How To Find Men's Style Resources Anywhere - Acquire The Tools You Need To Dress Sharp
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Okay, this is the question that came in, "Dear Sir, I'm from Holland near Amsterdam, to be
exact.
While your general advice is great, shops and such have no real relevance for people
outside the USA.
Maybe you can point out some good resources for people from other countries someday."
All right, that's a good question.
Basically, he's just pointing out to me that a lot of the things I talk about, a lot of
the companies I bring up, well, they're all in the United States and that's because I'm
in the United States, in my view of the world even though I've had the privilege to travel
and see a lot of other countries.
Right now, I'm living the good life in rural Wisconsin with my family and I enjoy it, not
near a big city.
In fact, the biggest traffic jam I see is occasionally when I'm taking my son to school,
about 1200 meters away, there will be three or four cars lined up if we don't get there
early enough.
His question is one that I can't -- I can't be all things to all people.
And so, you're not going to see this channel or you're probably not going to see me heading
to Paris, you're not going to see me heading to London and going in there and spending
months investigating and finding out the best places to shop, the best stores for, let's
say, Germany.
It's just something that is probably beyond the scope of what I'm trying to do here at
Real Men Real Style.
I'm not saying what I'm doing at Real Men Real Style is small.
What I'm actually trying to do here is arm you with the tools so that no matter where
you're at in the world, whether you're down in Chile or whether you're over in South Africa,
or whether you're in Dubai that you can make a smart decision locally because you're armed
with the tools to identify what is good style, what is good fit, what is good fabric, all
of this stuff for your body type.
I've talked about this and I'll continue to put out videos out there, but I'm also thinking
that I've been putting out little nuggets here and there of how you can make smart decisions
online.
You know, whenever you're buying something online, if you're down in New Zealand, you
want to make sure, especially if it's coming from the United States or coming from London
that it's got a good return policy because that's a pretty hefty shipping bill, but there
are companies out there that they take care of that for you.
If you're over in Hong Kong that you realize, "I'm in a place where if I'm well-educated
and I know what I'm looking for, right under my nose are some of the best custom tailors
in the world," also some of the custom tailors who will steal your shirt right off your back,
so you've got to be careful.
At the end of the day, I'm putting out the knowledge or I'm putting out the information
so that you can make a smart decision anywhere, but let me give you a few low-hanging fruit.
If I was in Amsterdam and I wanted to find out more about men's style and find out good
shops to go to and to spend my money at, one of the first things that I'm going to do is
I'm going to go online and I'm going to look on forums because forums are where you've
got literally thousands and thousands of people coming together and they're talking about
topics all over the place.
Go on there, create a good profile like Style Forum or Ask Andy, put where you're at.
Amsterdam is a pretty big city and there are going to be other men from Amsterdam who are
familiar with it, that they can go in and give you some great tips, and that's on the
forum, but you've got to be active.
You've got to actually know how to use the software.
You've got to create a good profile.
Identify where you're at.
Don't cloak your IP address.
When they ask you're located, put just some random place.
You want to be a little bit more transparent so people can help you.
Another thing to do is look around and look at the best dressed men that you know and
ask them where are they going?
Where are they pulling their clothing from?
How are they doing it?
It's something that we don't often ask each other.
"Where did you get that from?"
I mean, it's something that we maybe equate to a habit of the fairer sex, but I can tell
you that most men, especially if they take the time to put themselves together, they
accept that as a compliment.
It's something you can do privately, pull him aside and say, "Hey, you dress sharp and
I'm wondering where you get your jackets.
Where do you get them from?
You wear fabrics that I've never seen before."
Another one is to visit men's stores even if it's not necessarily the best men's store.
Talk with the owner.
Talk with the men working there because they're going to be able to point you in the right
direction.
At the end of the day, these are people and they want to help other people.
Perhaps they don't carry the clothing that you need or you want.
Well, they're going to be a bit more knowledgeable about, let's say, a menswear store that's
on the other side of town that could probably suit your needs better.
At the end of the day, you've got to have a basic understanding of menswear.
And the better you understand clothing, fit, fabric, style, all of that, the better your
vision is going to be for being able to identify what is good and to be able to make smart
purchasing decisions, but don't hold back.
Go out there.
You're going to make mistakes.
Don't be afraid to try and best of luck.
This has been Antonio Centeno with Real Men Real Style.
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