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Gentlemen, today, I’m reacting to Raphael Schneider’s video 19 Things a Man Should
Never Wear.
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So, let’s get into this.
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Good intro.
Good job.
I love how he actually modeled what not to wear.
I need to do that, right?
Raphael: I know some of you will say in this day and age, I can wear whatever I want and
you’re quite right.
Today, you can wear whatever you want.
At the same time, you can also inhale asbestos or you can drink water from lead pipes.
Antonio: [Laughs] I love his logic here.
Yes, you can wear whatever you want, but you can also inhale asbestos and you can drink
water from lead pipes.
Love it.
Raphael: Well, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
Antonio: Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.
Boom!
Raphael knows his stuff.
He’s probably been watching my channel.
Raphael: The first thing you should never wear as a man are sandals.
They look particularly bad when you combine them with socks.
But, even on their own, there may be something that people who really into outdoor stuff
wear...
Antonio: Now, I disagree with his first point.
Sandals have been around for thousands of years and I feel in the right circumstances
very casual circumstances, you could pull them off.
But, I do agree no sandals with socks and sandals in general I think are over played,
there’s a lot of other options men should look at.
Raphael: The same goes for flip flops, unless you’re at the pool...
Antonio: And flip flops, come on, don’t be so hard.
You can wear them also in the shower.
Raphael: It’s always easy to say what not to wear, but what should you wear instead?
Well, for summer I think an ideal shoe are alparagatas...
Antonio: Okay.
So, he talks about alparagatas.
99.9% of men in the world do not even know what those are.
Raphael: They’re actually shoes that are originally from Mallorca and they have a huge
sole which some kind of a straw sometimes they have some rubber added to it.
Antonio: The shoes are from Mallorca.
And, again, 99.9 of people in the world do not even know where that’s at.
Sorry, I’m apologizing in advance to you guys over in Mallorca.
Raphael: If you want to go a notch up in formality, go with perforated punch holed leather shoes...
Antonio: I agree.
Perforated leather shoes are underrated and are great options.
Raphael: And it looks very summery and elegant.
The second thing you should never wear are cargo shorts.
They just make you look like a douche bag and...
Antonio: I can’t believe it, he’s attacking cargo shorts.
Guys, you probably know I made an entire video defending cargo shorts which I’ll link to
down in the description.
Go check it out.
Now, to Raphael’s defense, he knows that a lot of these items can be worn in certain
situations, but he’s talking about, you know, for the stylish man that wants to look
good under normal situations.
Raphael: My third men’s style pet peeve is wearing a matching tie and a pocket square.
Antonio: Matching tie and pocket square, agreed, don’t do it.
Raphael: My fourth style pet peeve is wearing a suit with short socks.
No one wants to see your hairy calves...
Antonio: Raphael, what do you mean nobody wants to see your hair calves?
Come on, people want to see mine, right?
And I love how he makes the point if you shave your legs, it’s still not appropriate.
[Laughs] Raphael: The fifth thing you should never
wear is a necktie with a dress shirt when the top button of the dress shirt is unbuttoned.
It just looks sloppy.
And the sole purpose of wearing a tie is to make you look more dapper and elegant.
Antonio: I agree.
If you’re going to wear a tie, have the top button buttoned.
Makes sense.
Raphael: The seventh thing you should never wear a square-toed shoes.
Usually, it’s...
Antonio: Agreed.
Square-toed shoes are the devil.
Do not wear them.
Raphael: And they’re just plain ugly and they showed everyone around you that you have
no clue about dressing well.
My eighth style pet peeve are tennis socks.
Unless, you’re at the gym, there’s really no reason you should ever wear them.
Wearing white tennis socks with brogues or with long pants or even with shorts in a public
setting that is not the gym make you look like a peasant.
Antonio: Wearing white tennis socks makes you look like a peasant.
Raphael, you win the internet.
I have never heard anyone use that word in normal conversation.
Raphael: The ninth thing you should never wear is the Windsor tie knot.
I know...
Antonio: All right.
So, never wear the Windsor tie knot, I disagree.
If you’re a larger guy and if you wear a quality necktie, it’s a great look.
Raphael: You should never wear are satin silk ties especially not for day wear.
Maybe if you want something for the evening...
Antonio: I agree.
Satin ties not really a good idea.
Raphael: My eleventh style pet peeves are sports sunglasses.
They’re just not something you should ever wear with a formal wardrobe in public.
Instead, go with classic sunglasses that have stood the test of time...
Antonio: I agree.
Solid information.
Good points on sunglasses.
Raphael: Maybe wayfarers.
My twelfth pet peeve is when grown men wear jerseys in public.
Antonio: Grown men wearing jerseys in public.
Okay.
This one is going to be interesting.
Raphael: By that, I mean sports jerseys have usually only wear if you go to a sporting
event and you want to support your team.
