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

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...
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