Handle The Heat Like a Gentleman

Back in the day, women used to cook.  In the '60's, they said "enough!" and spawned a few generations of confused gents dependent on freezers stocked with Hungry Man.  Well, today gents are starting to say "'nuff!" (although we'll always have a soft spot in our heart for anything microwaveable), as we learn “L'Ecole du feu,” which translates to “The School of Fire.”  Gentleman are quick learners of course, and it hasn't taken us long to realize why the French give it such a name, to which our burnt fingers can attest.  Naturally, we'd rather suffer such burns than don those flowery, powder blue mitts from Williams Sonoma.  GentStuff has found another solution, however:  Cool oven mitts.  These badass mitts protect our hands and our sense of dignity, as we reach into the scalding broiler to retrieve our braised Beef Shank.  So whether you love or hate cooking, at least now you can get it done, like a gentleman.  

Acquire 'em here:  http://www.farfetch.com/shopping/item10069751.aspx  $31.00

Survive Like a Gentleman

It's a rough world out there.  Of course, as gentleman we are aware of life's many and varied perils.  From puddles (watch your step!) to poison ivy (don't touch that!), our ladies depend on our knowledge of the world's dangers to keep them safe and sound.  In honoring our role as safekeepers, it is our duty to be prepared in case of emergency.  Gent Stuff thus heartily endorses Frank Miniter's essential "Ultimate Man's Survival Guide."  So when that bear charges into your romantic picnic in the woods, you'll yawn and remember chapter 6, and survive - like a gentleman.

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Pack It Like a Gentleman

In honor of back to school, GentStuff would like to make a tribute to our humble friend The Backpack.  A trusted campus warrior of yore, the backpack always had more than enough function to make up for its inherently lacking looks (we're looking right in your ugly mug, Jansport!).  No more.  Marc Jacobs has undertaken the noble quest of Gentifying the Schoolboy relic, and by the looks of his handiwork above, he has done it again.  With a concealed compartment in the front flap, three exterior pockets, adjustable straps, drawstring fastening, reflective strips and metallic lining, the Nylon hi-fi has enough compartments to stash those bottles of Cakebread Cabernet and Cohibas and still have room for your collection of Ernest Hemingway's classics.  So sack up in style, with Mac Jacob's Nylon Hi-Fi backpack.

Acquire it here:  http://www.shopstyle.com/product/marc-by-marc-jacobs-mr-porter-bags-luggage-nylon-hifi-backpack/254961430  $290.00