Style is a way of life, it is embedded in everything you say and do.  Style is a way of announcing your presence in the game of life.  A way of claiming your individuality in an over-busy anonymous world. In my opinion your style is the totality of who you are.   Your behaviour, your manners, your clothes, your interests, your passions and your loves.  But let’s be clear, style is about standing out in the world, being an individual.  Style is about competition, for jobs, women, status and the freedom to be yourself.      Style and Image consultants talk about how men who employ them to discover what their style and image is and to help them make the most of themselves.  They talk about the men who “get it”, who understand that their style will help them reach their goals.  That style is important, that it sets you free.  This blog is about style, mine and yours.  What Makes a Man is here to help with the questions and difficulties of men’s lives and I hope you will join me on this journey.  Welcome, men and women, to What Makes a Man, the blog of men’s lives, men’s style. 

I have just received my copy of “Manliness” by Harvey C Mansfield.   This study of what constitutes manliness is a timely addition to our current debate about men and manliness.  I will publish a full review in the near future.