“You Can Never Have Too Many Cashmere Sweaters”

by nathanbranch on May 24, 2008 | COMMENTS

Veronique Nichanian, menswear designer for Hermes, offers 10 sartorial suggestions for the twenty-first century man:

FOLLOW THE RULES: VÉRONIQUE NICHANIAN

Her rules are, of course, very snuffy and chi-chi when applied to real life — need a leather jacket? how about an Hermès leather bomber? — but my favorite was rule number five:

#5 — “Age is not important. A man, no matter if he’s 20 or 60, can wear a tee and jeans if he has the right body.”

Yes, please don’t bore us with your middle age spread. I guess that means I need to start hitting the gym more than five times a week . . . dammit!

For the rest of us, however, obvious designer logos can cover a multitude of sins: