It seems like with fashion, as with everything else, the more things change, the more they stay the same. With that being said, the Men’s Denim’s Jacket is back. Oh yes ladies and gents.  I know, I know. I am forever telling people about the danger of following “trends” (Ed Hardy t-shirt anyone?), but this is one that will surely having staying power. Denim is back in a major way. It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t give props where they are due: shout out to Kanye West for literally being years ahead of everyone else with the denim movement. The culture of designer jeans has gone above the waist-line; denim shirts and jackets are what’s hot for 2010…and most likely beyond.

However you have to be careful when wearing a denim jacket. You don’t want to get a jacket that’s a tacky clash with your jeans and you end up looking like this guy. You also don’t want a jacket that is the exact same as your jeans, ergo the “denim outfit”.  Some may differ, but I think the idea of wearing the “denim-outfit” came and went about 10-12 years ago. Frankly, we don’t need it to come back. Ever. Real rap. Your best bet is to mix your jacket with a pair of denim that clash, in a good way, kind of like my man Zac Efron does here and so what if it isn’t the guy’s most masculine pic. You all get my point, lol.

Nonetheless, I digress. Denim shirts and especially jackets are back in a big way for guys. Everybody hop aboard the Denim Love Train. I’ll see you aboard. Veritas.

We all know the stories. Cain killed Abel. Sampson cut his hair. Tony killed Manolo. The guy from Sister Act 2 sent his  band member into a 10 year downward spiral of alcoholism because of Claudette Ortiz. Now I’ll admit, losing arguably the finest woman on the planet at the time to your best friend might make you throw back a beer or 15. However, at some point you have to remember who you are. As my dad often quotes Shakespeare’s centuries-old adage, “To thine own self be true”… or something like that.

This brings me to my point. My man, 50 stacks, Brad Pitt. Now when he hooked up with the fair damsel pictured above, most of the world over was in awe. Did two people NOT look better together? I mean c’mon. We’re talking about  unarguably the world’s most sought after guy hooking up with Lara Croft who’d stamped her billing as the hottest woman on the planet this side of Halle Berry.

But we’ve seen what has happen to my guy Brad. I don’t doubt that he loves that woman. Heck he might even like her too, lol! But the man has gone from this guy to this guy. Now it’s not that bad of a drop off… but clearly he isn’t putting forth the effort of the days of old. Call it being comfy, but..actually… nevermind. No need to open a can of worms. :)

Guys, let’s promise ourselves that when we all find our own Angelina, despite nature taking its course (getting thin up top, thicker around the middle, etc.), we’ll do our best to stay the Brad Pitt of old. If not for a sense of self, then do it so that you don’t become blogger fodder. Just my 0.02. Veritas.

Unless you’ve been in a cocoon the last ten days, you know that Haiti- the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere-has faced the worst earthquake, hell the worst natural disaster of any kind, in its 200+ year history.

If you are like me, I’m sure you were almost moved to the point of tears seeing the horrific images of so many injured, maimed, and dead men, women, and children. As result of the massive earthquake-which measured in at over 7 on the Richter Scale – and the scores of subsequent aftershocks, some estimates range as great as four or five hundred thousand possible casualties. I’ll let that soak in… 400,000- 500,000 casualties. That’s the amount of people that died during the 9-11 attacks…150 times over.

Thankfully, many organizations are going above and beyond the call of duty to help. There’s ol’ faithful- the American Red Cross, there’s Wyclef’s organization, Yele, and scores of others.

For all you kind-hearted wanna-be sartorialists out there, I implore you to donate any clothing you can to Dress for Success. This is an organization I’ve donated clothes to over the years and more than ever before, could use all of our help. Also, check out Career Planning, an organization in the same vein, which emphasizes job placement as well. Of course there are many others, but you guys catch my drift.

Many of us are more blessed than we realized. To whom much is given, much is expected. Accordingly, I implore all of you to pay it forward, give a little so someone else can have a lot. Veritas.