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Dress up but play it cool. It’s not the easiest smart casual dress code definition to pull off for a summer sport that’s as rare as a Prince Harry Vegas bender night, but when it comes to the traditions of polo and what to wear, Michael B. Jordan is dangerous…and he has it  nailed.

Stepping out for the 12th Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in New Jersey over the weekend the Creed actor polished up in a slick summer suit featuring a subtle navy check and white shirt buttoned all the way up. There was no need for ties or pocket squares here as it was all about the summer suit complemented with a nice pair of sunglasses and sand-coloured suede lace-ups.

Look closer though and you’ll notice a fitting timepiece – Piaget’s very own Polo watch finished in 18K rose gold. Whilst Jordan is an ambassador for the watchmaker, it’s hard to overlook how well the suit colour and blue watch actually sit together.

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Formerly known as winter, Beard Season is a melanoma awareness movement encouraging guys to grow a beard from June 1st to August 31st, to get a skin check with their GP, and to use their beard to get others to do the same.

Jimmy Niggles, Beard Season ambassador and CEO, founded the movement in 2010 after his mate, Wes Bonny, died from a melanoma. Since then the challenge has grown into a global movement. As Jimmy says, “We now have ambassadors in over 24 countries, (have) amassed a community of over 80,000 people and (have) gained millions in earned media.”

“But by far our proudest achievement is that we now potentially save a life a week.”

Testimony to Jimmy’s hard work and the importance of the cause is the number of Australian men who have jumped on board. From celebrities like Chris Hemsworth to much-loved comedians like Hamish Blake, blokes all around the country (and even, as Richard Branson jumping onboard suggests, worldwide) are neglecting their razors in unprecedented numbers.

 

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As the recent story of Jack, a Beard Season advocate who just had two dodgy looking spots taken out shows, the movement has a real-life impact which any bloke — follicularly challenged or not — can benefit from.

 

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Jimmy also dropped a surprise for us, revealing that Hugo Weaving (otherwise known as Agent Smith and Elron) is joining the challenge this year. Also new is Jimmy’s plan, “To raise a million bucks, shave off my beard (which I’ve had since Wes passed away) and kick start the world’s first national skin check program.”

Interested? Jimmy says there are two ways to join: “If you’re super committed, you can sign up as a #BeardSeasonAmbassador and grow your beard – using it as a life saving conversation starter – challenging as many people as you can to get a #BeardSeasonSkincheck. Or, if  you can’t grow a beard, you can sign up as a #BeardSeasonGardener, and tend to the facial follicles of your friends’ – starting a team on our website and making sure your (proxy) beards are growing strong.”

You can also help raise funds towards our Million Dollar target, putting yourself in the running for some epic prizes and Beard Season Trophies. “But at the end of the day,” Jimmy added, “Our main KPI is our #BeardSeasonVictories — people who might not be here if it weren’t for our furry advice.”

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In between starting and ending this sentence, I have opened seven tabs, toggled between Facebook and Tinder Twitter and eaten more snacks than a sedentary office-worker should eat in a week.

Such is Friday.

Fortunately, a report breath of fresh air just blew across my monitor, courtesy of The New York Times, which says my idleness is a latent talent that will likely become the subject of forensic silicon valley investigation in the years to come.

“Conventional wisdom tells us we should eagerly embrace every opportunity that comes our way, but playing a little hard to get has its advantages.”

The journalist, who specialises in psychology, productivity and health, explained how the principle of always raising your hand in class at school translates over into being seen as an over-eager pest at work.

“Emails, tweets, Slack messages — you name it — being affable and amenable is kind of my thing.”

However, innumerable studies have shown people are seen to be more valuable as they become less available.

Or, as Robert Cialdini, a leading expert on influence and the author of “Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade,” puts it: “People are more attracted to those options or opportunities that are rare, unique or dwindling in availability.”

This “scarcity principle,” The Times explains, “Has to do with the psychology of ‘reactance’.” In other words — when we think something is limited, we tend to want it more.

• Be Less Eager
• Don’t Jump The Gun (i.e. don’t make an offer before appropriate)
• Know Your Market Value
• Adopt An Abundance Mindset (i.e. remember there are always other options out there, even if they aren’t obvious)
• Trust The Process

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When it comes to reliable denim, not all men have a spare $1,000 dollars to drop on a pair of designer label jeans. Sometimes you just need a pair of weekend beaters that can keep a shirt, blazer or sweater in check without sending you broke.

