The MR PORTER Guide To A Better Day

There are moments in history when humanity takes a definitive step forward. [The Journal]( | [Click here]( to view online version [Mr Porter]( [What’s New]( [Designers]( [Clothing]( [Shoes]( [Accessories]( [Watches]( [Grooming]( [Sports]( [Sale]( [What's New]( [Designers]( [Clothing]( [Shoes]( [Accessories]( [Watches]( [The Journal]( [The MR PORTER Guide To A Better Day: 41 Tips To Get You Started]( [Fashion]( [readtime]( [The MR PORTER Guide To A Better Day: 41 Tips To Get You Started]( Words by Mr Chris Wallace | Photography by Mr Paul Hempstead [Over the course of the past dozen years, say, the stories that men’s lifestyle magazines tell have changed – if not always in type, then certainly in tenor. In place of the stern commandments of style we got in the late 2000s and early 2010s, the how-tos we’re likely to read (and write) now are more akin to suggestions. Not must-dos dictated by a fashion police, but what-ifs, in order to help: hey, I do this little thing when I’m scrambling my eggs and it seems to work out. This move in tone reflects, we hope, a wider change in the culture. A chilling out, for one, in recognition of the fact that we, editors and writers, needn’t uphold some illusory sense of “culture”. After all, life is not one-size-fits-all. MR PORTER’s Guide To A Better Day is an informative survival kit for the daily assault, taking you through all the perils, known and unknown, that you might face from sunrise to sundown. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to our Health In Mind fund, run in partnership with the charity Movember to support men’s mental and physical health initiatives. To celebrate the launch of the Guide this week, we pulled 41 tips and titbits from the book to help you get through today, starting with one of the very first things you’ll do (or at least we hope you’ll do).]( [Starting the day in style]( [Daily]( [The most important of all truths about morning dressing is that it starts 12 hours before you’re out the door. By making your clothing selection the previous evening, you will not only have the time to make better, more considered choices, you’ll also afford yourself a few precious extra minutes in bed.]( [Looking and feeling your best]( [Categories]( [Some people work out to let off steam. Others just want to look good in their underwear. No matter which sort of gym bunny you may be, we don’t think anyone wants to see naked flesh in the gym. So, wearers of low-cut, stringy vests and short shorts, perhaps save your bulging pectorals for your significant other, or your Love Island audition, OK?]( [Read more]( READ ALL ABOUT IT [Latest]( [Read More]( [Grooming]( [Read More]( [Watches]( [Read More]( [Travel]( [Read More]( [Lifestyle]( [Read More]( [Fashion]( [Read More]( [Health in Mind]( [Home Comforts]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [Download the app] [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( MR PORTER is a registered trademark of THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP LTD 1 The Village Offices, Westfield, Ariel Way, London, W12 7GF. UK company number: 3820604 To view our Privacy Policy [click here]( unsubscribe [click here]( [Mr P.]