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“I go to L.A. and people tell me, ‘I love the way you dress, but I could never do that because everyone will think I’m gay.’ American guys worry too much about what others think. Fashion is fun, and you should be able to play with your look” — Milan Vukmirovic in GQ

Vukmirovic couldn’t have been anymore honest or spot on. This issue relates to men of all races and cultures, but as a member of the Black community, the sexual stigma of dressing in and possessing a somewhat peculiar style is even more immediate.

Homosexual labels are quickly splashed out to the likes of Kanye West and Andre 3000 because their idea of fashion and dress is nested in a culture that is somewhat different from what African American/Black men are accustomed to. Rather than branding it gay, let’s just settle with “different from the norm” or “the French Perspective”.

I did GQ Rules last year and I threw out all my suits and a sizeable chunk of my dress shirts. Yes, that’s how metamorphic the tutelage was. In a space of thirty days, I sat, watched, and listened to GQ’s seasoned fashion team deliberate on sartorial matters such as buying a suit that fits snuggly or the different types of collars and the appropriate ties to pair them with. Literally, GQ laid down and mapped out all the basic rules to catapult my closet from ponderous to vivacious. Building on the success of this month long style intervention, GQ Rules has returned, but with a cheeky twist.

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Clothes shopping is somewhat like playing the stock market: you make a sound investment and it pays off beautifully in the long-term.

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If it wasn’t for those mornings when you woke up stumped as to what tie to wear with that pin-striped suit, then GQ would not be where it is today. I’m thoroughly pleased that there’s more to GQ than just fashion, but at the cornerstone of their publication is assisting men solve the basic conundrums of dressing.

But such is life that we’re limited to GQ’s sartorial advice once a month. However, that is all about to change as GQ Connects releases a GQ Style Tip Widget that will provide you with “freshly squeezed,” daily style advice from GQ Style Correspondent, Brett Fahlgren. Operating via your desktop or laptop PC, GQ’s Style Tip Widget is tailor made to mesh into the technology-driven life of the 21st century man.

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