Being the ever dandy, rakish cad that I am, I was wondering what a sleek, but sturdy retrosexual should wear on a winter tour this year.

I'm having trouble deciding if pointed toe shoes are still in style and if I should leave my teal NFL windbreaker and aqua smoking jacket at home. I'm taking my black cape, but am open to other suggestions if they don't make me look fat or too short.

Also, how can I get that heavenly orange glow some national Pols seem to be sporting these days? Is that painted on or is it a dye job gone bad?

And is plucking your unibrow really only a metrosexual thing? I'm not sure if the guys at Porky's Gym might object to me using a pair of tweezers after my morning steambath.

MK2 is proving packing and luggage tips, but I'd like cutting edge fashion advice from some "in the know" forum folks.

Just don't forget your white trainers.

Unfortunately, I think the pointy toed shoe is in. As long as your cape is black, you will be fine.
Forgetabout the tweezer, get your brow waxed!
m_k2 will no doubt provide you with more than you need to know about Not Looking Naff, but I do know that according to him, Do Not Band!!

Is banding some sort of new fangled gridle device? Moma always said good foundation garments were important for women of all ages.

Just don't wear jeans for God's sake!

Banding: if you do wear jeans, <b>do not</b> wear them with a black shirt/top!
Or you will be expelled from the m_kingdom school of fashion~

Since &quot;Freida&quot;the Mexican artist has been discovered mainstream due to a rcent movie, feel free to wear the uni=brow, now adapted by hetero/homo/metro sexuals alike.

Oh please, Cigalechanta, NO unibrow! That's even worse than hairs coming out of old man's ears...sorry Degas if you have any of those.

Degas, has &quot;it&quot; women do not care about such trivial things, dln, when it comes to passion. He can flaunt his scarlet-lined cape and they will ensconse themselves underneath.

I trust your cape is short enough that you can still flaunt your plumber's cheeks.

he he clevelandbrown that is so funny!

Don't forget your fanny pack! No retro sexual would be complete without it!

Not wear jeans and leave the white tennis shoes behind? Surely you jest!

I'll have you know that I am very strict on not letting the hair in my ears get out of control - one of my drinking buddies uses a weed-wacker on them every friday!

And my black cape is long and roomy enough to provide sufficient cover in a doorway if the LW is gripped by a sudden pulse of white-hot passion and must &quot;have her way&quot; with me!

Degas, if you get lucky with your Lovely Wife, then fluffykitty wants you to post about it.

I can see it now, degas...getting drunk, weed-wacking each other's ear hair every Friday...Waking up in a drunken stupor missing one eyebrow because somebody missed the center with the wax...A few burnholes in the black cape that ordinarily appear in the aqua smoking jacket...Sounds like you guys put the &quot;rave&quot; in travel.

To para-quote Al Bundy, &quot;It's not the black cape that makes you look fat, it's the fat that makes you look fat!&quot;

A jock strap with ruffles is required for formal occasions.

help, help, I am behind the times. What is banding and what are retrosexuals?

Pink jogging suits are de rigeur this year...as they have been among a certain set since Day One. You always can consult the fashionistas at Wal-Mart.

Wear your dirty tighty whities.

degas, I think only m_kingdom2 can provide the kind of nitwit fashionista advice required here. Surely he'll check in.

Degas, all the retrosexuals I know are raving about this year's gold lame' cumberbunds. I think one of these with a matching bowtie would look faaabulous.