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I will shortly be leaving for a trip back to London and Amsterdam, and I am surprised by how much I am looking forward to shopping in Topshop! I have it in mind to find a pair of skinny jeans, although I wander how many people actually look good in them?

Speaking of looking good, I was browsing through the new Vogue for Men recently which I was impressed with, and an article and comment caught my eye. The article was called 'In her eyes', with three women commenting on what makes them notice a man and his style. They had three über rich and gorgeous couples dressed to the nines. Jacquetta Wheeler comments about her partner Alexi Lubomirski - "I like that Alexi never worries about his clothes. It's a Louis Vuitton shirt and Levi's during the day, and a Gucci suit at night." (Never worries?). Alexi then goes on to say how much he likes his Gucci suit - "It's not superlean like a Dior suit, or looser like an Armani. It fits incredibly well." Ummm...Alexi seems to be a bit of a shopper don't you think? How many of you have partners that know about all three of these designers or that would even set foot in Gucci? Macho or vain?

I think there is nothing better than a man dressed with style and that looks stunning to all female eyes, but I also think there is some etiquette around it. I think there is nothing worse than a man who divulges his labels AND, more importantly, who wears his 'labels' more than his partner. I remember some time ago going on a date with a man who proceeded to tell me about some of the clothes he was wearing and the designer brands. I was really surprised to find that his entire outfit was a designer showcase, and felt suddenly like the limelight had been stolen from me. After all, I wanted to be belle of the ball, and not for him to be! A man's clothing should be stylish, an expression of himself and well thought through, but taken too far he can look just too vain and overdone. I guess there is the aspect of 'keeping up with the Jones'. But then that is not about style, that is about class. And from my experience, they don't always come hand in hand. When someone has true style (that reflects their image), all knowledge of them or their designers and concern for their status, class, age...falls away. You simply want to admire them.

Stylish Men to admire
Cinema/TV: Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig, Alan Cummings, Patrick Kielty, , Viggo Mortensen, Paul Bettany (my favourite), Leonardo DeCaprio
Music: Harry Connick Jr, Michael Buble, Paul Weller, Sting, Seal
Politics/Royalty: Barack Obama - Senator Illinois, Gavin Newsom - Mayor, San Francisco, Robert Kennedy Jr - Environmental Lawyer come best potential president, Prince Felipe of Spain.
Designers: Thomas O'Brien, John Galliano, Tom Ford
Business: John Elkann - Heir to Fiat
Sport: Rio Ferdinand - Manchester United Football player, Giancarlo Fisichella - Formula One Driver for Renault

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