Most UNDERUTILIZED Piece Of Clothing In A Man's Wardrobe
Gentlemen. Antonio here.
Today, I want to talk about the most underutilized piece of clothing in a man's wardrobe especially
during the fall, winter and spring.
And that is the vest.
So, the vest.
Why I love it.
Number one, It's functional.
Number two.
It streamlines your look.
Number three.
It's unique.
It sets you apart from the crowd.
Let's get into the functionality.
So this vest that I'm wearing right here.
It's an insulated vest.
Absolutely love it because it adds warmth without adding bulk.
This one fits me well in the torso and if you know the history of the vest.
You probably know that this piece that was worn by messengers.
So they would actually wear clothing underneath their jackets trying to stay warm, then the
vest was actually sewn out and developed. It was used as a layering piece to help insulate the torso. Another functional
part of the vest is the pockets.
So I remember running into a photographer and he's at a summer wedding and he's wearing a vest.
I thought it was really smart.
He had all these pockets, had all these different lenses.
It was a functional piece that worked for him and you can get the same function.
So some of the vests I got by ScotteVest, which actually made a name for itself.Good
looking vest right there has a very streamlined look to it but this thing has over 20 pockets
on it.
You got to absolutely love open it up.
It's got pockets for your smartphone, pockets for your glasses, pockets for your your camera.
On the other side, it's got, I know pockets for water, and actually a pouch for holding the
water up place.
It's got, what else, again, for the smart device.
If you want to actually use it within there. If you go down, they actually have for business
cards.
Absolutely love this company.
I'll be working with them soon as a sponsor but now, I'm just plugging them because I
absolutely love their gear.
Now, this jacket or the vest I'm wearing and this vest over here.
I have multiples.
And I've talked about that before.
If you find something that you love, you buy multiple versions of it in different colors.
This one's made by Banana Republic.
And by the way, you guys are probably asking.
"Antonio, how do you choose colors?"
A quick hack here on colors when you're buying vests.
Look at what you're already wearing when it comes to jackets and sport jackets and just replicate
that.
I've talked about my favorite color when it comes to jackets is olive.
I've always loved this color but what's cool about this is whenever I'm wearing my shirts. It's
going to work with the olive, because it's already working with my interchangeable wardrobe.
All the other pieces in there.
The same thing with blues, a lot of my shirts, a lot (inaudible) they're simply going to
work with blues.
I stick with blues here.
Now, this jacket.
is going to be more casual.
Again, it's by ScotteVest.
It's got a similar setup inside although not nearly as many pockets as the other one.
This one's a little bit lighter.
It's a more casual overall design jacket and you can tell because of the contrasting zippers.
Do you guys see that right there?
So over here, we have less contrast.
This jacket also, the fabric has a sleeker design.
So that jacket or this vest, I could possibly layer it under a sports jacket and get away
with it and bring it a lot of pockets.
But uh - this one right here would be harder especially with the collar, it makes a bit more casual.
Now this jacket, or this doesn't look like a vest. It's got the sleeves but what's interesting
is that they actually come right off.
So I'm excited because I'm taking this transformational piece over to Hawaii. It's actually called
Tropiformer or something like that but this one much more lightweight.
So again, the great thing about the vest is it's functional and I talked about bringing
the look together.
Now, I want to hit on it really quick.
So you'll notice my overall look, I've got these gray pants and my Thursday boots on
but this look right here is going to be much more streamlined.
The eyes are going to go up and down a lot easier because we don't have a stark contrast with
the blue on my shirt with the lighter colored jeans that I'm wearing that are light gray.
Now, that right there allows the eyes to go up and down, it's going to give the appearance
of height. It's more of the monochromatic look because you're not breaking up the overall body.
So guys, you want to stand out, you want to look good, you want to be someone who is remembered
for looking great and the reason being is not that you want to be known as the most
stylish guy.
It's simply, you want to get your foot in the door.
People are more likely going to trust someone who's professional and I think a vest, the
right one for the right occasion can actually again bring that look together and be someone
like "Hey, he just looked really put together.
There's something about that guy that made him look awesome."
And that's what we're looking for.
So guys, look to bring a vest into your wardrobe, and make sure to also go for a vest that doesn't
have a huge logo on it especially that fits you well.
Remember the style pyramid.
Fit, Fabric and Function.
You nail those things, you're going to bring a great vest into your wardrobe and you're going
to get a lot of miles out of it.
Now, I know I did not talk about suit vests and things like that.
If you want that video, I'm gonna link to it down in the description.
I've covered that years ago and suit vests, I find really just don't work for my
style. I'm going much more for a casual style nowadays when I'm wearing my vests
but it is something that I know you guys bring into your wardrobe.
That's it guys. Take care. I will see you in the next video.