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There are several different and both flattering ways for men to wear their hair, of almost any length, with great bangs. It is not only women who get to benefit from the face slimming feature of bangs and men today are beginning to see the potential in this trendy style of 2008. As men today are beginning to grow out slightly longer hair to achieve the “bed head” or tussled look, this goes great with the bangs styles women love to see on men today!

First and foremost is of course the gelled up bangs that go with the short and spiked hair that has been very popular on men of all ages for many years now. Although many people think this trend came from the popular Friends character of “Ross” this was a trend that was around long before this comedy series. It is a great look for work, evenings out, pretty much everyday. It is important to keep your hair rather short in order to achieve this look because the longer it gets the harder it will become to gel your bangs up, they will want to lay down as they get longer.

The side swept bangs are becoming popular for men as well. Popular actor Johnny Depp is one of the most recent male actors wearing the longer length hair with the few side swept bangs in the front. This is a very casual and natural look for men and one that any man can pull off. This look does require you to have longer hair lengths for the most part; although some men are creating their own style and having these bangs accent their short hair as well. Of course this is a preference but the most stylish way to wear these bangs is will slightly longer and shaggy hair. Owen Wilson is another popular male actor who wears this flattering hairstyle exceptionally well.

These are the two most popular ways to wear bangs for men today, but of course there is always a great deal of creativity which can take these two stylish trends and turn them into something unique. First, it is important to decide on the hair length that flatters you most and you are able to maintain without getting bored. Once you have this decision, the length of bangs and how you wear them is completely up to you. The great thing about men’s hair styles is that you can gel your bangs up one day, sweep them aside the next day or even gel them straight back or crazy whenever you want! There is no one way to wear your bangs!

Many men are not into using styling products and if this you, you have many different options. It can be incredibly easy to wear one of this bang optimized hair styles and not have to use gel or spray in order to make it work. Especially for the side swept bangs all you have to do is blow dry or air dry your hair and your bangs will remain the same all day. Depending on the type of hair you have, you may even be able to blow dry your bangs up so you get the “Ross” look as stated above without the amazing amounts of gel it can take for some men.

It is all trial and error. Take a look at the hottest trends on the market right now and experiment with them until you have created something unique that suits you and no one else. Men’s hairstyles are so versatile in comparison to women’s’ that the opportunities are endless!

It is hard for some to imagine a necessity like underwear as a source of fun. In fact, for some, it is the only barrier to fun and often more of a nuisance than anything else is. However, the world has imaginative people who make underwear more than just an item in the closet and take them beyond the mundane to make them fun.

Fun underwear is essentially meant for erotic purposes. They are the kind of things that will make people laugh out loud and then get into bed, preferably with the person wearing the underwear. They are designed to be arousingly minimalistic yet tastefully humorous like a smiley covering the crotch with a g-string to hold it in place. Most people will spend a fortune on fun underwear to assure that their desires are fulfilled. However, that is not all what fun underwear is meant for. The theory beyond them goes a lot deeper.

Undergarments have come to represent our moral values and people who do not wear them are often seen as liberationists. At some level or the other, underwear is a form of sexual repression, allowing people to hide away their genitals and all the feeling associated with them behind a piece of cloth. It is a way to control sexuality. Thus, with the concept of fun underwear, the aim is to make the private parts of the human body less private and more approachable in the psychological and physical sense. When they are covered in leopard print or with Elvis’ face, the penis and vagina are no longer intimidating, they are just like any other part of the body and sexual partners and people themselves begin to feel comfortable at their sight.

In this view, fun underwear is sort of an ego-booster, which tells allows the wearer to be funny with sexual contact. It removes a lot of the pressure surrounding performance and works as a fetish as well. Fun underwear was created to allow people to return to their instinctive sexual state without having to worry about taboo or restriction.

Call it going back to the roots or the old wine in a new bottle, the coming year of 2009 is set to bring hairstyles for men, once donned years ago. Men are ready to wear beautiful, masculine and sophisticated retro hairstyles of 40′s, 50′s and so on.

However, it doesn’t mean that whatever hairstyle you are going to wear is going to expose your fascination for older days. No! Not at all. There are many new things waiting for you too.

Check out the following lines to see what is going to rule in 2009 :

Crew Cut : Undoubtedly, it was one of the most fascinating hairstyles for men last year. Thanks to its masculine nature. Just let your hair grow to an inch or so. Then get it tapered from all the sides but the top. You will rule. After all it is a matter of your masculinity.

Brush Cut : Most suitable for teenagers. Once you wear this type of hair style, there is nothing to stop you from stealing the limelight. Get your hair shortened first, then tell your hairdresser that you want nothing but bristles of your toothbrush on the top.

Curly : It, once famous during 60′s-70′s, is going to be seen on the maximum of heads. One of the easiest to adopt with the help of electric hair styler . Suitable for those who have thick strands with remarkable density. Donning this style with partially cropped hairs is easier as it needs little care. However, hairs not cropped too can be given this style. Just keep combing!

