http://www.esquire.co.uk For Men Who Mean Business Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:34:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Esky, Esquire’s mascot, was born in 1934. He has featured on more than 500 copies of the magazine, and appears every month on our cover, graces our Twitter page and look top left, there he is again. Well, Esky may well be in for a shock. We cannot be the only ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/eskys-long-lost-brother/ When does something stop being a staple and start being just plain boring? If it's a menswear trend, it's when every man within a 50 mile radius is wearing it. And we've certainly reached that point with check shirts, which is why a small crop of designers have taken to sprucing up the ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/the-art-of-mix-and-match/ Making an unprecedented second "What we're listening to" appearance are The Drums, with this very low-key video for new single "Best Friend", out on 29 March. The Brooklyn band are so hot right now that they sold out their London date at Heaven in just a day (at least that's ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/what-were-listening-to-the-drums-yes-again/ There's already two things you can't be cheap about - shoes and suits - but can we add sweatshirts to that list? While you could find a perfectly acceptable looking version at any high street clothing store, a cheap sweatshirt will always feel, well, cheap. That's why it's far better that you look ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/the-third-thing-you-cant-be-cheap-about/ The scent of faux-bacon corn crisps wafting across the office has had Esquire’s collective saliva glands a-throbbing this afternoon. Can, we asked ourselves, the supremacy of Smiths snack products really be disputed? We put our heads together to come up with a definitive top five that says, 'Most definitely not'… ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/top-five-smiths-snacks/ Are you a conniving Pete Campbell or a wry Roger Sterling? A jubbly Joan Harris or a prim Peggy Olson? US channel AMC has devised this simple yet strangely compelling quiz to identify which character from Mad Men you most resemble. We're an office of Don Drapers, naturally. Click on ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/retro-quiz-which-mad-man-are-you/ There comes a stage in every rock star’s life where they have a clear choice to make. Persevere with living and toddle towards self-parody like Ozzy Osborne and Iggy Pop or expire in a blaze of drugs, plane crashes and gun-crime like the subjects of Rock Shrines: Where The Stars’ Lives ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/death-becomes-them/ Famous in LA among music and film types, Worn Free are launching in the UK this Spring, bringing to our shores its range of iconic T-shirts worn by rock and roll legends. Since 2005, numerous A-listers have been spotted sporting the shirts that represent defining moments in rock and roll ... http://www.esquire.co.uk/2010/03/the-t-shirt-hall-of-fame/