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"Short Memo" is a forum for Consuelo C. Bova to share her knowledge about Men's Clothing. As founder and C.E.O. of ForTheFit.com (the nation's foremost short men's apparel retailer), she has learned a thing or two about Men's fashion- particularly as it relates to dressing shorter men. Her philosophy? "Men's fashion has less to do with the season's hottest trends or a man's natural good looks," she states "the secret is that any man, whatever his size or shape, can look amazing if he knows how to select the Right Style and the Right Fit for him." This blog will include style advice, tips, tricks and trends for making shorter men dress their very best.

Monday, November 3, 2008

A Short Transition to the Holiday Season: Annual Short Men’s Gift Guide is up at ForTheFit.com

The Holiday Season seemed to kick in early for us at ForTheFit.com. Despite an overall weak economy, we saw a significant lift in Holiday Sales as early as October 1st - a fact for which we are very grateful to our new and repeat customer's alike! Nonetheless, we wanted to alert our readers to the fact that ForTheFit.com's annual Men's Holiday Gift Guide is up.

This year, in additional to our usual recommendations of short-inseam sweatpants and loungewear, we are proud to offer an assortment of more traditional and luxury gift items, sized for the shorter man.

[caption id="attachment_61" align="alignright" width="117" caption="Men's Short-Rise Charleston Khaki Cord, Exclusively at ForTheFit.com"]Men's Short-Rise Corduroy by Charleston Khaki, exclusively at ForTheFit.com, $89[/caption]

For one, exclusively at ForTheFit.com, we are offering the Charleston Khaki brand of trousers in a short rise, corduroy model for the Fall/Winter season (supplies are limited, shop early for best selection).

We also have an assortment of sweaters (v-neck, crew and polo styles in silk, cotton & cashmere) available from Men's Size Extra-Small. We're also offering Outerwear in Leather, Suede & Fleeced (also from Size XS). Our favorite? The R-Tek Recycled Fleece Vest- it's warm, inexpensive ($39.99), eco-friendly, and sized from XS- it doesn't get better than this!

[caption id="attachment_60" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Shown In Navy, from size XS, $39.99 at ForTheFit.com"]Shown In Navy, from size XS, $39.99 at ForTheFit.com[/caption]

For more, check out our Holiday Gift Guide.

Also, we haven't officially published the dates on our Home Page yet... but it appears that our cutoffs for Guaranteed Holiday Delivery are as follows:

Orders placed by December 10th at Midnight PST... guaranteed delivery for December 22nd

Orders placed by December 12th at Midnight PST...guaranteed delivery for December 24th

Beyond the dates above, we will do our best to get packages out in time for the Holidays, but we can make no promises (especially in the case of special order merchandise). Shop Early to ensure that your selections are available and delivered on time

Here's to a joyful (& stress-free!) Holiday Season for all,

C. Bova,

CEO, ForTheFit.com