Otherwise, they’re wholly inappropriate and just always make you look very immature.
Thirteenth.
In the same vein, go slogan t-shirts.
It just makes you look like a thirteen-year old boy who wants to express himself, but
doesn’t know quite how and...
Antonio: All right.
So, he was pretty hard on wearing jerseys and slogan t-shirts in public, but to be honest,
he’s right.
[0:05:01] Raphael: My fourteenth style pet peeve is
when men wear regular neckties for black tie events.
You’ll see it on the red carpet in Hollywood every year around The Oscars and it’s just
plain wrong.
It’s a formal dress code and it looks like you don’t know what you’re doing.
Antonio: All right.
So, he’s got a good point about black tie.
Black tie, you are allowed to change up one thing, but there are rules there for a reason
and I think that black tie rules should be observed.
Raphael: The fifteenth thing you should never wear is a belt with a vest.
A vest should be either worn with just side adjusters or suspenders because a belt will
create a gap between your waistband or your pants and your...
Antonio: All right.
So, he makes a good point about the belt and vest, but from a practical perspective I know
a lot of you guys don’t have suspenders or side adjusters.
So, in that case, just simply take the belt off and wear the trousers without a belt.
It will actually still look pretty good.
Raphael: My sixteenth style pet peeve are backpacks.
I think only school boys should wear backpacks, otherwise there’s no place for them in public,
unless you go hiking or to a...
Antonio: All right.
So, I disagree with Raphael here on backpacks.
I think he’s a little bit too harsh on them.
I do think a man can wear a professional backpack made of leather or a particular type of synthetic
material if it’s got a nice design.
Really, you don’t want to wear it with a suit or a sports jacket because you can damage
the shoulders right here.
But, you know for some guys they’re getting in and out of buses, they’re moving around,
they don’t want to carry a bag on their side because it kind of offsets and some guys
have complained about back or shoulder issues.
So, I get this why some men would want a backpack.
Raphael: My seventeenth style pet peeve are men who wear ties that are way too long.
The problem is, they come underneath their jacket and if you don’t wear a jacket, they
even accentuate your balls which is just not where you want people to look at.
Antonio: I agree with Raphael on the length of your tie.
It needs to be right a long tie, yes, as Raphael said will point at your balls.
Raphael: My eighteenth pet peeve are large armholes in a suit or a jacket.
Not only they make you look like a football player, but they’re...
Antonio: Now, that’s being really nitpicky talking about armholes because I know for
most guys they’re buying off-the-rack, so it’s something you’re really going to
look and find a brand that works for your particular body type.
The thing with large armholes is it’s made to fit a wide variety of people, you’re
going to want to go with a particular brand that, again, works for your body type or go
custom.
Raphael: The nineteenth thing you should never wear as self-respecting man are big gaudy
wristwatches that just scream for attention.
Antonio: So, don’t wear big watches that scream for attention.
Raphael, you got a problem with this?
Is that big enough for you, Raphael?
Yeah.
How about I jump in my truck and go show you in person?
Yeah, let’s do it.
All right, guys.
So, let’s find out what does Raphael think of this watch.
What do you think, Raphael?
Is this too gaudy?
Raphael: This is obnoxiously big.
[Laughs] Antonio: This is obnoxious?
This is not obnoxious watch.
Raphael: No, it’s actually it looks very new.
Antonio: Thanks.
Raphael: It looks brand spanking new.
Antonio: It’s a year old.
Raphael: Antonio takes good care of his stuff.
Antonio: Yeah.
One of my daughters is just looking back there.
Raphael: Oh, yeah?
Antonio: Yeah.
In case you guys didn’t know, we’re great friends.
Get out to Menfluential and meet this guy.
Raphael: Absolutely.
I’ll be there.
He’ll be there.
Lots of people over there.
We’ll have a blast.
Antonio: All right.
Take care, guys.
Raphael: Bye.
Antonio: All right, gents.
So hopefully you enjoyed today’s video.
I’m linking to Raphael’s channel and some of his best videos down in the description
of this video.
Go check him out.
He’s got an amazing channel.
He’s a great friend and I am proud to support him.
And, if you didn’t know, guys, Raphael speaks at my conference in Atlanta, Georgia that
I invite you to which is Menfluential.
Guys, if you haven’t checked out this conference, you want to go do it, I’m going to link
to it as well down in the description.
But, this is a two-day event that can help you become the man you know yourself to be.
Guys, your favorite YouTubers are going to be there.
We’re talking Aaron Marino, Jose Zuniga.
You’re going to see Baron over at the Effortless Gent, Brock over at the Modest Man.
Gents, too many amazing people to list, but if you want to see the full list of speakers,
again, I’m linking it down in the description.
Go check out, it’s an awesome event.
I’m proud to put it on for you.
And now, gents, it your turn.
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Take care.
I will see you in the next video.
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