The Masonic Gentleman – Dress for Success
by Jeff Stokes on 19/02/12 at 4:20 am
The December Trestle Board printed an article I wrote for the website called “The Ties that Bind.” It was a guide to help Brethren who needed it with various topics concerning wearing ties. Fashion and proper etiquette, like dancing or the art of sword fighting isn’t just innately skilled within in you, it is learned and observed. This article was met with such a positive response that it will be the first article in a multipart series about the finer points of dressing proper and the subtleties of what is expected of gentlemen in high society.
Below, WB. Bill Betz makes a reference to not wanting to offend anybody. At first I didn’t understand why he included this in the conclusion of his introduction, but upon reflection and further writing on this subject matter I now believe I do. Nobody should be hurt because they are not dressed as well as the man next to them. Who is dressed better than somebody else is often subjective. Put a punk rocker and a banker next to one another and ask them who is dressed better and they would both answer “I am.” They’d both be right within a certain extent. The banker’s suit is made from the finest threads, perfectly tailored and so fits his body as if it were drawn on, while the punk took much time personally handcrafting his outfit, making it uniquely his own. With this in mind it is my hope also that Brethren will see this series of articles as a guide. We are all here to help carve a smoother ashlar. (more…)
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