Gentlemen, I get your e-mails, I read the comments here on YouTube. I know you guys
want more about casual clothing. So that's what this video is all about. Ten essential
items that every man needs in his casual wardrobe. Now, three quick points before I get into
the ten essential items that should be in your casual wardrobe. Number one, everything
I'm talking about in this video is for cooler weather. Hey, it's that time of the year
and you're going to find for fall, for winter, for spring, everything I'm going to show
you is great. Point number two, I mentioned the word interchangeable
wardrobe. That simply means that all the items I'm going to bring up should be able to
mix and match all the other items. And the reason this is important is I want you to
get a lot of wear and tear out of these items. I want you to feel okay maybe spending a little
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So, item number one on my essential casual wardrobe list is the shirt jacket. So, it
is technically a shirt, but it almost feels like a jacket and that's because it's
made from a very heavy weave. So, what they've taken is a very thick yarn and they've woven
it very tight and what we get is something that almost feels like it has the consistency
of a lightweight denim or a lightweight jean here.
And, what I love about this, it's wind-resistant. It's a little bit water-resistant. You can
layer very well with this. It's going to protect you in the cooler weather and, it's
something I think that has a very rugged and great look to it.
Now, when you're looking at shirts like this, you want to go for I like a 100%
cotton. Occasionally they can bring in other types of weaves or fabrics and I think that's
going to be fine, but this one a 100% cotton. But this is a great for work, this is great
for, again, throwing over a t-shirt, throwing over a long sleeve t-shirt or a henley. It's
something that is great for layering. And why? I think a lot of guys just don't have
this in their wardrobe, so that's why I've got it at number one.
Number two on my casual wardrobe essentials, gentlemen, I've got the long sleeve henley.
So, I'm going to go ahead and pull up a picture really quick, but when you're looking
at a long sleeve henley, again, go for solid dark colors or light colors as well. This
is something that you wouldn't always wear it by itself, but it's great for layering.
As I talked about with the cotton shirt jacket, this is something that you could throw that
right over this. It looks great, it's much nicer than a t-shirt. Now, if the henley is
not for you as an alternative, look at the long sleeve polo. A lot of us have had short
sleeve polos. Long sleeve polos are a little bit harder to find, but I think they're
great for a man's wardrobe especially, again, when you want to layer.
Next stop on our list, gentlemen is the casual button-down. And this is something that you�ve
probably heard, you probably already got a few in your wardrobe, but are you really maximizing
this, are you going and exploring and bringing a lot of fun ones into your wardrobe?
Now, there are three things I like to look for. Number one, color. Number two, let's
look at the style. And number three, let's look at the fabric choice.
So, number one, the color. Did you notice the orange button-down I'm wearing right
here? You open this up, let me show you guys. This is a pretty bright color and something
maybe by itself I wouldn't wear, but when I layer it, when I bring in other bits of
clothing, I'm able to in a sense draw attention to my neck area pointing to the face. It's
almost like a necktie. And, if you're not into that thing, go with something that may
be has kind of a more of a rugged feel. Olive green, one of my favorite colors, but
you can bring in dark blues, variations of blue. You can also bring in mixed weaves where
you've got this one is actually a wide with a very dark blue which gives off this lighter
blue look. Whatever it is, gentlemen, experiment with color and have fun with your button-downs.
Now, point number two here talking about the style, so many things that you can find here.
Look at this one again, notice the breast pocket right here breast pocket here. I really
like double breast pockets on casual button-downs, the reason being is it builds up the chest
area. Now, I don't have an example here but you
could look for shirts with epaulettes and that's basically an extra bit of material
here has a military heritage. Other things you can look for maybe pockets over on the
arms. You can look at, you know, the buttoning. So this one right here has a buttoning in
the back so not only do we have on the collar the buttoning right here, the collar button,
but in the back. Look at the buttons, you can actually go for a contrasting button.
