Category Archives: Guy Style

What we’re wearing this Summer– SeaVees Baja Slip On

A go anywhere beach sneak, the SeaVees Baja Slip On is the perfect casual summer shoe in our opinion.

In addition to its classic Cali surfer good looks, the Baja’s light and comfortable, breathes well and offers good support and width, even if you’re out pounding the pavement all day. It comes in a variety of cool colors and, best of all, you can just toss them in the wash after you’ve abused them and they’ll come back looking nearly new.

A bit pricey for a sneaker at around $80, we think the amount of use you’ll get out of them in all sorts of summertime situations is still worth it.

It can also be found (sometimes on sale) at Zappos.com.

Website of the day: Gearpatrol.com

If you’ve got a hankering for adventure and the finer things in life, a wide range of experiences and interests, Gear Patrol is for you (http://gearpatrol.com/). Designed to appeal to your inner James Bond/triathelete/race car driver, etc, Gear Patrol is packed with adventure vacations, fine spirits and awesome gadgets.

As a really good example of what these guy’s are doing (and at the risk of stepping on Graham’s turf), check out this fantastic mini-documentary on the iconic Porsche 917 prototype: Faster. Farther. Porsche 917 (Click it, man. You’ll thank me later.)

These are definitely our kind of guys. In fact, I’ve just added them to our links page. But be forewarned: the site is huge with a ton of cool stuff. You could get lost in there for days so it can definitely cut into your productivity. But what a way to while away the hours until your next adventure.

Tip of the Day: Take the time to iron, ya lazy bastard

Look, you’re not in college anymore and no one thinks it’s “cute” when you shuffle into work or the bar with clothes that just came off the bedroom floor. You’re a young man trying to make a name for himself in this world.  Look the part.

Now you could send everything to the dry cleaners.  But that would cut down on beer money. Maybe you have a man servant to take care of such mundane tasks or you send your clothes home to momma? Maybe you have a throwback 1950s June Cleaver wife who will gladly do it for you (yeah, that’ll last). In any case, we here at MFL prefer self-reliance even for the boring stuff.

So unless your work calls for overalls or a hazmat suit, take 5-10 minutes to iron whatever you’re going to wear, even a T-shirt and jeans. If there’s something that’s just too much of a PITA to deal with like linen, then sure, take it to the dry cleaners and have them do it for a few bucks. Same goes for your fancier dress shirts if you’re worried you might burn through them while you’re busy texting. But mostly you’ll do fine, lazybones.

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