Fashion Jack: DREADED QUESTIONS
Q. What should I answer when my wife asks, “Does this dress make me look fat?” -Donald, Long Beach
Fashion Jack: BIBS & SHRUNKEN SHIRTS
Q. We’re going out for crab legs this weekend at a seafood restaurant. But I hate wearing those big plastic bibs they...
Fashion Jack: FORMAL ATTIRE
Q. Do you wear a cummerbund with the pleats facing up or down? –Woodrow, Aguanga
A. No, I don’t....
Fashion Jack: POCKETS & BANGS
Q. Every wash day I have to spend time emptying my husband’s pants pockets. He keeps stuffing his left hip pocket with...
Fashion Jack: PROPER PAIRINGS
Q. When should I put on socks with sandals? -Alan, Rubidoux
A. Before you put on the sandals. Wearing...
Fashion Jack: BUTTONS & WEDGES
Q. I have a shirt with a missing button. The only button I have to replace it has two holes, whereas the...
Fashion Jack: TAGS & NUMBERS
Q. When should the tags be taken off new clothes?-Wally, Escondido
A. You can’t take the tags off right...
FAVORITE SHIRTS, STOUT & OVERNIGHT PACKING
Q. I have a favorite shirt. My wife nags me because it’s a bit tattered. How long should a man be allowed...
Fashion Jack: When to wear white…
By Jack Clark
Fashion Correspondent
Q. I’ve heard you’re not supposed to wear white after Labor Day. Does this apply to white underwear, too?
— Mildred,...
Fashion Jack: Tucked shirts & lost keys
By Jack Clark
Fashion Advisor
Q. My husband always tucks his shirt into his pants ... even Hawaiian and African shirts. I think this looks goofy....