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Vintage Man Caves..

Here are some fun, rare, and unique, hand-picked vintage man cave items that have been recently added to our store. Keep a eye on our shop, new items are listed every week at Gallo Grotte!

(Source: etsy.com)

Gentlemen, Check Your Gig line - What is it, Where is it? And why should you care -

As for most things in life, its the little details that make a big difference, from dotting your i’s and crossing your t’s, to looking one in their eyes while shaking hands and conversing. You should never over think the details, (this may cause you to lose sight of the big picture) but always be on the look out and create good habits, to allow them to flow as easily as an inhale and exhale. Your gig line is one of those small details that make a big difference.

First of all, what is a gig? The word gig is an old naval term for the “captains boat” - “17th century law required all British ships of war to carry three smaller boats, the boat, the cock boat, and the skiff. The boat — or gig — was usually used by the captain to go ashore and was the larger of the three.” (1)

So what does the captains boat have to do with my “Gig Line”? “Young officers with infractions during inspections were stuck cleaning the Captain’s Gig, i.e. they were “gigged”” (2) Now days in the military there are many things that you may be “gigged” for, but your gig line is the one that we are after today.

Your gig line falls midsection at your hips, its is the intersection of your shirt flap, belt buckle and zipper flap. All three of these should simply fall in line vertically on your right hand side. If you are putting your belt on properly already (inserting it from the left) the beginning of your belt buckle is the piece that will fall in line correctly.

Why should you care? I am not a military man but when I do interviews (and I have done many) a gentleman’s gig line is something that I always look at. When your gig line is proper the whole outfit flows and shows competence and confidence. Also lets not forget the ladies, even if they do not know what a gig line is, they know that if your intersection looks messy that you are not a man of details.

Here is a nice little ROTC video on the proper gig line - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT6H0cDYgRA