Big things have small beginnings.
Gentlemen, what movie is that from?
If you guess Prometheus, you're wrong.
It's actually Prometheus playing homage to Lawrence of Arabia.
It's a good movie and even better book.
And what we learned in that book is that one small individual can have a huge impact on
a region that were still feeling today.
Now, how does this play into our video?
Because in today's video, gentlemen, twenty small style mistakes that can lead to huge
problems later on.
Mistake number one.
Pulling on loose threads.
So, when you see a loose thread, either cut it, tie it off yourself, or take it to a tailor
or seamstress to get cut or tied off.
Mistake number two.
Not repairing a loose button immediately.
So, when you look at your jacket look at your shirt, you see a loose button, you want to
get that repaired immediately.
Don't wait until it falls off because then it's going to be too late.
Anytime you send your clothing to a cleaners by the way, you can actually ask them to check
for loose buttons and to repair them if necessary.
Small mistake number three.
Not hemming your trousers.
So, you want to hem them when you purchase them.
But, if you've had them for awhile you look at the back and you notice they're starting
to tear starting to fray, you need to get those shortened.
Take them and get them shortened immediately.
Guys, it doesn't look good especially when you've got threads hanging out from the back.
Notice how these first three mistakes could be solved by a tailor.
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Mistake number four.
Not checking pockets before you throw clothes in the washing machine.
We're talking pens, markers, it can ruin an entire load of laundry.
Check the pockets.
Mistake number five.
Read the care label on the clothing.
If it says do not wash in the washing machine or do not wash in hot or warm water, don't
do it you're going to ruin the clothing.
Mistake six, seven, and eight, I'm going to bring them together.
They all have to do with the dryer.
So, first off don't dry your clothing too long.
You got a single pair of jeans, don't put it in there for fifty five minutes, instead
use that setting that says damp and it will turn off automatically oftentimes like in
fifteen minutes.
Understand the longer you leave your clothing in there the more damage it's going to do
to the clothing.
Yes, dryers damage clothing.
The other thing is whenever it's done drying, immediately take the clothing out and fold
it.
You waste a lot of time and you have a lot or wrinkles in your clothing because you let
them sit and cool and that's how the wrinkles form.
So, for shirts and for other types of trousers, simply taking them out and folding them hanging
them, they're going to look a lot better and you're going to save a lot of time.
The other thing many clothes don't even need to go into the dryer.
So, dress shirts, certain types of trousers or chinos.
How about you take them out of the washer damp and then you iron them immediately.
You're not going to it's the shirts are going to last longer and because they're still damp
with a little bit of moisture from the washing machine, they're actually going to be easier
to iron.
Mistake number nine.
Can you spot it?
Wearing a shirt without a tie and having a weak placket.
So, what happens when you have a weak placket, the shirt collar will get tucked under here
sometimes, it falls, it's loose, it just looks really it just doesn't look that sharp.
And you've seen a sharp-looking collar and what you've got, it's just framing the face
perfectly.
It's got this nice straight edge and there are shirts that come with, you know, a little
bit thicker placket.
But, even if you have a thick placket and you've starched it you've ironed it, within
thirty minutes it usually falls down.
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Mistake number ten.
Billowing shirts.
So, this is when you get the dreaded muffin top and it looks really bad when you got a
dark pair of trousers with a light-colored shirt or the opposite.
But, in any case, you got a lot of contrast in the midsection and what we see is this
billowing top of the shirt.
Mistake number eleven.
When you buy a shirt that's going to be tucked in, you want to make sure it's long enough.
Put the shirt on, raise your hands up and it should be at least one to two inches below
your belt line when you still raise your arms up.
If you buy a shirt that's too short, it's going to come untucked and it's just going
to be a hassle to keep tucked in when you're moving around.
Small mistake number twelve.
You develop a habit of tucking in your shirt fifteen to twenty times a day.
It become such a habit that you don't even think about it and so, you're talking to your
colleagues all of a sudden you starts sticking your hand down your pants.
And, I get it, some of you guys have extra weight in and around the midsection or maybe
it's just simply that you've got you don't know how to tuck in your shirt properly.
In any case guys, you need to figure this out.
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Small mistake number thirteen.
Not taking your wool sweaters to a dry cleaner to get them clean at the end of the season.
And mistake number fourteen.
Not taking those same sweaters putting them in a sealed container over the summer.
Why?
Moth damage, gentlemen.
It's real.
And, you want to make sure so why get them cleaned?
Because the chemicals at the dry cleaner will kill most if not all of the eggs.
Then, when you store them properly and you don't you keep them sealed, you put in there
different things.
You can use like natural lavender or you can use moth balls.
It depends on, you know, however you want to go.
But, when it comes down to it, gentlemen, you want to make sure to properly store those
wool sweaters.
All it take is a few moths they're going to multiply, you open it up in the fall and your
sweaters are damaged.
Don't let that happen.
Mistake number fifteen.
Never iron a suit.
Gentlemen, there's a difference between pressing, ironing, and steaming.
Understand that you can steam your suit, just don't blow the sieves.
If you are a professional, you can press, but never take a hot iron and put it up against
the wool suit.
What's going to happen is you can permanently damage the wool.
You don't want to go there even if it's got a wool setting, you want to be very, very,
very careful.
If it's not a high quality iron, it could get too hot, once you damage the wool it becomes
shiny, you're going to ruin the suit guys.
So, take them, get them pressed professionally or just steam the suit.
Mistake number sixteen.
You have you wet leather shoes you put them next to a heater.
Don't do that.
It's going to crack the leather, instead let the leather shoes naturally dry in room temperature
and then condition them.
Mistake number seventeen.
Don't hang a suit on wire hangers.
Guys, it's going to ruin the suit, you're going to end up getting indentions right here.
Have a proper suit hanger.
Mistake number eighteen.
Applying cologne directly onto the clothing.
No, when you get out of the shower and you are fully dried, then apply the cologne.
Naturally, it should go on to your body and just apply a little bit right here on the
chest if you're just starting off.
If you're more advanced, you should know multiple places to apply, but don't apply it to the
clothing.
It needs to actually mix with the chemicals on your body.
Mistake number nineteen.
Leaving your tie knot tied after you're using it.
No.
Untie the tie and then retied.
I know it's simple you can kind of loosen it up, take it off.
Don't do that, you're going to end up damaging the tie.
Mistake number twenty.
Just ripping tags off of the clothing.
Don't do that, cut it.
Whenever you rip the tag off, you really risk actually putting a hole and you may not even
see the small hole, but it's going to bet bigger over time and it's just not something
that you want to do to your clothing.
Cut the tags off and, no, don't keep the tags on your jackets, guys, you shouldn't do that
as well.
Okay.
So, I hit a lot of points in this video.
I could have added a lot more.
Notice I didn't even talk about treating stains immediately or some other things.
I want to hear from you guys, down in the comments below what did I miss, what would
you have added.
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And, most importantly guys take action on the information I give you.
With that, I'll see you in the next video.
Take care.