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He said he
was interested in the job at the Polo store because it was fun for him
-- not to mention the discounts he would get as an employee there. Soon enough, Gilchrist was the top salesman, a position he maintained for five of his six years working at the store (that other year he was second-to-the-top). "Guys would come in and they wouldn't have a clue about anything," he said. "So finally I started making up little sheets on how to tie ties or what to look for in a suit and printed that off with my card at the bottom." When the store closed in 1996, Gilchrist had compiled enough material to start writing his e-book, The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes, a 900-page CD manual addressing everything from belts and blazers to wallets and watches. His closet, meanwhile, had grown into a jam-packed collection of perfectly labeled and meticulously organized apparel (shoes are kept in name-tagged Tupperware boxes). Initially, he started the Web site as a way to sell his book, but when people started writing in with fashion questions, "Ask Andy" was born. "Probably the most common question is, 'Do the socks match the shoes or the trousers?'" he said. "It's the trousers. It makes you look taller and its an uninterrupted line to the shoes." Oh, and about that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer tie you got for Christmas, he says -- just wear it. "That's one of those things you just do. All the guys at work will understand." On the Web Go to www.askandyaboutclothes.com.
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