A Life Skills Group Community Group
All are welcome to join our group. We're here to share advice, encouragement, and ideas on how to build better lives for ourselves. We can discuss all aspects of daily living, along with anything else that’s on your mind. Each of us knows a little, and together, we know a lot that can help us each to reach higher and go further in life. There's such a lot...

Skinny jeans for men.. just no!
Comb overs? ! Your going bald, get over it and get the clippers out and shave it
Cant say as i like a man in pink, but i'm sure some women do
Turning up on a date, as long as its clean and fresh, thats the main thing.
Your pants should fit you right, whether they are blue jeans or dress trousers. Your pant legs should not touch the ground at your heels, nor should they be so short that your socks show when you stand up. Pants that sag at the waist are not a good look, and if you want to be looked upon as a man by respectable people, don't wear them.
Invest in two belts, one black and one brown, or buy a reversible belt that is black on one side and brown on the other. When you wear black shoes, wear a black belt. When you wear brown shoes, wear a brown belt. Maybe you never wore a belt as a child or teenager, but grownup men own belts and wear them when appropriate.
People do judge a man's character by the shoes he wears. Do not allow your shoes to become filthy or worn to the point of falling apart. Replace your shoes before they are worn out or filthy looking. Some athletic (tennis) shoes (and some baseball caps, too) can be safely put into a front-loading washing machine along with your clothes, taken out, and allowed to air dry for a couple of days before wearing. Never attempt to dry your wet shoes in a clothes dryer. Of course, you wouldn't do this with your dress shoes, but for hiking shoes, athletic shoes, and some other kinds of casual shoes, your washing machine will do a fine job in keeping them looking clean and smelling clean. Any kind of shoe that requires the application of shoe polish should not be machine washed.
The kind of underwear you wear is your business, but keep in mind that other people don't want to see it when you are out in public. Keep it under your clothes.
Your socks should be of a color that goes with either your pants or your shoes. Remember, bright colors are for clowns. White socks are fine for wearing with athletic shoes, but do not go with other kinds of shoes.
Real men don't wear a lot of jewelry. Limit yourself to a wristwatch, if you wear one at all, a wedding band, and one commemorative ring. Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, etc., are for women and girls. Why? Because real men use their hands and often work with equipment, and jewelry just gets in the way or poses a safety hazard.
What else would you like to add to this discussion?
Yep i do that put canvas/material shoes in the washing machine, white trainers i get the cif cleaner out and an old tooth brush. (cif is a white cream slightly abrasive cleaner)
Packaged dress shirts come in different types of fit, for example, 'Regular Fit,' 'Fitted,' 'Slim Fit,' 'Modern Fit,' 'Relaxed Fit,' and 'Tapered Fit.' 'Regular Fit' is a good fit for average men who need to be able to move around freely while wearing a dress shirt. 'Fitted' and 'Slim Fit' shirts are for younger, athletic, and skinny men. 'Modern Fit' and 'Relaxed Fit' shirts are for men who have added weight or girth to consider. 'Tapered Fit' is for men who work out and have a toned, muscular build.
A regular collar shirt is your best choice. Wide collars, flared collars, and long pointed collars are for creating specific looks that are not usually associated with work or business, but are usually for after-work social functions like formal dinner parties or charity events. You'll do fine if you have no shirts with button-down collars; they'll just present you with extra work to do when putting on and taking off your necktie.
You won't go wrong with a white dress shirt. It goes with any color pants, tie, or suit. If you have six or more white dress shirts in your wardrobe, rest assured you've chosen well. Colored shirts take a little longer to properly match with a pair of pants, tie, or suit. The best colors are light blue, medium blue, light gray, medium gray, off-white, and pastel yellow. If you have no black shirts, congratulate yourself; they're for attention seekers. Striped shirts will add variety to your wardrobe; blue and white stripes are the most common color combination; the narrower the stripes, the better.
If you live in a hot, humid climate, and you see men at your place of work or business wearing short-sleeve dress shirts, or if you do work with your hands that might soil the cuffs of a long-sleeve shirt, and your company rules allow it, by all means wear a short-sleeve dress shirt. Long-sleeve shirts are considered the best look in dress shirts, however. Shirt cuffs that require cuff-links are becoming less common every year, and few men wear them outside of formal functions or for meeting with extremely upscale clients. Most men today do not own cuff-links or shirts that require them.
All-cotton or 100% cotton dress shirts are very appealing, but will usually require ironing or professional cleaning to avoid wrinkling, and they are prone to shrinking. A blend of cotton and a synthetic or man-made material is easier to care for and is most likely to carry the label 'Wrinkle-Free.' Poplin is a popular material, often consisting of about 65% polyester and 35% cotton. It is inexpensive and easy to care for. Pinpoint Oxford is a material that is usually all-cotton, and wrinkles less (but still wrinkles) than some other cotton fabrics, if all-cotton is your preference.
More and more, shirt makers are opting to not put pockets on men's dress shirts. This is a good idea, especially for short and small men, who often have to worry about a pocket being so large or so low on a shirt that it practically reaches to their belt line, making them appear to be dressed like little boys. If you have dress shirts without pockets, you won't miss them because you never used them anyway, right?
As with everything else you buy, shop around at a few stores to check prices, quality, and availability. My personal favorite in dress shirts by brand name are Geoffrey Beene, followed by Van Heusen, because these makers offer fair quality, inexpensive shirts that can be found at most major department stores and men's clothing stores in the U.S. If you need to go still lower on price, look for Arrow brand shirts. There are a lot of other good brand name shirts around as well, and a few that carry store brand names, such as JCPenney's Stafford brand shirts. Be sure to wash, dry, and hang packaged dress shirts before you wear them for the first time, to get out the creases that come from being folded. If you can afford custom-tailored shirts, you probably don't need to be reading any of this information, because you're wealthy and you know everything there is to know in the knowable Universe.