Business Cut : Hey! Office goers! If you love to look like a true professionals then it is for you. It too has got its root in older days. Keep your hair slightly smaller than what you call mid-length hair. Then comb it parting in sections with one bigger than the other.

Quiffs : Another one straight from 50′s. If you love to grow long hairs then keep it confined to the front only. This is required for quiffs. However, its charm is not going to be lost even by an ounce even if you wear this style with short hairs. Comb it backwards.

The Styles Expected to Rule Most :

The Casual Long : Most of the the times you love to be free, whether you are hanging out with your friends or just surfing through the monstrous sea waves. Then the long hairstyle will be the best match for you this year. It enhances your trademark carefree attitude.

The Messy Medium Length : More casual. More relaxed. If you love to mess up everything, literally, then catch this hairstyle. Get your long hair trimmed on the sides, while in the middle give it a semi-long length. After all you need to mess them up. Most wonderful hairstyle of 2009.

The Completely Latest :

Fringe : So what if it is one of the most typical hairstyles for women? Don’t you use many things made for women only, such as cosmetics? Get slightly trimmed on the sides and let the hair from the top fall forward to cover the maximum of you forehead.

The new U.S. president Barack Obama always wear a stylish necktie with a dark suit on the big events so he is becoming the fashion icon in the political world. As a fashion man in the office, you can learn a lot from Obama. If you can choose a perfect tie in different texture and color and tie a different knot to meet the occasion, you can upgrade your overall outfit to another higher level. An appropriate necktie is definitely a fashion symbol and could win great compliment in the office.

The Windsor knot is a classic choice for the business, even though the tying process is a bit complicated. However, the advantage is that it can have the control over the shape and size of the knot. Furthermore, the space of shirt collar can be fully filled so that the professional elite image is created. Because of the multiple steps to tie the Windsor knot, silk ties are good to control the remaining length of a tie from the thin texture. In addition, the dark color is better to show the calm and vitality at the meeting.

The half Windsor knot is more casual than the Windsor knot so it is better to show the street style. As the name suggests, it is a modified version of the Windsor knot and the tie knot is smaller than the Windsor knot. The step seems easier but the folding can be complicated. It is a test for your tying skill so the narrow ties are easier for the beginners. The half Windsor knot can handle all different styles of collars in a variety of occasion so it is known as the universal way of tying. If directly matched with a collarless T shirt, it can show the unique delicate style. You can also create an elegant and grand feeling if go with a wide collar shirt in the official activities.

The romantic knot is a perfect choice for a sweet dating because of the symmetrical knot shape and the elegant lines. It provides an easy control on the knot while the remaining length of the tie can be adjusted according to the actual need. With the flexibility of the romantic knot, it is better suited to the free and casual style. You can even dress like a male model: put on a casual suit and the necktie is casually hanging on the neck.

The Prince Albert knot has a small but smart shape. The correct way of tying is to reserve more space at the wide end and try to fit together to make a perfect tie knot during the second round. This knot is not suited for the wide neckties, especially the multiple color ones. The ties in the solid color or plain color can create the symmetrical visual effect. For the vintage style shirts with the decoration in the chest, the solid color and narrow tie can show more elegant.

The groom knot is the most simple way to tie a tie and suitable for the narrow neckties in the thick fabric. It will not cause any cumbersome and very convenient for the travelling for its easy length adjustment. The elegant V collar sweater is the first choice to go out in spring which means the exposed neckties are the highlight for the upper body.

The mullet hairstyle started appearing in the popular media around 1960, but did not really take on as a craze amongst men until the early 1980s. It was Richie Sambora who gave the band Bon Jovi even more popularity as everyone wanted to sport Richie Sambora mullet hair of their own.

For those not entirely in the know on what a mullet haircut looks like: it is simply a short cut on top and sides and longer at the back. Many people refer to it as a “business in front and party at the back” style. There are of course some people who wear their mullet longer than usual and even “perm” the longer strands to give the style more contrast.

The mullet hairstyle did make a comeback in 2000s, but has not yet taken to the modern individual today as much as it did in the past. There is, however, a trend today to wear a short mullet which just covers the nape of your neck and starts tapering off from about the mid section of the back of your head. It is of course entirely up to you how long you want your mullet, but the norm today is a short one.

If you walk in the street with Richie Sambora mullet hair, you are going to get people talking and maybe that’s what you want. We all want to attract attention to ourselves and do it in our own way. A haircut will certainly tell people something about yourself.

Don’t be surprised, however, if someone comes up to you in the street and asks you what ice hockey team you are playing for, or from which Latin American country you come from, or even better yet, what your rock band’s name is and whether he can have your autograph. That’s simply your Richie Sambora mullet hair doing its job!

The colours of designers work inspired a young boy in childhood dreams, across the treeless plain, the desert sands with family and possessions, wrenched from the arms of beloved friends, cast nightmarishly into a strange land, a strange town, where men wore Bermuda shorts, knee high socks, short sleeved white shirts with crisp collars. Striped ties, Trilby hats and brief cases anchored to hands; Standard dress requirements, up and down the Terrace they marched on and off the production line, in searing heat, in cold wind and rain, in dark and light, morning, noon and night.

