Talking To Mark Simpson (To Myself) About ‘Retrosexual’

In a recent interview for an Italian magazine, Mark Simpson mentioned some old friends of his – ‘hummersexuals’. He said: ‘Hummersexuals are guys who over-emphasise their masculinity with ‘manly’ accessories in a way that makes you wonder what they’re covering up. Retrosexuals are merely pre-metrosexual.’ This is consistent with what he wrote about Hummersexuals, back in [...]

The Opposite of Metrosexual

Has Shane Warne Ditched His Metrosexual Masculinity? The Mail thinks so: ‘just as you think SHANE WARNE has gone and cashed in every last one of his man points in his pursuit of the fragrant ELIZABETH HURLEY, he goes and emerges with this hulking chunk of macho posturing. I’m no expert on Aussie-rules marriages but I find it [...]

The Spanish for Retrosexual

Have you ever wanted to know if you are metro or retro? Well thanks  to the Spanish publication LaVanguardia, you can find out! They produce this handy checklist to help you work out once and for all what kind of man you are. Metrosexuals: Urban, heterosexual or homosexual, usually single. Examples: David Beckham, Rafael Nadal [...]

The Art Of Manliness

I have discovered the art of manliness and so can you, chaps! http://artofmanliness.com/ This wonderfully ‘retro’ blog on how to be a real man, a distinguished man, who trains hard, and grooms his moustache, was mentioned in an article in Newsweek, about the need for the ‘New Macho’ in America. Mark Simpson, our ever-trusted Next-ro-sexual [...]