http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress What Makes A Man is for and about stylish men, from the simple life to life’s luxuries. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:30:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Langham Gallery in London are holding an exhibition of the work of photographer Nick Delaney. Nick is a fashion and style photographer who is beginning to make a name for himself in art photography. As you can see from these images (both of which are in the exhibition Nick has almost painterly eye ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/11/14/nick-delaney-photography-exhibition-opens-monday-17th/ Here is a piece about celebrity tailor Oswald Boateng's argument that James Bond should be dressed by a British tailor. Inasmuch as Bond is an important reference point for men and I think British tailoring is superb, I agree.  In Quantum of Solace, Bond wears Tom Ford, who is a great menswear ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/11/13/bond-should-wear-british/ Just a quick post about Pose, an exciting new menswear company I found when I was last in Covent Garden.  Pose are a new English company who sell edgy but well-tailored menswear.  I was really impressed with the styling and quality of what they were selling.  Their tailored suit and jackets are ideal ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/11/09/pose-london-menswear/ The latest issue of S Magazine is just published (No. 8). S Magazine is where Art and Fashion photography meet Erotica with unwavering intent. The fruit of the loins of four photographers in Copenhagen, S steps over conventional boundaries to gratify its (and our) libidos. This ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/10/26/s-magazine-issue-8-nsfw/ Here is a link to an interesting, well written article by the Daily Telegraph's David Gritten.  He talks of the necessity of rebooting the Bond franchise and some of the changes wrought in the Daniel Craig movies.       I disagree with him with him on two things.  Firstly that Ian Fleming ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/10/20/the-james-bond-franchise-then-and-now/ I cried today.  Levi Stubbs is gone.      I still have his voice, on every Four Tops album I ever owned.  But the man is gone and I hope gone somewhere where he will be celebrated for his wonderful talent.                        Like almost all of Motown's great stars, Levi Stubbs was born in ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/10/19/rip-levi-stubbs/  Soul Music I am annoyed because I keep seeing a type of article popping up in magazines.  The article is called "the top ten soul records" or ten top soul songs.  I read one in a Scandinavian magazine a couple of days ago and it was absolute nonsense.  Yesterday I read ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/10/19/annoyed-about-soul-music/ Barkers shoes at very low prices As regular readers will know, I recently blogged about English benchmade shoes.  It was big piece of work and I tried to define the top English shoemakers selling hand-finished ready-to-wear shoes.  One of the brands I wrote about was Barkers, one of the older English ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/10/19/spotted-barkers-sale/ Chinese medicine provides a comprehensive theory and practice, through herbal medicine and acupuncture, to treat many illnesses including specifically male related diseases.  In my Swansea practice I have treated men for many different health problems. (In this article, Chinese medicine refers to traditional Chinese herbs and acupuncture)      The treatment of specific ... http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/10/14/chinese-medicine-and-mens-health/ Here is a fun post from Popular Mechanics http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html It lists the 100 things (they say) a man should be able to do.  I enjoyed counting up how many of these I knew (and could actually do).      Test yourself. http://www.whatmakesaman.net/wordpress/2008/10/04/100-things-every-man-should-know/