Now, let's get into fabrics and this is where a lot of guys fall down and what I love
Territory Ahead. I'm going to link you over to a number of their shirts and bring up a
number of pictures here, but look at some of these fabrics, we're talking velvet.
I mean, guys, you can bring velvet into your wardrobe. Look at chambrays. Some of you,
guys, have heard of this, so something many of you are familiar with, but have you ever
seen dobby? Do you even know what dobby is? Dobby is actually a type of fabric made on
a dobby weave and what we're going to see is intricate weaves. Also things you may want
to consider, corduroy. Yes, corduroy is not just for your trousers. You can also bring
it in the shirts. There's other ones like shammy and, you know, flannel, a classic and
is great for this time of the year. Next stop on our casual wardrobe essentials,
the t-shirt. And not just any t-shirt, we're talking t-shirts made from a heavier weight
fabric which are going to have a very nice drape, are going to actually be great layering
piece. So, you could throw in an undershirt, throw a t-shirt over that, then throw over
maybe a henley and then, have something else because some of us live in very cool places
and what you want to focus in on keeping that core nice and warm. Or, you can simply just
take a nice t-shirt throw on even a jacket or another, you know, that shirt jacket I
was talking about and that's going to be a great look as well.
Now, the t-shirt style what you're looking for is either a crew or a V. I really like
V's and I don't think it's something that enough men bring to their wardrobe. The
reason I like the V is it kind of draws attention to the neck focuses on building up that V
which is always a great look for a man. Next stop on the list, a rugged sports jacket
made from a cotton material made from a twill. Let me pull up this picture of a jacket from
Pendleton over at Territory Ahead. Isn't this jacket beautiful? Look at that. The key
with a rugged jacket and if you think about sports jacket, look at the word, sports. So,
this is something that is made to actually be worked and sports jackets initially were
hunting jackets. These are made to take a beating and that's what I love about this
is you can look good and you can still go out there and rough.
Now, what I love about cotton is I could actually throw this in the washing machine. I want
to be pretty careful, wash it in cold maybe wash it with delicate and let it hang dry.
But, what I love about these rougher jackets is they were made to be to actually live
life in them and having four kids, I can tell you these are things I gravitate towards.
Now, this one right here is interesting, it's a shell and it's made to be winter-resistant,
a little bit water resistant and but it's still got a lot of the classic sports looks
to it. And this could be something I can wear in drizzling weather. Whatever it may be,
guys, I do think bringing in something that's a little bit rougher a little bit tougher
is a great way to add onto your casual wardrobe. Next stop, gentlemen, we got textured sweaters.
Textured sweaters, sweaters with patterns with intricate designs in them, they are made
to be worn by themselves or they can be layered. What I like about these is they get give
up at a depth. They can really build up your chest area. I've got one that's got an
air and not going across here, so that builds up my arms, builds up my chest. But, what
I like is I can wear them in lieu of a sports jacket or and this really depends on how a
lightweight the weave is, you can actually layer them.
If it becomes a heavier weave, maybe made from a coarse cotton or a coarse wool, it�s
going to be something that's going that's going to be harder to layer depending on the
size of your jacket. But, if it's lightweight made from maybe cashmere or a very finely
woven wool, you will be able to wear it under a sports jacket. Again, we're talking about
layering here, but when looking at these sweaters what you want to focus in on is the fit. Sweaters
are very hard to actually get adjusted, but it is something when you get the right one
it is such a great piece. Now, look at the different styles out there.
You're going to find something that have a mock neck crew which comes down right over
here, just uses a few buttons maybe a zipper. Those are great for throwing on, but what
I really like are cardigans. What I love about it is the overall design of the cardigan,
how it almost looks like a jacket. Now, gentlemen, I could talk about sweaters
all day and I've got videos that go into a lot more detail about sweaters, but I want
you to go check out the support article. In the support article actually I'm going to
lay out a number of pictures that some of my favorite sweaters and the looks and that
will help you find the one that suits you. Next stop, gentlemen, let's talk trousers.
So, I'm not going to bring up jeans in this video and I could have easily put them in
this list, but I assume that you've already got some great fitted jeans in your wardrobe.
