Dressing Groom

As much as we hate to admit it, most guys do care about more than just the bachelor party and groomsmen gifts. In fact, we care - at least a little - what we look like on our wedding day. Some of us just want to get through the day without humiliating our bride-to-be or looking like a jackass in the wedding pictures. For others, James Bond suaveness is the order of the day. Whatever your definition of grooming, Groomstand's Dressing Groom gives you the down-low on tuxedos, cufflinks, pocket watches, and other accessories to make you look an old-world gentlemen with new-school style, and what groomsmen gifts to get your guys so they look (almost) as good as you do.

And remember, we're doing this to be nice. It's free. We're not charging. We slaved for days writing this stuff in between finding you the best new groomsmen gifts. So why not have a look at our cool, personalized groomsmen gifts while you're here?

Grooming the Groom

By Paula Felps For a man to understand the way a woman views her wedding, it's important to realize that she has an expectation for every second of the wedding...

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Bow Ties

I'll be rising a half-hour early tomorrow, and if there are no
interruptions and I am completely unmolested I hope to fashion a
reasonably decent looking bow tie upon my neck. Why...

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Tuxedos Q&A

(Courtesy of Tuxedos4u) I'm a guy who lives in jeans. How do I begin to shop for a tuxedo? Relax.
Tuxedos and tailcoats are basically dressed up suits. They are fitted
the...

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Cufflinks

By Howard K. Brodwin Crave some groovin'
groomsmen gifts? By now, we've all been exposed to the renaissance of
those halcyon days of bachelor pad swinging-ness - pork pie hats, tie
pins, French...

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A Link to Great Fashion

By Jason Ramzi There was a day when you'd search for cufflinks in the men's
accessories section of a department store and you'd be lucky to find
one or two styles... and...

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The Pocket Watch

In Celtic Irish tradition, natives engraved the faces of great
mythological heroes - such the fierce warrior Cuchulainn or Luga the
Sun god - onto the cases of pocket watches, thus inscribing...

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Tuxedo Guide

So you missed your senior prom, managed to miss out on groomsmen
gifts by side stepping your way out of attending weddings and have not
been selected as a nominee to receive...

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Tuxedos: How to Look Like Cary Grant on Your Wedding Day (and Not Someone On His Way To The Prom)

by Chris Pierce First and foremost, let's
get one thing straight: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LET YOUR BRIDE
DRESS YOU. You are, in all likelihood, one of the many thousands of...

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The Perfect Shave For Any Groomsmen

A wedding day is a flurry of preparation. Bridesmaids rush to
pedicures, manicures and facials, while the bride and groom may indulge
in last minute pampering like massages or acupuncture. And the
groomsmen?...

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What's the Deal With Cummerbunds?

It’s not too often that you see a man sporting a colorful swath of fabric around his waist; that is, unless he’s performing under the big top, trekking through a Middle Eastern desert or, perhaps in your near future, walking down the aisle in a wedding ceremony. In the Western world, the “cummerbund” is an accessory to men’s clothing that is most often worn with a tuxedo at formal events.

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Tuxedo Guide: How To Tie a Bow Tie

Men about to get married need to know how to tie a bow tie - and so does their posse of groomsmen. Tying this men's accessory into a dapper, little bow isn't really as hard of a task as it appears. But, because men rarely wear this type of neck embellishment except at formal events, this may be your first time tying one on! If you are a newbie to bow tie tying, never fear. Just check out this video from GQ style correspondent Brett Fahgren and Howdini's Jennifer Morris, and you'll be wedding-ready in mere minutes.

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