Our Mission
should you choose to accept it (and we really think you should)
Mark Twain wrote, “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”
Smart guy, that Twain.
Here at Irreverent Gent, we believe his words ring as true today as when he wrote them in the 19th century (even if he did fail to predict how influential OnlyFans would become).
But as any guy who’s ever tried to dress better quickly comes to realize, choosing the right clothes can be annoyingly difficult.
On the one hand, trying to keep up with fads is a fool’s errand, because fashion trends come and go so quickly it could make your head spin.
On the other hand, if you tack too far in the other direction and dress like a classic gentleman from a bygone era, you run the significant risk of looking more like a Peaky Blinders cosplayer than a put-together modern man.
(And we prefer to show a lot more leg while cosplaying, thank you very much.)
That’s why we recommend splitting the difference, and adopting a style that looks as good today as it will a decade from now.
We take our mission—to help modern men merge the style, sophistication and social grace of a classic gentleman with the technology, tastes and expectations of the 21st century—very seriously.
But ourselves? Not so much.
Because we believe that style doesn’t have to be stuffy, and self-improvement shouldn’t be self-serious.
And we’d like to think Mark Twain would agree. After all, he wasn’t just a smart guy—he was also a smart-ass. (Plus, dude wore the hell out of a three-piece suit.)
Our Founder
who you should really only accept if you don’t mind lame dad jokes
Dave Bowden
Irreverent Gent is the brainchild of award-winning blogger, journalist and Amazon best-selling author (in Canada, but still!) Dave Bowden.
The site started as an outlet for Dave to combine his (otherwise fairly useless) degree in journalism with his passion for all things style and self-improvement.
Today, it’s grown into one of the web’s most trusted sources for advice that makes guys look sharp, and jokes that make them wish we’d just stick to advice. (Look, you were warned about the dad jokes; if you’re still reading, that last one’s on you.)
Our Bona Fides
our advice on style and self-confidence has been featured in…
Our Best Advice
How to Look More Handsome, Attractive & Influential
…without asking a plastic surgeon to “gimme the gosling!”
The best way to avoid getting overlooked is to get better looking.
It only takes seven seconds for someone to form a first impression of you, which means the way you present yourself plays a major role in determining whether you’re viewed as attractive and influential, or average and inconsequential.
But, let me guess—you already know that you want to look sharp and stand out from the crowd, but you’re not really sure where to start. Right?
Well, even if you don’t know anything about clothes or skincare, there really is a simple formula for looking more handsome and attractive.
We’ve put together a free email series that will show you how to maximize your strengths, downplay any weaknesses, and present your best self to the world. We’ll send you…
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