This gentleman is not how you pair sneakers with jeans. Neither is this. And if you think
that this is how you pair sneakers and jeans, you desperately need to watch today's video. Now,
gents, you're a grown ass man. You can wear whatever you want. Fashion is of
course subjective. What matters most is you feel confident and comfortable in your look.
All that being said, in my experience and research,
there are some things that are more attractive, make a man look better than others. First up,
we've got running shoes and jeans. Now, I know that Steve Jobs was able to pull this
look off and if you've got your own cult, yeah, you could probably make it work.
But, unfortunately, for the majority of men, it makes it look like you're not even trying. Now,
if you're going for this look intentionally,
all the more power to you. But, as we're going to talk about later in this video,
you have tons of better options. Next up, we've got cuffing, stacking, and rolling.
Whether you decide to stack, roll, Or cuff your jeans. You want to make sure that you're doing
it in a manner that you've thought through the way it looks. The key here is you want to get
the proportions right. Too much stacking, too much excess material as you can see here just
looks off. And that takes us to this next mistake, getting proportions and fit wrong.
Now, if you've been shopping lately, you've probably seen that baggy jeans
are in. The problem though with baggy jeans and most sneakers is that those baggy jeans
are going to swallow those sneakers right up. You're not even going to be able to see them.
Skinny jeans on the other hand especially when worn with larger sneakers, A k a high tops.
All of a sudden, the proportions again, look off these proportions right here,
can all of a sudden make your feet look oversized. So I had
it correctly. Pair of sneakers with jeans. Well, gentlemen, that's the subject of today's video.
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six guidelines I want to share with you to correctly match jeans with sneakers.
Rule number one is to The Dress Code. Now, for most situations,
this isn't going to be much of an issue because if you're wearing jeans, if you're wearing sneakers,
you are in general dressing casually. However, where this can be an issue is when you're trying
to step up the style. Maybe you've got those jeans and you're matching them with a sports jacket.
You're trying to dress up the look. you're going to go with a casual sneaker. It can't help but
even bring down the look more. So, you're really pushing the envelope. Can you pull this off? Yes.
That being said, would you be better served by wearing a sneaker that's in a darker color,
something that has, you know, as far as sneakers go, a more formal look.
What you must avoid are sneakers that no matter how you put it, they are casual. Yes,
they're great for running, but for showing up trying to dress up jeans,
no, not a good combination. Rule number two and tied directly to that last one,
you want to choose a pair of sneakers that complement the jeans you're wearing.
Now, of course, you can select sneakers that have a high contrast. Oftentimes, we do this when we
choose white. or black sneakers. A bright colored pair of sneakers paired with bright colored jeans,
all of a sudden people don't know where to look and it ends up making you look like a clown. Now,
this next rule seems obvious, but I see the mistake made all the time.
Pay attention to the cleanliness of your sneakers. If your sneakers
are white in color, you want them to appear white,
not yellow and definitely not stained and covered with dirt and grime. That being said,
dark colored and black sneakers Aren't exempt. The reality is any colored sneaker can get dirty.
Usually light colors though you got to be more careful with and pay more
attention to. The next two rules are particular to the denim. First up,
you want to make sure that you select the right style. We talked about that in mistakes
getting the proportions right, but really that's going to be the cut of the denim.
And then, pay attention to that leg opening
and the basic outseam. That's the length of the leg. If it's
So, if you're going for a more modern look, this is simply your wardrobe. Everything here
is going to be sleek, everything here is going to be minimalist. There are certain
types of sneakers that work with that. If you're going more for a retro style,
you're a big fan of Jordan 1s, you want to bring those into your wardrobe,
you want to be careful about mixing them in with that modern sleek look.
Look, again, gents, these rules, these guidelines, they are but a path. If you really understand
what you're doing, understand that you can bend, you can break any of these rules. Now,
earlier I talked about the right jeans to wear with sneakers because not all jeans
are going to work well. So, let's go ahead and bring up the five different styles.
