcoming atmosphere? A forum populated by a wild cross section
ranging from renowned tailors, a famous shirt maker, and the
like,
all the way to us
Ordinary Joes?
I make visiting your forum a daily ritual. Aside
from the tremendous amounts of useful information, I find it
most refreshing to just enjoy the quality of the posts. I
feel that, like so many other things, the art of writing has
gone down precipitously....your forum being a most welcome
respite from the everyday standards.
I suppose I could summarize my feelings by saying
that it feels great to know that there are many wonderful people
who still care about excellence in all areas of their
lives. They gather at AAAC!
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A. E., Cayman Islands
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RADIO
INTERVIEWS:
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#1 This is a fun and short interview with Andy
Gilchrist about Pink Shirts on Denver radio, News Radio 850- KOA, the
largest station in Colorado.
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HERE and if your media player doesn't come up
automatically, click on start, then programs, and select your media
player.
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#2 This is a radio interview with Andy Gilchrist
and Greg S.
Reid, author of The Millionaire Mentor.
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HERE and if your media player doesn't come up
automatically, click on start, then programs, and select your media
player.
CAUTION
Dial-Up users: This
is a 30 minute interview in Audio Format, it may
take a long time to download! Longer than it's worth!!
The "Psychedelic"
video does not work on Netscape 7/Windows Media Player 9.0
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AskAndyAboutClothes.com
is devoted to men's clothes --
what to wear, how to properly wear it,
and the history of why we wear what we do.
 "Clothes
make the man.
Naked people have little or no influence on society”
-- Mark Twain
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Do Clothes Really
Matter?
Can't people look through all the superficial fluff of fashion
and see the real us?
The answer? Usually not!!
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HERE for the reasons . . .
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from Suit
Yourself
Also got this pair of Alden Shell Cordovan Tassel Loafers!
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service is superb.
You can’t go wrong! --
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Thank you for your
website. I've been using many of your web pages (I even printed some of them)
since prep school. There were only a few senior superlatives to go around and
you are certainly partly responsible for my snagging "most likely to be seen in
dress code." Best, Paul
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I obviously think it's a great idea!!!
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One of the highest quality neckties
I've ever worn!
--
Andy Gilchrist

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Forum Member's wife has hit with Bow
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Forum Member Gerard visits Forum Member Paul (CEO of Allen Edmonds):
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On page 52 in the January 2009
Esquire Magazine. I have some advice and tips for getting
the most out of your shopping efforts and how to get a sales
associate actually help you!
If you can't find a copy you can read
it HERE!
ketplace.com
ran a story about the website in two parts!
HERE

ABC News quotes me in an
article about neckties!

MENSWEAR Magazine describes
this site
as "Rule based,
classic dressing."
Menswear did a feature about me and this website!
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Here is a feature about me and this
website from
The South Bay
Daily Breeze (OK, it's one of the local papers near
where I live!! but it was picked up by a dozen other newspapers).
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Other newspapers
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Magazine
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Stet
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KNOW-IT-ALLS:
AskAndyAboutClothes.com
is a revelation. Men think about clothes with fire and intensity
and all day long. They discuss limited-edition sneakers and
custom-made loafers.
They discuss T-shirt makers and pocket
squares and how those squares should never match ties (exactly,
that is; they can match a minor color in a patterned tie). If
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of London, UK and
Esquire
Fashion Editor, Nick Sullivan says about this site: "One
respected Web forum, AskAndyAboutClothes.com, claims more than
14,000 sartorial minded members from around the globe - some of
them experts looking to buy spats in Wisconsin, some just guys
looking for tips of removing beer stains from their favorite
Hermes tie...."

PLAYBOY
Magazine recommReceive an additional 30% off Corneliani apparel at Sierra Trading Post! ends this website!:
"... It's chock-full of
recommendation, resources, store info and sartorial history."
Read
the feature about this website at MSNBC.com:
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HERE!

did a feature about this site and the Fashion
Forum. Read
it Here
CLASSIC STYLE
magazine has an AskAndy feature!
I'm quoted in an article by By Richard Torregrossa
"When Men Choose Shoes" in the
Financial Times,
London
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