How To Wear Slim Jeans

Most men opt for this cut in denim simply because of its balance between fit and comfort. Slim jeans have the advantage of following the contour of your legs to form a nice silhouette without strangling your lower half. This nice fit means that slim jeans can be worn with everything from fitted tees to collared shirts to casual suits.

How To Wear Skinny Jeans

Another popular option is skinny fit jeans. Standard skinny jeans are cut rather close to the legs. They are best suited to slimmer guys and the preferred choice for more smart-casual looks. Knitwear, collared shirts and casual blazers are all compatible with skinny jeans.

How To Wear Black Jeans

Adding a slick and masculine edge to your wardrobe is achieved with a pair of black jeans. These guys can be worn with anything from denim jackets to blazers to tees. They follow the same fitment rules as standard denim but add a much more polished appeal to your look.

How To Wear Distressed Jeans

Ripped and distressed denim isn’t for anyone. If you’re the edgy type then that’s good news, but not so much if you’re the conservative style player. As with other jeans, make sure you choose distressed jeans based on your body type, style, shape and occasion as they will not work in a formal environment.

How To Wear Straight Jeans

Straight jeans are regular cut meaning the trouser leg falls straight from the knee to the hem. The fit and leg openings are usually looser, too. The best combinations for straight jeans are usually looser fitting layers. Double denim works best here with either denim shirts, layered denim jackets or knitted field jackets. Even looser sweaters will work a treat with straight jeans.

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Despite advertisers glorifying Australian cigarettes overseas with kangaroo logos, over the last few decades, people have realised that just because you’ve got a VB in one hand and a ‘billy on the boil’ in the other, Winnie Blues are just as carcinogenic as any other lung-buster.

Consequently, smoking rates have dramatically declined since the 1980s, to the point where European expats are shocked to find smoking is banned from practically every public space in Australia.

Which is why the latest figures from the health policy think tank Mitchell Institute — which show Mount Druitt, an outer Sydney town, is stuck with smoking rates not nationally seen since the 1980s — are so surprising.

They found that, along with Tamworth (where 30.3% of people smoke regularly), 31.3% of Mount Druitt residents enjoy a daily durrie.

Compared to the national average of 14%, which neither town is expected to reach for the next 31 years, this is quite the problem. According to the think tank, this means around one in seven people in these regions will die of an illness caused by smoking.

“Our success is lauded internationally, and we have some of the lowest smoking rates in the world… However, our national success story hides some troubling local data.”

Compare this again to Inner Sydney, which has some of the lowest smoking rates in the country, and well off areas like Mosman, Lane Cove and Ku-ring-gai, whose populations smoke at half the national average rate, and a stark difference becomes apparent.

Health Policy Lead at the Mitchell Institute Ben Harris said this came down to local factors: “We know where we live, where we work and who we know influences smoking. We also know that the best way to stop children picking up the habit is to support the adults around them to quit smoking.”

“It’s important that Quit campaigns and health professionals target their messaging to specific communities where smoking rates remain stubbornly high.”

However, reducing smoking is easier said than done. After all: one doesn’t smoke to be healthy. And as inner-city celiacs wax lyrical about the evils of bread and the paleo cults of the Northern Beaches conveniently forget that cavemen didn’t drink Matcha, one starts to see why this is a cultural problem as much as a health one.

As The Economist points out in their review of Gregor Hens’ book Nicotine, “Every smoker knows but few admit, nicotine is easy enough to kick.” They came to this conclusion after reading Hens’ description of smoking as more of a mental crutch than a physical one.

“Every cigarette that I’ve ever smoked served a purpose—they were a signal, medication, a stimulant or a sedative, they were a plaything, an accessory, a fetish object, something to help pass the time, a memory aid, a communication tool or an object of meditation. Sometimes…all at once,” (Hens).

“While the physiological addiction can be overcome with patches, with hypnosis, with self-help books, (and) with good old-fashioned will power… The truth is that every ex-smoker is and always will be a smoker,” (The Economist).

The reason people continue to smoke, then, is because, “Cigarettes represent youth, rebellion, wilful disregard for sensible advice… (And) to stop smoking isn’t just to give up the intake of that toxic… air into your lungs. It is to cease being yourself,” (The Economist).

As Christopher Hitchens, one of the most prolific smokers (and writers) of our time once said, having been diagnosed with oesophagal cancer; “To anyone watching, if you can hold it down on the smokes and the cocktails you may be well advised to do so.”

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