Never in life to wear such uniform I swore, never in life to conform to standard dress requirements I swore, trouble or no trouble. Never in life would age determine style I swore, never in life would I dress to please others before I pleased myself I swore. So began a life of swearing, (I know all the words but no longer use them), of non conforming, but from a base of principles as passed on by Mom and Dad, these, and, a will to conquer with in and with out, put teachers, bosses, family, friends, enemies and work mates to the test, to the brink of insanity. The rebel, the radical, quick witted, do it my way, wild imagining kid did it all, but even in the criminal years maintained a life of virtues, “honesty is the best policy”, “manners make man”, “cleanliness is next to godliness”, a gentleman in the making, but a gentleman as defined by principles, not a door opener alone.

Principles strengthened with age and wisdom became most vocal. A word materialized in the regimental discipline applied to virtues and practiced every day, and reflected upon at the end of the day, and reminded at the beginning of the day. And in the quiet moments at work a conscious reminder of my foundation, never to be undermined. When just a boy, like many boys, a dream is a compass to follow, a glint of hope, a ray of light guiding through the traumas of adolescence, realizing life and what lay ahead. The girls winking eyes, the innocent warmth of teenage love and the first kisses from warm wet lips, the frolics in long grass down by the river side, the secrets, the trouble, the heartbreaks, the inspiration.

Never in life to live in the past I swore, but to learn from it and plan better in the future, a journey to improve, succeed where failed, to win where lost, to gamble less and learn more, to understand, to be inspired.

All of these things gathered in travels become inspirational to life, in deliverance to fashion design for me, an intangible map embryonic to the fruition of goals, but not without devastating failures along the way too.

The black swan, Emu Bitter, Swan Lager, Swan River, Swan taxis, meat pies, Polony sandwiches, picnics at Leighton. The colours of Western beach sands and aqua waters, turned against the stark coastal plains across to the Purple coloured hills to the east. Millions of scenes, illusions, emotional highs and lows like snap shots etched into memory cells and recalled to inspire a desire to design, eclipse the past into an explosion of colour, dispelling the grays and blacks of sorrow, making worth of all the growing years, every experience a chance to learn and be inspired.

The decades removed from familiar shores.

On course to a life of non conformance: on this word, it seemed quite ironic that on a varied career path I was introduced to the concept of Quality Assurance (QA), which, in essence documents non conformance in management processes and manufacturing etc with continuous improvement the goal. In this unusual position I was logging things that did not conform, there was no need to do the same with things that did conform. I was beating myself over the head with a stick; fortunately involvement in this most mundane task was short lived. However the essential elements of value processes (QA) were well learned, and, how any weak link in a series of functions will impact back and forth. In the service industry, it will result effect at the point of sale (The customer). In my current position this must be diligently, consistently avoided because service is the first creation the product second.

There was a slight detour: A discovery made in 1968; The House of Tarvedus in Plaza Arcade, original and funky, the fruition of my love for colour, a way to individualize and live by all my swearing. There exhibited, Canary yellow crepe cotton shirts, tapered in the body, with balloon sleeves and Nehru collar; silver grey satin shirts with ruffle down the front just for the Dandy man; multi coloured shirts with white French collars and elaborate white French cuffs. Fabulous flairs, grossly exaggerated, flap down fronts with three buttons on each side. And then there were the coats and jackets, and the strings of love beads.

I was the peacock and this my plumage, women became attracted and men envious, but men found it easier and more satisfying to foster this state of mind rather than change and dress up for the girls pleasure, still the standard dress ruled the way. They remained concerned about rebukes and condemnations from mates and more akin to their own gender. This strengthened my resolve to avert the standard dress; the love beads became a magnet and were gifted randomly and won love but mostly only for a single night, some times for a week and less times for a few months. The beads dwindled and made way for more sophisticated plumage. A new age dandy is born.

So in time, the love beads made way for vivid silk ties, balloon sleeves were reincarnated as French cuffs adorned with timeless pieces of miniature jewellery (cufflinks). The Nehru collar for the French collar, and, then came the suit, standard as it is, but to avert standard dress; the tie, vivid, expression ate, a statement of individuality, rebellion, the epitome of male self expression, this is not standard dress.

But at the end of the day, the sun sets, the colours shine through, they rein true and flourish in mind; a fervent quest to avoid standard dress (requirements)? What is required?

It is not so much living in the past, it is more how you flavour it in the present, bitter or sweet; my past was very colourful in every aspect of the word; these intangibles is now materialized in the designs I create and produce, colourful, sweet and cheerful, par for the essence; ingredients of life.

So to bring the past to fruition sweetly a new silk route in the creation, from England, Italy, Korea, Laos, China to Australia to the wider world; Bow ties, Silk ties, pocket squares representing all the finer things that men wear as plumage. I carry on the tradition of averting standard dress modestly and humbly.