Antonio: Gentlemen, Antonio here.
All right.
We are back with our celebrity style series.
And today, we're going to be talking about Chiwetel Ejiofor.
And if you're not familiar, this guy killed it when it came to dressing sharp in the movie
The Martian.
And, I actually had never watched this movie hadn't checked him out until Ashley brought
him to my attention and said this guy really knows how to dress.
And I think what a lot of you guys are going to like is that he has a dark complexion.
He has a contrast he has colors which are going to work for many of you men out there.
And so, when -- remember the whole thing about the celebrity style series is for you to find
inspiration and for you to not be afraid to imitate the masters to imitate some of these
guys who were on the red carpet.
In a sense, they've got stylist who are paid you know what?
Millions of dollars, right Ashley?
Ashley: [Laughs] Antonio: To have to make them look great,
but, no, guys if you don't remember, you know, go check out Ashley's website.
With this video we're putting out, we're going to have two of them just like we did on the
last one.
And if you missed the last one, I’m going to link to it down below.
We talked about James Bond’s style.
But, in this one, you're going to go and you're going to break up, you know, Chiwetel’s,
you’re going to get into his outfit and you're going to talk about why it works.
And, you know, Ashley I’ll let you work your magic.
Ashley: Yes.
So, I had such a great time doing our last segment together about James Bond’s style,
so I thought it'd be fun to feature another great outfit.
This time, I want to show you some of Chiwetel’s outfits from The Martian.
So, I remember watching this film and thinking, damn, I am loving his outfits.
It was such a surprise to see a film about space have some great menswear moments that
I think a lot of men would like to have.
So, I specifically like this one a lot because even though it's a suit, the gingham shirts
and the knit tie really give it a more dress down look.
And, the beauty is that you can take off the tie and/or the jacket and roll up the sleeves
make another really great outfit out of it.
So, a blue gingham shirt also looks awesome with, you know, jeans and/or a blazer or a
casual jacket you just throw on.
So, guys you can get a few good outfit for the price of really just a couple of these
pieces here, so I love that.
So, Antonio shall we get into it?
Antonio: Please jump into it.
Ashley: All right.
Let me hop over into my studio and I'll tell you about this outfit and how everyone can
get it.
All right.
So, I really love this outfit because the items not only look amazing together, but
they can be broken up to create new outfits with the rest of your wardrobe.
So, let's get into how to recreate this outfit.
To start, I styled my model in this navy suit and gingham button down shirt both by Brooks
Brothers.
Now, if you follow me for any length of time, then you know I'm a huge fan of theirs.
So, moving onto the rest of the outfit, I added a navy silk knit tie.
Now, I definitely prefer a Half Windsor or a simple four-in-hand knot because with knit
ties, they tend to get chunky really quickly with a more complicated knot.
Now, while we are on the subject of ties, I want to address something really quickly.
I wouldn't normally recommend a man wear a button-down shirt with a tie because I think
the button down collar takes away from the clean look and formality of a suit.
The thing is though, here is we are using a knit tie which is already casual in nature,
so the button down shirt does work great here, but outside of this I would not recommend
a button down shirt be worn with a suit and tie combo.
Moving down to the watch and belt, I couldn't tell what watch Chiwetel was wearing in the
film, but I would definitely use a brown leather banded watch to match your belt and shoes.
Check out the article for links to great watches and belts.
Now, with the shoes.
He is wearing brown Derby's which you can wear, but I opted for brown Oxford's because
I just prefer them over Derby’s, but both are perfectly acceptable.
Now, if you really wanted to just polish this outfit up, I would add a silver tie bar and
white pocket square or a blue tipped pocket square to just give it that little extra umph.
So, here is the final head to toe outfit on my model.
Check out the link for outfit details and items that will fit any budget.
All right, Antonio I am so curious about what your thoughts are on this.
Let me get back to my desk real quick.
All right.
And I’m back.
So, Antonio…
Antonio: Actually – oh, no, that was a great job.
And, you know, I know that you asked about, you know, what are my thoughts on Chiwetel’s
look here and the suit in general.
I think one of the key points that I want to stress the guys is that when you think
suit, don't think that it has to be formal that this isn't something you can dress down
this isn't something that you're not going to be able to wear in a casual situation.
The examples -- and if you haven't watched The Martian, go watch it.
But, the guy, you know, where is it in, you know, non formal settings.
And one of the worst things I see is a guy goes out there and he spends good money on
a great looking suit and he never wears it.
He's waiting for that perfect moment or those, you know, places where he thinks a suit needs
to be worn.
You can wear a suit any day.
You simply want to go out and get compliments and look great.
Over on your channel, there is another video in which you're going into an entirely different
outfit, so if you find that you connect with Chiwetel and you like this one, you're going
to love the next one.
It's over on Ashley’s channel, I'm going to link to it right here in the video, I’m
going to link to it in the description.
And, with this video I've got an entire article.
And you do the same thing with yours, you've got an article that supports your video.
And, guys if you’ve enjoyed this series, go check out Ashley's channel.
Ashley, anything else to add?
Ashley: Nothing else, but I've enjoyed this one and I can’t wait for everyone to see
the video on my channel.
Antonio, this is fantastic.
Again, thank you again for having me.
Antonio: All right.
And we still got another one, right?
One more?
Ashley: Yes, one more part to this series.
I wonder what it is.
Antonio: Yeah.
And, if people really like this, let us know in the comments and let us know what celebrity
you would like to see beyond the ones we've covered.
And, don't forget to check out our past videos which we’ll link to in the description,
the whole James Bond series.
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