Is Lebron's mustache acceptable, or does it only work because he's the biggest athlete in the universe?To: LeBron's mustache, if you're reading this...DONT SHAVE YOURSELF. STAY IN THE GAME. KEEP SHOOTING.
I dig it. Does it make him look a little older? Sure. But does it make the moments when he suits up look even more rakish? Hell yes. He'd look like a baby in that double-breasted overcoat with a clean face; with the mustache he looks like the tallest Cold War spy you've ever seen.
I was never a fan of his beard—it didn't grow high enough on his face. The mustache makes me think there's Isaac Hayes playing through his Beats headphones. It make me think that instead of dunking on some poor guy he's going to pivot and sky hook. It also punctuates this time in his career. Remember when MJ broke out the goatee in the Olympics? As a kid I was instantly fiending for facial hair as if it was an obtainable collectable, like a pair of Air Jordans. I wanted what he had, even if it was suspect facial hair. We're in the era of mustache LeBron. Salute to that. As for whether you should dive in, know that mustaches are definitely a feel thing: you either vibe with yours or you don't. There's no wrong. Except for the waxed handlebar mustache. People will daydream about flicking those gelled follicles right off your face.
What’s with all these guys wearing their jackets like capes? Is that a thing I should be in on?First, watch this clip. Watch the entire thing—I’ll be here when you get back. OK. If you ever see a guy wearing his coat over his shoulders, slap him with a similar vigor. I hate it. It serves zero function. It's trying too hard. And it looks strange.
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I'm in my mid-30's and I work in tech in SF. Our office attire is casual at best (think cargo shorts), and I always have some scruff on my face. I actually hate how I look (and feel) when I’m clean-shaven. But what should I do for job interviews? Suck it up and shave? Or be true and say screw it?The office attire in Silicon Valley is exactly why the world needs a Style Guy. So for that, I’m grateful. You don’t want to shave? Fine. Beards are a thing now, and they’re creeping into the business world. Keep it trim—mow the lawn, tidy the edges. If they’re wearing cargo shorts when they interview you, I doubt they’ll be clocking your struggle-beard that hard anyway. But I’d also say: let your clothes make up the difference—go in suited and booted, looking sharp and ready. This is your mission. GQ needs you to infiltrate the high ranks of Silicon Valley and swerve the style culture out. We’ll send in reinforcements—picture double-breasted suits being air-dropped from helicopters. Godspeed, cadet.
