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There are several lodges in my town and they vary greatly on attire. My lodge is blue-collar oriented and the officers wear coats and ties in meetings. Everyone else varies from jackets to open-collar shirts. I wore a suit when serving on a Master Mason initiation but usually wear jeans or...

I'm not sure about a waistcoat with a shawl collar tuxedo.

I have question about shirt studs that I will pose to the group. I am fairly tall and as the evening progresses my cummerbund starts to slide down, revealing my white shirt button. Should I spring for an extra set of studs so I can cover this, or just not worry about it? The cummerbund is not of...

All new Marine officers go through the same training at The Basic School in Quantico, Va. They all experience ground warfare and thus those that become pilots have a great idea of what their infantry brother on the ground needs when the infantry calls for air support. I saw this first hand as a...

This company: http://www.westcoastshaving.com/Sample-Packs_c_1.html has a large and varied selection of blades. I've tried most of them and found that Sharp blades (the actual name!) work best for me.

My first couple of years as a detective I was in slacks and a tie, and could have worn a fedora if I'd wanted but was not into hats at that time. We had one detective that wore a porkpie all the time and looked pretty cool. I then went to a more plainclothes unit and spent a lot of time in and...

Genuine Texas Handbook by Rosemary Kent. Yep, rather humorous! There were some things in there that came in handy when meeting preppy Texas women, such as the info about Camp Waldemar. Many of their former campers did indeed wear the Waldemar ring, and having greater knowledge of that ring...

The shows are a lot of fun; my wife even approves of them which is quite amazing! As the ladies in the shows say "it's about the journey, not the destination". It's not about getting naked as is seen so much these days. It's about talent, tease, and skill. A nice and refreshing change to what is...

I skirted the edge of preppy while in high school (early 80's, same era as the Handbook). It started as a way to get preppy girls then kept going as I liked the clean look and didn't mind ironing my shirts and jeans! As with most sub-cultures there were good and bad people. The trick was to not...

Brian Setzer Orchestra "Honky Tonk". The iPod is still on shuffle; you just never know what will play next!

The Reverend Horton Heat "Prophet Stomp". The iPod is on shuffle, and the song before was "Christopher Columbus" by Fletcher Henderson. Ecletic collection...

And it's really funny to watchlol

Handsome couple and a good-looking tux. And a big thanks to all my Brothers for welcoming me to the craft. I missed our installation of officers this year as we were travelling, but I was told that it was a suit and tie occasion. There are other lodges in the area to which I could wear my tux...

Thank you, brother. I asked and found that we do not have any formal events, and very few events in which the brothers are encouraged to wear suits. The officers are supposed to wear coats and ties to stated meetings and suits to bigger events such as installations. All are encouraged to wear...

They said the Houston store had it, but that they don't carry it here. The substitute has worked well and was considerably less expensive.