You're going to see skinny jeans, slim fit jeans, you're going to see straight leg jeans,
bootcut jeans, and relaxed fit jeans. Now, in general in the fashion industry,
we see a move away. From skinny over towards baggy. I do think extremes either way don't
really work for a gentleman unless he's got the body type that's going to fit with that.
But, when it comes to baggy jeans, I do think you still have some options. If
this is the way you want to go, you want something that's really a relaxed fit,
then you want to look for sneakers that are going to be a bit larger. One of the easiest
ways to be able to incorporate larger sneakers into your wardrobe is to go for high tops.
Now, high top sneakers as many of you guys know were originally developed to be able to
support to the ankle. Very simple way of Basically, giving that extra layer
being able to lace them to the top. Athletes especially in basketball noticed they had I
would have less injuries if I had shoes that basically prevented my ankles from rolling.
Now, when it comes to the fashion world, they're always paying attention to
influencers. And in the 1950s, 60s, we saw the rise of the athlete as an influencer,
Michael Jordan being the one that everyone knows about. But, going back even further
1930s and 1940s, we can look at the converse. All stars. Yeah, the Chuck Taylors right there.
Well, these were a go to for the top athletes at the time. What about bootcut
jeans and sneakers? Well, this is going to be the one style of jean that I'm going to
say stay away from if you want to be able to pair them with sneakers. Intuitively think,
oh, I could wear these with high tops and just wear them over, but they just
seem to consume the sneaker especially if you want to be able to show them off.
Yeah, if you want a classic well proportioned look, stay away from the bootcut unless you're
going to be wearing a pair of boots. In that case, of course. The bootcut works. Next up,
we've got skinny jeans. You know, as long as they're not painted on the
body and if you've got a thin or a profile, I think skinny jeans can work for some men,
especially if you're going to want to wear a low top sneaker.
Again, here the key is making sure the sneaker is not overly sized. So, if you're going to
wear skinny jeans, probably stay away from high tops. A better look though especially
for the professional man if you're over the age of 30, maybe look to slim. Cut jeans, a tapered
jeans. It's going to be more versatile depending on how much excess material you've got here.
You're going to be able to either pull off high tops, but low tops are I think where
most men should start when it comes to wearing sneakers with jeans. But,
this jean type in general is going to be the easiest one to be able to pair this
combination with. It's going to be relatively versatile. Again, it depends on the taper.
If it's too much of a taper, it's definitely not going to work for the high tops especially if it
seems like you can tuck them. And, yeah, that's going to be too loose because you do want to be
able to stack the jeans. Yeah, if you're going to be going with the jeans, make sure that you've got
enough room down there at the leg opening that you're going to be able to stack them properly.
And, right with that, we've got the straight cut. This is going to be great for the guy
that's a little bit larger, carrying a little bit more weight around the
midsection. A straight cut proportionately is going to work with either type of sneakers,
a wide range of sneakers that you want to be able to pair with this.
This is going to be a little bit harder. to dress up. It's going to be more casual. The slim,
the tapered look I think actually be worn with a sports jacket. This look right here is going
to be a bit too baggy I think to be able to pull off with most sports jackets. That being said,
if you want to go for that casual look just wearing a casual button down, maybe wearing
a henley, maybe just wearing a t shirt with your sneakers and jeans, this is a great combination.
Next up, let's talk about jean wash. You're going to see four major types of wash out there. First
up, you're going to have the Dark denim, which I've recommended in many of my videos. I think
this is going to be the most versatile of all the washes because you can dress it up,
you can dress it down. It can be casual mixed in with a t shirt.
And when it comes to sneakers, you're going to have the most options. The only issue with the
wash is if you're trying to wear this with light sneakers, there is going to
be a higher contrast. I know not all guys are going to be comfortable with that. So,
if you are a fan of light colored sneakers, then consider A light wash.
