In a recent interview in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue of Another Man, designer Tom Ford gives the public five rules to live by if one wants to be a modern gentleman in the 21st century.
Emphasizing ideals such as respect, an open mind and hard work, Ford promotes becoming the best person one can be.
1. You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.
2. A gentleman today has to work. People who do not work are so boring and are usually bored. You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.
3. Manners are very important and actually knowing when things are appropriate. I always open doors for women, I carry their coat, I make sure that they’re walking on the inside of the street. Stand up when people arrive at and leave the dinner table.
4. Don’t be pretentious or racist or sexist or judge people by their background.
5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.
We completely agree with rules 1-4 and we even agree with the part about no flip-flops in the city, but c’mon Tom, no shorts?
We don’t know if Tom Ford has been spending time in colder climates, but here in New York it has already hit 90 degrees and shorts have become a staple in the wardrobes of many gentlemen.
Maybe Tom was speaking about a certain type of short, the baggy type that goes way past the knee, but we have gathered a few pictures of some of the most fashion conscious guys around who have successfully pulled off shorts in the city.
Take a look at a few of the gentlemen in shorts after the jump that may make Tom Ford reconsider.
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Nickelson Wooster (One Time Creative Director of Neiman Marcus & Bergdorf Goodman)
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Kanye West at Lanvin Fashion Show
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Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
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Menswear Designer Thom Browne
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Milan Menswear Fashion Week
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Fashion Blogger Angelo Flaccavento
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NHL Player/Vogue guest editor, Sean Avery
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Fashionable New Yorker in a short suit
