Fashion Jack: Undershirts & glasses
Q. I’ve gained some weight and now a lot of my shirts are way too tight so the shirts strain at the front...
Fashion Jack: Formal Wear …
Q. Do you wear a cummerbund with the pleats facing up or down?
-Woodrow, Aguanga
A. No, I don't. But if you are going to...
Fashion Jack: Loud pants & bad hair …
By Jack Clark
Fashion Correspondent
Q. My husband always buys the loudest, most gosh-awful, garish-looking pants imaginable. What can I do?
- Matilda Anne, Pine Cove
A....
Fashion Jack: Buttoning & laundry socks
Q. Sometimes I get my shirt buttons in the wrong button holes so that I end up with one side of my shirt front...
Fashion Jack: Shoe laces & eye-catching hair …
Q. What is the best knot to use on shoe laces?
–Darwood, West Covina
A. Depends on what you’re using the shoe laces for. My...
Fashion Jack: Favorite shirt and more …
Editor’s Note: Since Jack has somewhat of a reputation for “sartorial splendor” (as some of you may have, ahem, noticed), we asked him...
Fashion Jack: Corduroy & undershorts …
By Jack Clark
Fashion Advisor
Q. There was a period of time when corduroy was the “in” thing to wear. I wore corduroy everything — jackets,...
Fashion Jack: Clutter & shoe addiction
By Jack Clark
Fashion Correspondent
Q. My wife is nagging me that my clothes closet is cluttered. I don’t see it that way. Who’s right?
- Herman,...
Fashion Jack: Tags and numbers …
Q. When should the tags be taken off new clothes? -Wally, Escondido
A. You can’t take the tags off right away or people won’t...
Fashion Jack Revisited: Sweater care and holsters
Originally published June 4, 2015
Q. My daughter gave me a really nice sweater for my birthday. We’re having...