What I want to talk about are trousers made from unique fabrics which I think work really
well in the cooler weather. Number one, corduroy. So, corduroy is not
just for kids, guys. Corduroy has two great things going for it. Number one are the wales
and that's where it's got that unique weave that looks like texture because those
wales in cooler weather actually can trap air and they are very warm, again, perfect
for winter wear. Now, also, texture. And so, texture I've
talked about it before, women love texture. Other men like texture. People want to touch
texture. Now, what you see here is cavalry twill. This is a durable tough fabric. Literally
this stuff is going to be tougher than jeans. So, when you have this in your trousers, it's
going to stand out it's going to look unique and most of all guys it's durable. This
is something that's going to stand up your washes, it's going to stand up the wear
and tear and you're going to get a lot of miles out of it.
Next stop on the list, the lace up casual boots. So, let me give you a couple of options
here. You've got the chukka. I've talked the entire videos about this, but I think
a casual chukka especially in a dark brown is a great addition to any interchangeable
casual wardrobe. But, let's look at the higher lace-up more
with a combat type of history type of boot. This boot is going to be great. What you're
looking for here is a very durable gripping sole. We're on a time of the year there's
going to be snow there's going to be sleet there's you could slip on the ground
in the rain, so you want to make sure you have a good grip with any type of boot you
go with. Next stop on the list for casual wardrobe
essentials, guys, have a great jacket and I'm going to give you three options right
here. Number one let's look at the jean jacket classic. Something that's going to
go great with everything except a pair of jeans that match it exactly, so you can wear
them with, yes, darker color or lighter color jeans, but a lot of guys can mix and match
this with a wide range of I've talked about other trousers. So cords, the cavalry
twill, some of the other options out there, with chinos it's going to look great.
Now, let's go to the peacoat. I did, you know, and I've talked about the peacoat
before. I think it's a great jacket especially in cooler climates. One thing I love about
the peacoat is it doesn't go too far down. It does cover your buttocks and that kind
of right in the hip area, but at the same time it doesn't go down to the legs. So,
this is a great jacket if you're going to be getting in and out of a vehicle.
Let's say you want something more in a peacoat though. You're over in Finland, you're
over in Canada, you're up in Alaska, and you're like, Antonio, it gets cold here,
I need something that's going to give me more coverage especially up in and around
the head, then look at the parka. The parka was specifically designed for explorers.
These are wide range options out there, but what I'm always looking for is wind-resistance,
water-resistance. It needs to be something that literally first off it protects you from
the elements. Go with something that's going to be dark-colored. I really don't like
the really too light-colored parka and the reason being is they can stain easily, but
a dark-colored parka is classic is going to be just an item that you're going to get
a lot of wear and tear out of in your wardrobe. So, this next item may surprise a few of you
guys, but I think a clean cut well-fitted dark-colored hoodie is essential to a casual
wardrobe and let me explain. A lot of the hoodies out there being sold, they've got
huge brand names on them or they've got just some crazy type of design on the back
that makes them really loud or they're going in a color which is really impractical for
tough wear. I think that the hoodie when you look at how
basically functional it can be, it's great for layering. So, let's say you grab that
peacoat, but you need something to give you a little bit of extra warmth up here or you�re
going to be wearing that jean jacket, you could throw the hoodie right underneath it.
I think it's a great layering piece and when you get something that actually fits
you and is functional as well, it's a great essential piece of a man's wardrobe.
All right, gentlemen. So now, it's your turn. What did I miss? What would you have
added to this video? Let me know down in the comments. I'm going to go down there, check
them out and we'll probably do a video similar to this in the spring in the summer.
Go check out Territory Ahead. I'm going to I have that great discount code down
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I love their gear. It works for me and my lifestyle. Here in the Midwest, I simply thought
I'm going to be going to a birthday party today, I will wear what you see right here
because it simply is practical and it works. Guys, that's it. I will see you in the next
video. Take care.