Christmas comes but once a year, yet fashion faux pas live on and on. This yule, don’t let yourself become a style victim…

For the next month I’ll be posting a week by week guide to help you survive the festive period. By following this handy planner, you can be sure you’ll remain the perfectly dressed and groomed gentleman throughout this holiday season.

So without further ado, let’s take a quick look at your first week in the grips of festivities beginning with December the first (which is a Tuesday by the way)…

Over the past few days, I’ve trawled through the archives here at ‘Guy Style Guide’ to create a compact fashion guide including all the male styling hints and tips that you simply cannot afford to ignore if you want to look smart and chic.

Here’s a list of the top fifteen fashion commandments I’ve given you in the past, revised and expanded, so you’ll have no excuse to break them in the future:

The winter months are drawing every closer; darker evenings and colder nights mean only one thing – it’s time to start thinking about scarves! They’re an easy way to keep toasty when traversing towns and cities, they make the perfect accompaniment to modern business attire, and they can even be worn during the evening watching live sporting events in the terraces.

It’s something most men rarely think about. Guys have a tendency to think a collar is a collar is a collar. But what if I were to tell you that your collar type could have an impact on how fat your cheeks look or skeletal your jaw appeared?

Choosing the right collar starts with knowing the various types available. Here are a few of the more common styles you’ll encounter in stores, and what defines them …

It’s been a couple of months since I last did a post on either subject, so today I thought I’d create a beginner’s guide to pattern matching shirts and ties. Much of the feedback I receive on the website comes from people looking for help combining different prints together.

Please note, as always, this is merely an introduction to the subject: it’s about getting started, not perfecting the system…

Okay, seeing that I’ve written so many recently, this’ll be the last necktie article for a while. Today, I thought I’d take the opportunity to reiterate a few basic pointers for getting your knots tied just right.

Don’t forget to check out the other articles I’ve written on ties for more help in getting that perfect four-in-hand.

I thought today I’d hit you hard and fast with sixty fashion fixes that need little explanation. Some of these have been covered on the site before and some haven’t, so I’ve put links to other articles where more details are available. I’ve also highlighted a few of my favorite tips for those who are interested…

A nice, quick bonus post for you now. Seeing that scarf weather is on its way out for those of us in the Northen Hemisphere, I thought I’d post this excellent video tutorial as soon as possible before it was too late. Happy knotting…

Following on from “A Belt for Every Occasion” we’ll now take a look at what shade of color will work best on a tie during those crucial events. Should you go for plain fabric, stripes or dots? A deep ochre, vibrant lemon or an ocean blue?

Here’s a quick list of common occasions where getting the right tie is imperative…

Broadly speaking, there are five different styles that are commonly utilized for tying up ties. Each has its own unique signature, so finding a personal preference shouldn’t be difficult. Just remember that the more you practice them, the better the knots will look.