Sunday, July 23, 2006

Confidence

I receieved an anonymous post which stated the below insert. I however beg to differ

"What makes a man well dressed? I'll tell you; its one key component. Have you ever seen a man that you thought was just so clean? His jacket tailored to reveal a waist line...His slacks hugged the buddox just to the appropriate degree, but not to close becasue no one likes the nut huggers....His tie has the perfect cute little dimple...and in that rare instance that he had to lift the side of his shirt you noticed clean white crisp underoos that said I smell delicious...haver you seen this man, I have. I digress in excitement. However, my point is we have all seen this man, but by the time you reach home you didn't remember the details of that mans ensamble. You didn't remember if the socks were blue argyle or orange stripes. A week later, you can't remember if the man was wearing a suit or a kelt, but your mind says, "he was a well dressed man." The reason he's a well dressed man is the key component. That man had CONFIDENCE, and he wears that confidence as the most important component of his outfit. With confidence a man can convince you he is a well dressed man in his payless shoes, Express suit, and swatch watch. Trust me I have seen a man in a Hugo boss suit with a Patek Phillipe on his wrist only to turn and break my neck for the man in the Stacey Adams suit (don't know the name brand...thats my point exactly). All a man needs to worry about when he leaves the house is....."Did I get my confidence?"

I believe that confidence is the "X" factor. You can not measure or equate the amount of confidence worn by a particular individual. Nor can you soley assume that it is confidence that made that particular gentleman stick out in your mind over the finely tailored suit or garment. My point is that no matter how much confidence a man exudes, he must still step up to the plate, meaning he must fine that suit, that outfit that brings out that confidence. I have watches many of modeling shows and it seems that they all speak to a woman looking her absolute best even while draped in a paper bag. Bologna! You show me a person in a paper bag who can exude that confidence, and I'll show you a person waiting to change into something more appealing to their tastes. Bottom line is that your confidence should not border on the the price tag of your garments. I get that point, but to say that confidence is the only ingredient needed to make a well dressed man, is incorrect