Esquire is holding competitions for the best dressed real man in America.. Winners will be featured in the September 2006 issue of Esquire. Kudos to those who polished off their Italian Moreschi’s and headed down to the participating Macy’s department store to enter. May the man with the greatest fashion persona win.

We at DressMonkey find it laughable that the competition holds as requisites both “classy dress” and “real man,” as if quality of ones threads determines his degree of male legitimacy. Do “real men” wear Pinstripes or pullovers? Surely the men that tend Uncle Jack’s farm sit at home and scoff at Esquire’s criteria for its competition and the the men that win it.

There’s no better way for contestants to wear personal style on their sleeves than with your own DressMonkey blazer. You design it, you rock it, you love it. So, here’s my little PR pitch to all DressMonkeys out there in cyberspace:

Wear your personalized DressMonkey blazer at this year’s Esquire Best Dressed competition, take a picture of yourself rockin it before the judges and send it to us along with a short personal note. We’ll then not only glamorize you and your delectable fashion persona on our website, but better yet offer you a 50% discount on your next DressMonkey purchase.

I’ll see you at Macy’s.