What To Get Him For Christmas: The Music-Lover — by Blake on

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"AH! It's 4 days until Christmas and I still have no idea what to get this guy! Men are SO hard to shop for!" I always swor...

How To Talk To Girls — by Blake on

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Take some dating pointers from the amazingly insightful, Alec Greven-- this century's Prepubescent Gentleman Gandhi:

What to Get Him for Christmas #1: The Dandy — by Blake on

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" I have NO IDEA what to get him for Christmas! Guys are so hard to shop for!" Sound familiar? If you're like me, you'v...

Do-It-Yourself Swagger — by Blake on

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  #1: The Guide to the Hand-Made Pocket Square If you've recently been in the market for a good pocket square, you might have noti...

Guest Post for the Daily Dani — by Blake on

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Check out the MOG's guest post on the Daily Dani--a women's fashion blog out of southern California.  Cheers!

My Favorite Coat & Hat Combos of the Season (Without Words) — by Blake on

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Click on the pictures for links.  Ok, seriously "no words" starting now....   1. 2. 3. 4.

Mylo Xyloto: By the Minute — by Blake on

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From beginning to end, I take you through my thoughts as I listen to Coldplay's newest record, Mylo Xyloto for the first time. 00:01 ...

The Rain In Spain: IV — by Blake on

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A Recurring Study on the Etiquette of a Gentleman Through Examples in Modern Cinema Lesson #5: "That's What He Said."  A wi...

Style History #2 — by Blake on

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My second video in a series that journeys through the origins of the most common manly fashions. Today, I'm joined by my chief correspon...

Seriously...Are You "That" Guy? — by Blake on

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A friend and I were talking the other day about a painfully gauche male classmate of hers that is currently enrolled in a "Women and Ge...

The Rain In Spain: III — by Blake on

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A Recurring Study on the Etiquette of a Gentleman Through Examples in Modern Cinema   Lesson #4 : A Gentleman Packs a Handkerchief It'...

What to Rock For A Texas "Fall" — by Blake on

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As an ever-loyal resident of the good state of Texas--famous for Ranger, Sir Walker T. and an average heat index that could deep fry a Minot...

Making the Cut — by Blake on

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Anonymous asked: Hair. What the heck?  A simple question to be sure. Yet the answer is far from effortless. I believe I speak for all ...

Have It On My Desk By Morning — by Blake on

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The Three Most Overlooked Necessities That Should Be In Every Gentleman's Drawers....(the Ones In Your Desk.) The sound of a bell begi...

Style History #1 — by Blake on

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My first video in a series that journeys through the origins of the most common manly fashions.  First up: The Origin of the Gentleman'...

"Please Report to Q-Branch" — by Blake on

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A Rundown of My Favorite Gentlemanly Accessories Concealed handgun, watch, knife, ring, keys, 6 flash drives, lighter.  The emptied pockets...

So Long: A Eulogy For My First Suit — by Blake on

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Easter.  A season of pastel eggs and Springtime, of spray-painted baby rabbits and hollow chocolate ones, of shiny pink slippers and dashing...

Crazy-Smart Movie — by Blake on

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A 30-second review of the film, Crazy, Stupid, Love  So whether you've followed this blog for any length of time or just happened to st...

Happy 6 Month Anniversary! — by Blake on

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....or luna versary for you over-analytical grammar-idians.  Today marks exactly six months since this blog's inception on a brisk Janu...

Your Wallet Just Got Jealous — by Blake on

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"But it's a Fossil!" replied my friend, with an increasing air of disbelief in his own argument, "that means it's...i...

The Rain in Spain: II — by Blake on

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A Recurring Study on the Etiquette of a Gentleman Through Examples in Modern Cinema Lesson #3 :  A Gentleman Holds His Temper Nothing can d...

MOG Instructionals #2 — by Blake on

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The 2nd segment in the "MoG Instructionals" video series:   How to Fold the Perfect Pocket Square Music Credits:   AC/DC - Shoo...

What I Learned About Style from Coldplay's Chris Martin — by Blake on

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For as long as I can remember I've been a fan of an overabundance of wrist accoutrements.  Of course, when I say "as long as I can ...

How to Look Like You Actually Belong At A European Airport — by Blake on

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So first of all I must ask you to excuse the simplicity of this post as it was originally drafted on a British Airways napkin 30,000 feet ab...