Heroes of Menswear: 10 Questions for The Style Blogger

![Dan Trepanier writes one of the most successful menswear blogs of the moment. Here's his best advice for being a well-dressed man. By <a href="http://sharpformen.com/author/luke-hall/">Luke Hall</a><div id='nr_fo_top_of_post'></div><p>Dan Trepanier isn’t your average 20-something fashion blogger. For starters, <em><a href="http://www.thestyleblogger.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.thestyleblogger.com']);">The Style Blogger</a></em> has become his full-time job. From Trepanier’s early days of <a href="http://www.mensstyleblog.blogspot.ca/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.mensstyleblog.blogspot.ca']);">anonymous blogging</a> back in ’09, he’s found his niche, brought in a team and has managed to carve out a promising career in the fashion industry as a blogger/stylist and up-and-coming designer.</p>
<p>But how did a boy who grew up on a farm and attended Columbia University on a basketball scholarship end up in fashion? You can credit his not-so-sartorially inclined teammates for kick starting his career, because without a <em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D70cPxYHb0" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com']);">Kazaam</a></em> moment in sight, Trepanier has made peace with the end of his college basketball career, entered the fashion realm and hasn’t looked back.</p>
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Photo Credit: Alex Crawford
Photo Credit: Jenilee Thornton
Photo Credit: Alex Crawford
Photo Credit: Alex Crawford
Photo Credit: Alex Crawford
Photo Credit: Alex Crawford
Photo Credit: Jenilee Thornton & F.E. Castleberry
Photo Credit: Alex Crawford
Photo Credit: Jenilee Thornton. Interview by Luke Hall
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