Money clip wallet

If your wallet looks like a hamburger, its seriously time to change. Chuck all your business cards into a card holder, throw away last year's receipts; only bare essentials should be stored in your wallet because every man's wallet should be slim and sleek—a money clip wallet is the way to go.

Clockwise from left: Gucci, Montblanc, Porsche Design, Offermann, Tumi, Prada, Goldpfeil. Center: Valextra

Right way to loosen your tie

There's actually a right and wrong way to loosening up your tie. The motive of this act is to look a little less formal while still looking sharp, you don't want to end up looking like a teenage rebel who is going to prom.

This is not a good look, there is simply too much of space between the collar and the tie knot. You would probably be better off without the tie.

If you want to go for a truly casual look, this would be it.

The best look when loosen up your tie would have to be this, you can notice that the button on the collar is undone, yet you would still be taken seriously.

Tailor your ties

You may notice that FTM often preaches the slim look: narrow suits, slim ties. But what if you have a bunch of nice ties that aren't so slim? This may sound crazy, but bring them to a good tailor. He should be able to take them in from, say, three and a half inches wide to about three or two and three quarters if you want it a little more slim. And if you already own a slim tie you like, bring it with you: It'll give the tailor a model to work from.

Go for small-collar dress shirt

The key to a successful shirt-tie combo isn't just color and pattern; It's proportion too. So as slim ties have grown in popularity, several designers have responded with proportional small-collar dress shirts. It makes total sense: Your tie and collar (and even lapels) aren't individuals—they're a team. They should, more or less, be the same width. Balance is crucial.

2009

We would just like to wish a great new year to our readers.
Cheers to looking sharp.