The Stylish Man Has "Character". . .

An interesting post yesterday at The Daily Prep on the nature of "character" has prompted today's thought here at The Average Guy's Guide to Classic Style. Here it is. The truly stylish man has character.

What exactly is character? Off the top of my head, character includes various intangible traits like selflessness, charity, kindness, consideration, benevolence, and forbearance. The Josephson Institute's Center for Youth Ethics describes character in considerably more detail, breaking it down into six distinct pillars, which are: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. Finally, The Art of Manliness featured an interesting post on the subject of character here.

It strikes me -- taking into account our incredibly self-absorbed, superficial, LOL, OMG, celebrity-obsessed, and reality TV-flooded era of false bonhomie (look it up) -- that few people seem to have any notion of character. And you certainly never hear character discussed within the general hubbub that passes for public discourse anymore. At least not in the United States. Nonetheless, average guys who want to kick up their everyday style several notches would do well reacquaint themselves with the concept. It costs nothing.

Here's a little challenge, then, to readers of this blog. Let's do our utmost to abide by and practice the concepts outlined above in our daily lives and interactions. It would certainly help us to help the world become a marginally better place in which to live. And hey! No mention of shoes or attire at all. What's going on here?

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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Another great old Laurence Fellows illustration of menswear from the classic era, the 1930s. T he Average Guy's Guide to Classic Style is up and running on Ebay. -- Heinz-Ulrich

"If you see something you want. . ."

The above photograph has been "borrowed" from the J. Press website. "I f you see something you want," advised my late mother, "buy it. It won't be there when you go back later." A favorite (and wise) adage hers that I still follow whenever possible. So when this item appeared on clearance at J. Press, I mulled it over for a couple of days, and then clicked the requisite boxes to make the online purchase. Should be here within the week. Once upon a time, I had a similar jacket by Corbin that I foolishly purged before we left Central Illinois ('Illi-noir' anyone?) for Michigan almost 10 years ago. Not sure what I was thinking at the time since I did like the item and wore it routinely. This one will be a bit nicer and help me make sartorial amends. At least to myself. -- Heinz-Ulrich

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