10 Clothing Tricks Most Guys Don't Know (2019 Edition)
[0:00:00] In today’s video, gents, ten clothing tricks
that most guys don’t know.
[Music] First up, choose the right type of pockets
for your pants.
So, if you ever had a pair of chinos or dress pants that have flaring pocket issue.
You know what I’m talking about; looks like you’ve got ears down there.
These flaring pockets just making your hips look wider.
Now, if this is happening to you, it’s most likely because the pants don’t fit you,
you’re wearing them maybe too close to the hips, or it could be the style of the pockets.
So, we commonly see three types of pocket styles on trousers.
First up, we see the vertical pocket style often seen on dress pants.
Now, this one is the most common offender when it comes to flare.
Why?
Because if the trousers don’t fit you correctly, this right here is going to fold out, it just
looks bad.
How to fix the flare with this pocket style?
Two options: Take the trousers to a tailor, get them adjusted to fit you better.
That may fix the problem.
Another option, this one is a bit more extreme, actually, sew shut the pockets, you’re not
going to have the flare issue, but you’re also not going to have use of the pockets.
Now, the next two styles of front pockets are the ones that you want to look for.
You want to look for a slanted pocket.
You’re going to see this on some dress slacks.
This is what you want to go for, much less likely to flare out.
And, this other type, the Western pocket, also known as the horizontal pocket.
We see it commonly on jeans and chinos.
This one will not flare out at all and is my preferred pocket.
Tip two, how to avoid the shoulder nipple.
You know what I’m talking about here.
You thought you were doing the right thing hanging up all your polo shirts in your closet
and all of a sudden you put one on and you’ve just got this bump right here on your shoulder
point.
The key to avoiding shoulder nipples in all of your shirts is to remember hang your woven
shirts and your knitted should be folded.
So, what’s the difference?
Okay.
Woven, this is in general is going to be dress shirts.
These are going to be fabrics that they don’t have much [give?].
Knits on the other hand, this is going to be your t-shirts.
In general, you want to fold these.
Now, some of you guys are saying, Antonio, I want to hand my shirts, I love the way it
looks.
Okay.
You’re going to need to choose hangers then that have a wider shoulder.
This right here is going to help prevent the nipples from forming on your shirts.
In addition, don’t leave the shirts up for more than a couple of weeks because after
that, it can start to shape the fabric.
The next clothing trick, use color like a spice.
I like to equate color with salt.
You add a bit of it to pull out the flavor of the dish, not to overpower it.
Now, let’s use my outfit as an example.
Blue, the dominant palette here, a little bit of white here, but let’s change it up
a bit and, boom, just like that added a bit of color.
You can probably say, Antonio, add a bit more, let’s see what that looks like.
Boom!
What do you think?
Looks a lot better than those other pocket squares, right?
Adds a little bit of color, brings out the flavor of the outfit.
And that takes me to my next clothing trick, accessories.
Gents, the right accessory can level up your outfit.
A jacket without a pocket square, it feels like it’s missing something.
A really nice shirt without cufflinks if you love it, bring them into your style.
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The next tip is to balance out your proportions choosing the right fit of your clothing and
the right colors.
So, if you’ve got short legs which a lot of shorter guys do, you’re going to want
to lengthen your leg line.
How to do that?
Make sure that you always choose a belt that matches your trousers.
Why?
It’s just going to make your legs look longer, therefore make you look taller.
Another tip for shorter guys or guys with smaller proportions, never wear an oversized
jacket especially a sports jacket, suit jacket.
Now, the normal rule of thumb for the length of the jacket is that it should cover the
bottom curvature of your buttocks.
But, if you’re a shorter guy, guess what?
It can be an inch higher and that’s going to be fine.
In fact, that’s going to look better for your proportions.
The next clothing trick that most guys don’t know is to only dryclean your clothing when
it’s dirty.
I know this one seems obvious, but here’s the thing, a lot of guys don’t their suits
very often, they wear it once and then they send it off to the cleaners.
[0:05:05] The problem with that is drycleaning is very
rough on your clothing.
Think of it like video games, you’ve only got so many lives with your clothing before
it’s gone.
So, with the suit, sports jacket, blazer, even your nice sweaters, you only need to
dryclean them when they’re dirty which is for me about every fifteen to twenty wears
or once a season.
Another quick tip, gentlemen, always dryclean wool clothing before you store it.
If you do that and put them immediately into an airtight container, you’re not going
to have to worry about moth damage.
This next one applies to you travelers.
So, as you’re packing your bag and choosing what you’re going to wear on the airplane,
always take your heaviest pair of shoes and wear those.
That’s going to make your luggage a bit lighter.
You pack your lightest shoes at the bottom.
Make sure you use a shoe bag as well, so you don’t get any dirt or grime on any parts
of your clothing.
Next up, understand the difference between straight lacing and cross lacing.
Straight lacing is always going to be more formal and is what you want on your dress
shoes.
Cross lacing, this is going to do a better job with adding stability, it’s going to
hold better, but it is less formal and should be for casual wear.
Next up, if you’ve got sloped shoulders, you’ve got a relatively slim upper body,
let’s build it up.
Learn to layer and put on clothing that’s going to draw attention to certain areas.
Right here, this pattern right here, this contrasting fabric is going to draw attention
to the shoulders and build up that line.
Look for maybe epaulettes patch pocket right in here.
But, if you’ve got the opposite problem, you got really a big upper body, you may want
to downplay it.
Look for something like raglan sleeves which are going to give you a more sloped shoulders.
This next clothing trick is meant to help you out if you’re out shopping you think
you found an amazing deal, but you can’t tell, is this shirt high quality or is this
shirt low quality.
The key with identifying quality whether it’s a shirt whether it’s a jacket is look at
the materials that were actually use and the way that they put them together.
You want to make sure and look at those small details because if they paid attention to
the small details, then you can rest assured that the fabric is going to be of good quality,
that the thread that they use to actually sew it together isn’t going to fall apart
on your after five to six washes.
So, one of the first things I look at when it comes to a shirt is the buttons.
I want to not only look at the type of buttons that were used and plastic is fine, it’s
going to be the most common, but mother of pearl would be great.
But then, I go look at the stitching.
The stitching is key because if they didn’t take the time to have a nice tight stitch,
if it looks like it’s already coming out and the shirt is you never even washed it
or even bought it yet, then be very careful about the stitching.
Then, look on the inside of the shirt.
Are there loose threads all over the place?
If there are loose threads, be very careful because they didn’t pay attention to the
small details.
You want to look at the collar.
If you have removable shirt stays, not all shirts are going to have this, but it’s
really a nice detail if they’ve got removable shirt stays.
These small details to me signal this is a good quality shirt.
Now, gents, if you enjoyed today’s video, you’re going to love this one, Seven Hacks
to Looking Amazing without Any Work.
So, everything I cover on this video right here, I did not cover in today’s video.
So, if you want to learn about fit signature style, I’ve got you covered.
The details on this video, these are made to actually go together, so go check it out,
guys.
I’m linking to this video down in the description.
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