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THE M'DANIEl FREE PRESS DECEMBER 10 2007 Features Well-dressed men are hard to come by at McDaniel, but there are valuable fashion lessons to be learned, writes Michelle Menner. The well-dressed man is a rarity on year-old daughter, help him stay and my Bijelc Dugme r-shlrt wirh many college campuses, especially stylish. His daughter has a "good no sleeves." Thankfully, Miller ex- Mcljaniel's. So, imagine my sur- eye," he said, and she was espe- plained the r-shirt: "Bijelc Dugme prise when I stumbled upon five cially helpful recently when she (in' English: White Burton) was a stylish men who show that fashion organized his tie rack by color and famous rock band in the former is both important and fun. pattern after her attempt to master Yugoslavia, and I've studied the Dean Henry Reiff (righIJ, Jamie lephew, and [ustin Silberman (below) look good. Through interviews and many a pull-up on it resulted in me rack Bosnian-Croadan-Serblan lan- e-rnails r talked with these five crashing down. guage (what used to be called, is a "navy blue blazer .. .I wear one Lephew said his own style includes fashion forward men about their Reiff's "huge collection of tics" more simply, Serbo-Croatian} by our every twO years!" clothes in "subde greys, blues and personal style: Dean Henry Reiff is a source of pride, especially the learning their lyrics." As [0 whom Smith admires greens to enrich physical features who embodies the "contemporary tics mat belonged to his farher. European influences arc for their fashion sense he extends and maturity." A variety of brands traditional" look, Dr. Paul Miller As someone who was raised at weaved throughout other areas of a compliment to many of his Mc- make up his "casually modern" representing me "eurocool" look, a prep school, Reiff sees that "styles Miller's wardrobe. A leather jacket Daniel colleagues: "Skip Fennel's wardrobe: "[.Crew, Pac Sun, Ba- Dr. Herb Smith who is your "basic come and go,~ bur realizes that the is something Miller has to have in sweaters always make a statement. nana Republic, Oakley, QuickSil- preppie," Junior jusrln Silberman "preppie look remains stylish." To his closet. "[IJ just gOt a new one And Ted Evergares looks like he ver, Polo." is "preppy with class," and Fresh- update his preppie wardrobe Reiff with a mink collar and lining in a just stepped off the Dartmouth "I enjoy looking good," said man Jami Lepbew, who describes usually shops at me jos. A. Bank little town calljed] Visoko, about campus. Paul Miller frequently Lephew Even though there are his scyle as "casually modern." warehouse store in Hampstead, 20 mins outside of Sarajevo in ~f~~res the edge of 'Eurotrash' many more years of Lephew style Dean Reiff is quick to note MD for "quality" domes and their Bosnia-Herzegovina. Visoko used to come he has learned these valu- that his wife, Jackie, and his nine- "reasonable prices:' He also ven- ro be rhe capital of Yugoslavia's Smith's parting fashion lesson able fashion lessons so far: "NO tures to the local Boscov's. leather-making industry, and it's was "A white dress shirt always ac- plaids and stripes at the same rime" Over the years Reiff has making a comeback now in Bosnia. cenruatcs a ran!" . and "dark colors enrich physical learned many secrets of style. The jacket COStme about $200, but Junior Justin Silberman is me features." The most recent thing he surely would have gone for $1000 ultimate preppie stating that the These stylish men of Mc- learned comes from his wife who or more in NYC or Paris. Ir's so "polo shire" is his closet staple. Daniel prove that looking good told him that brown is no longer gorgeous that I'm afraid to wear "Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Ba- matters and ~-=_:_.; ...... a color he should wear because it ir,"Millerstared. nana Republic, Hollister, J. Crew, that there are is beginning to clash with his gray Two of Miller's fashion lessons and American Eagle" are Silber- valuable fash- hair. And with that, Reiff said that are "collar stays make a big differ- man's favorite stores. ion lessons to another "secret to success" is to ence, as does a good shoe shine." When asked if fashion was learn at any "pay arrendon [Q what your wife Dr. Herb Smith, the "basic impertatu to him, Silberman en- age. The most says:' preppie, circa 1965," said "fashion thusiastically said, "yes!!!" No one valuable of all Dr. Paul Miller's wardrobe has co me is comfort rather than style. in particular influences Silberman's is from Sil- been described by somes as "curo- When I'm comfortable, I'm confi- style. He said he Follows "the popu- berman who cool" and "eurorrash." His emailed dent." Confidence for Smuh comes lar wear of the year" and Stays with ,.... said, "Always c:onunenu 1'C"Yea! ncn only why in .hel' form of his n.vorlR' outfit of ~he _",!_ rhac look ~ .... him, these adjectives have been used, but 'I bsportsjacker, dress shin, swearer Freshman }ami Lephew's be