Now, light washes when it comes to jeans, these are going to be some of the most
casual jeans out there. That being said, if you want to pair them with white sneakers,
if you want to pair them with light gray, maybe off white,
anything like that, you're going to find that this is just a really simple easy combination.
That being said, mid wash you could argue is actually even
Easy to match with light color because there is going to be a bit of contrast,
but it's not overly done even with white here. And this is going to be more of the
true blue jeans. I do think that these aren't as easy to dress up. They're not as versatile.
A lot of guys especially over the age of 30 start to steer away from these because they
just come off as too casual. But again, if you're going for that casual look,
you're going to be matching these with casual sneakers. Mid washes also work
really well with sneakers. They're going to have a variety of colors.
They can have a little bit of contrast. Right here, we have three colors. But,
if you want to bring in sneakers, you know, that have multicolors or you want to bring
in a little bit of green, a little bit of red, black with a bit of white on
any of those sneakers, then the mid wash is really I think where they're going to shine.
Now, what about distressed denim? Not going to be for everybody. I do
think if you're going to pull this off, you've got to wear it with confidence,
but with distressed denim, you're pretty much going to want a pair of these. With
casual sneakers. So you're not going to want to try to dress these up. I mean,
you can, and I've seen guys be able to pull this off with leather sneakers.
But this is where you're going to go for the more casual sneakers to be able to style with.
So now let's talk about the different categories of sneakers. And the problem
with this is that many of the sneakers they actually fit in multiple categories,
but I'm going to try to break this up so you can easily understand.
Canvas sneakers. This is where sneakers Really got their start in the 1920s, 1930s,
1940s, we saw the rubber sole with a canvas upper. In fact, if you go back even further,
we did see variations, but really that's when it became mass manufactured. Now,
there's a couple of things I love about canvas sneakers.
In general, they're going to be more lightweight, they're going to be more durable. Breathable.
Any type of leather or dress sneaker out there, they're also usually going to be more affordable.
All that being said, believe it or not, leather sneakers actually have a longer history. Now,
they didn't pick up as much because leather has always been a luxury material with more
expensive to manufacture and sneakers, you know, they experimented with different materials.
Initially, the first pair of sneakers were made from leather. Now, leather historically has great
properties that made it attractive for footwear. One of the big ones is durability. Basically,
you can bend leather. 10s of thousands of times and assuming it hasn't been exposed to moisture
or any damaging materials, it's going to always come back to its original form.
And besides being durable, it's also naturally resistant to abrasion and other types of damage
whether it'd be the elements or it'd be, you know, chemicals or anything else that is going to be
there on the ground. Leather also cleans up really well. It can take a shine, it can take dyes,
so you can get a bit of a sheen on it which is going to give it a dressier type of look.
Now, the next category is going to be sports sneakers. And, yes,
I know there are canvas and leather sports sneakers, but in general, this category of
sneaker includes shoes that are made for a specific purpose. So, let's go ahead and get
started. Any shoe that is made for a particular sport is going to fall into this category.
Now, I'll be straight up, gents. Of course, you can wear a sports shoe with jeans. You can do,
again, whatever you want. But. In general, for a lot of people especially when it
comes to running shoes, this looks like you're not even trying. Now,
basketball shoes especially those that are going to be on popular athletes,
those they actually have very interesting history in how they mix in with fashion.
Be careful, again, when you're mixing a sports shoe with a jeans, sometimes it just looks like
you don't even know what you're doing, you're not trying. Now, this next category is perhaps
the youngest and that is the dress sneaker. I know a lot of people out there especially
traditionalists, they're thinking that can't even exist, that's an oxymoron.
The So, let's talk about the word sneaker mixed in with dress clothing. It's like oil and water,
you know, they can't mix. Well, they sort of do because that's the thing that happens with
style over time with fashion is that, uh, we start to see things emerge and what we
notice is that men want to be comfortable and a lot of them are getting away from dress shoes.
