Striped Turbans With Suits and Ties for Business Consultants: In or Out? Or Just for Chicago Hipsters? What Say You, Kanye "Fashionista" West?

New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Austin hipsters, watch out! A Chicago businessman is taking the boardroom by storm (or wind... you know, Chicago IS the Windy City) with his turban and business suit swagger. Take note, Bill Cunningham of the New York Times, you saw it here first!

We hope to see this look on the runways this fall. To all Ye Men of Trends and to Chi-City Fashionista KAYNE West, why not "TURBO-CHARGE" or rather, "TURBAN-CHARGE" your look and your staid suits!!!





Not feeling this look? Well think about it for a minute:

1) If you are hair-follicle challenged, you can hide it under a turban
2) If you accidentally ran out of hair gel for that 1990s or Jersey Shore, spiked/greaser/guido look, you can hide it under a turban
3) If your ponytail is still too short to sport the Joakim Noah "chignon" look, you can hide it under a turban
4) If you tried to give yourself a "Just For Men" haircolor job, and your officemates give you grief, you can hide that mistake under a turban
5) If you fell asleep at your bachelor party and woke up with with a tooth missing, a tattoo on your face, plastic surgery on your nose or whatever, put a turban on and you'll deflect attention away from the aforementioned problem areas.

With trend-setting turban-wearing business execs such as this gentleman, Chicago may not be the "Second City," at least not in the fashion world.

Zoe S. and company in Harlem Renaissance Finery

The September 2009 issue of Vanity Fair demonstrates the epic styles men wore during Harlem Renaissance and the very lovely and multi-talented Zoe Saldana. President Obama would look phenomenal in anyone of these men's ensembles. Word!

Men! Don't Get Caught With Your Pants Down!

As our very own Barbara Glass points out in this Chicago Sun-Times article, summertime doesn't mean that men can throw on just any old thing on and call it a day! Well, at least not in the office. The summer of 2009 is a perfect opportunity for guys to mix it up by combining a leather jacket with Khaki pants (especially if the AC is on full blast in your office) or a Bermuda short (NOT HOT PANTS!) of an appropriate knee-grazing length with either a sporty blazer or a proper shirt (not a sloppy-looking stained t-shirt). If you're able to carry off a kilt, good for you. Even better air circulation.

Are These Shoes Made for Walking? Discuss.

Quentin Tarantino in a photo for a story on his new film, Inglorious Basterds. He looks good in these shoes, but he's not standing or walking. What's up with that?

Men Deserve A Good Spanking!

TwinSpeak: Why is it that some men still look sexy or funny when they are oversized (rotund, a wide load, FAT) like: Jackie Gleason, Marlon Brando, Orson Wells and Dom DeLuise (our condolences to his family and close friends)? And then there are Alec Baldwin, Rush Limbaugh, Russell Crowe and others who might want to try out for the role of Henry the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth with a side of lard. To the latter list, we say: Spanx them. Hard. See post above for context for Spanx.

Train Men Like Dogs! We Mean That In A Good Way!

Twin Speak: The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago came up with a program to demonstrate how training porpoises is based upon the same principles as training dogs. They did this to attract visitors while the dolphin exhibit was closed for renovation. The dog act might stay around because it is so popular. Who knew? Well, maybe Barbara (in the red dress) and Lola (pictured above in glasses). And yes, those are real fish swimming around over Lola's head.