Ten Essentials Every Stylish Gentleman Needs

With our ever growing effort to help our readers transition from boys to gentlemen, this week we feature the “Ten Essentials Ever Stylish Gentleman Needs.” This is not to say some might not feel stylish with items that are not on our list ,but as we have always stated “There should be more in your wardrobe than sneakers ,and jeans.”

10. Overnight Bag

As any professional knows a “weekender” bag is an essential to the quick travel. The most important thing to keep in consideration

In a effort to keep your toiletries  Do not forget the toiletry case.

Always remember quality over quantity, and please stay away from the monogram logo Louis Vuitton luggage-nothing will make you look more classless than having the LV on all over your bags. This states:  “I payed top dollar to let everyone in the airport know I spent a lot of money on expensive bags…..yet I am still waiting for my seat in the couch section.” If you are looking to purchase Louis Vuitton luggage we suggest their more classier discreet checkered pattern bags,and luggage pictured below.

9.  A Great Selection of Footwear

A gentlemen should have a great selection of footwear that will complement their wardrobe. After all your footwear should be more than something you have at the bottom of your closet. Your selection should consist of a few key items: a quality pair black oxfords,a pair brown wing-tips,a pair of loafers,a pair of proper chelsea boots,and a decent pair of sneakers.

In a effort to keep your footwear nice, and properly formed we recommend a great shoe tree. By using a shoe tree your are able to extend the life of your footwear. These devices maintain not only the shape of your footwear, by duplicating your foot inside of allows the footwear to never lose its shape, and just as important the wood absorbs all leather damaging moisture. They are a necessity for every gentleman who purchases quality footwear.

8.  A Great Leather Jacket

Just as a great pair of sneakers should not be all a gentleman’s has in his footwear collection. So should the outerwear not be limited to blazers. Enter the leather jacket, made world famous by both stylish gentlemen and rebels a like.

7. Proper Eyewear

6.  A Great Pair of Trousers

5. Accessories

They can speak deeply about your tastes, your stylish preferences, whether its the subtlety of your tie bar,your pocket square actuating your suit,

4.  Grooming Essentials

Personal care is important for everyone, but you can not truly do this without the proper grooming essentials.  As we mentioned in #3 in our
“The Ten Rules Every Gentleman Must Follow”, and it is after all rather impossible to properly dress well if your personal appearance is less than reparable. To help keep it up to par we suggest stocking your medicine cabinet with. For starters we think a proper razor is needed for a perfectly well groomed face for this nothing works better than straight razor. Smelling good is not just to attract a signification other,but just good all around hygiene we suggest Tom Ford,Hermes,Yves Saint Laurent, Dior Homme,and Gucci Made to Measure. A gentleman’s hair cut can say a lot about him if your suit fits will but your hair cut is not proper your suit will be over shadowed . Lastly we have the often over looked by the immature,but a proper gentleman understands the keeping his nails properly cleaned,and trimmed is a necessity. After all it is  nothing is more unprofessional then shaking a follow gentleman’s hand with filthy unkempt nails.

3.  A Great Sweater

2.  A Proper Timepiece

With all the advancements in modern day technology some might say timepieces are obsolete, but there is just something to be said about the old fashioned way of telling time. The fact that the advance person says “Why were a watch when I have a smartphone that tells time?” tells us a lot about their maturity for more reasons than one. For starters “watches” are for boys, and timepieces are the preferred time keeper for gentlemen around the world.  As for the something you call a “watch” this is something you can purchase at your rule of the mill department store super-chain priced in the range of $20-$600 Secondly smartphones as many smartphone users will tell you the battery life on either iPhones, or Androids they are very unreliable. Much can be said about a man that does not care about the current time….mainly he has no where important to be.  Whether it is the nice weight of a proper timepiece, or how it brings your wardrobe together there is something to be said about a gentleman with a proper timepiece.

1.  A Great Suit.