They're going into these sneakers and it's not just, you know, the leather upper and
they're going with these non traditional designs. And some of these leather sneakers,
you know, they actually almost look Like dress shoes. That being said,
if you're dressing for black tie, you're going to want to keep it traditional.
But, if you're wearing a suit and you've got foot problems,
you find some of these dress sneakers, hey, they just work, I feel comfortable. Again,
you're confident in that look, then go for it. I do think there are other options,
but I know why a lot of guys go for this. Now, are dress sneakers always going to dress up the jeans.
Are they going to dress up the outfit? Well, I think if you're going for a jean
and sneaker combination that you can wear with a sports jacket, I do think that,
yeah, I would be looking at dress sneakers. But, don't think that dress sneakers are ever going
to be at the level of dress shoes at least probably not for the next 30 or 40 years.
Now, what about retro sneakers? So, this is where they take a design that was popular in the 1970s,
1980s, 1990s, maybe just in the thousands and they bring it to life. These are going
to be more into the fashion space. And I actually do like this. I like
seeing something that was a classic design, not slip away, not disappear.
An example of this is going to be Air Jordans. You're going to see the Air Jordan 1s being very
popular, but also the Air Jordan 3s, the Air Jordan 6s, and the Air Jordan 4s. Now,
fashion sneakers are going to be designed specifically for women. Trends for,
you know, they're not going to make sense functionally all the time.
They are going to be probably a little bit louder. Sometimes some people would say obnoxious, but
if you are hype beast, you're into fashion, you want to show that you're onto the latest trends,
more power to you. And you, what are you doing watching this video? But in this case,
if you're going to get into this, you kind of need to know what's moving, what's popular.
You know, many of you guys have seen Adidas got into this game and got
burned and a few other. Yeah, it's a very interesting space. And of course,
I couldn't leave out the category of dad sneakers. Dad sneakers are all about. Two men, A
man and a woman. Maybe couldn't tell. Still doesn't take it. That I've seen it before.
Now, really quick, I do want to mention lacing systems. So,
traditional lacing is going to be where the majority of you guys are going to want to buy
shoes that have this. If you're buying a pair of shoes and they've got Velcro,
that's fine. I get it some of you guys maybe have arthritis, you know, you want something simple,
but I'm just saying that's probably going to be best on a sports or performance shoe.
The same thing with quick lace systems, I think that they work, they look good.
Good to the most popular sneakers, the most popular sneakers that are out there. I'm going
to be showing you some of the most popular sneakers, the most popular sneakers Now,
I have seen a lot of these slip on variant sneakers coming about.
I think it's really interesting, again, from a convenience standpoint. As a guy that travels,
I like slip ons. One of the reasons I don't wear sneakers normally when I'm traveling is
I don't want to deal with the lacing, so I see that as being attractive. However,
you want to make sure they're not too casual looking which right now the majority of them are.
Now, I mentioned color, so the basic rule here is that neutral colors, we're talking Whites,
blacks and beige. These compare with pretty much any type of gene. Yes,
some are gonna have a higher contrast, they're gonna have a lower contrast depending on the
type of gene. But I understand that if you get sneakers, especially solids in any of
these colors or even with a bit of contrast in the sole, they're gonna be relatively easy to imagine.
You're gonna be safe. And speaking of being safe, if you wanna just go for a monochromatic look,
this is gonna be where the genes. And the sneakers are relatively close in color.
This is always going to be an easy combination. And let's talk about fashion trends. Of course,
style is ever evolving, but be careful of the whimsical winds of fashion because they change.
If you are chasing trends, it can be done, but you need to stay into the loop. You need to be
aware of what people are wearing and you need to be prepared to be able to spend money on
something that will not be in style this next season. So, what video to watch next? Well,
we should probably talk about different shirt combinations,
the shirts that you can wear with jeans and how to wear them properly.
Guys, I got you covered in this video right here. If you want more of this jean series,
how to mix and match and wear things correctly, I'll link to
more videos down in the description of today's video. Enjoy. Transcribed