5 Style Tips for College Student - How The University Man Can Dress Better - Male Fashion
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I'm Antonio Centeno, the founder of Real Men Real Style.
And today I'm going to be talking about five ways for the student to elevate his wardrobe.
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So if youíre a student, the first thing you have to do is change your mentality.
There are three things about this, you need to first understand that appearances do matter.
The example I use in the article, I talk about, you know, if you go to a job fair and youíre
at Boston College, youíre with 200 other students.
You know what, youíre education really doesnít separate you from everyone else there because
everyone else there is going to be seen and they ñ probably a lot of them actually have
a better GPA than you.
And the big thing thatís going to separate you guys is going to be how you present yourself,
your appearance because you probably donít have much job experience.
And again, maybe someoneís got, like, a point two or a point one higher GPA.
But when it comes down to it as a business owner, I know that if youíve gotten in the
door, if youíve made it this far, Iím looking for the intangibles because those are the
real factors when you have nothing else to go off, you know, you donít have a long history,
those are the things Iím going to look at to make a hiring decision.
So you have to understand appearances are important.
All right.
The second thing is that life outside of college has a dress code.
So, those of us coming from the military, those of us that maybe went to a military
school or a school that is a bit more ñ has a dress uniform, we understand that there
are uniforms and that there are reasons for them.
Most people though that go to a, you know, say a public high school and then they go
to a public college, theyíve never really had to dress well because they usually been
surrounded by people who donít judge them by their appearance.
And if they do, you know, itís something so slight, you know.
Itís not a big deal.
But once you go out into the working world, youíre going to find if youíve got a job
at AT&T, there is a dress code.
And whether or not you go in as vice-president, whether or not you go into the mailroom, whether
or not you go as IT specialist, there is a way people dress and you need to pay attention
to that.
Itís not all the time spelt out, and youíre going to need to pick up on that.
Finally, understand fit.
Growing up in the United States, most men do not understand fit.
We wear clothing thatís too large for us.
We never think to take anything to a tailor.
You need to change that.
And the best time to do it is in college.
Okay.
So, what are the five tips?
Number one, specifically, stop wearing t-shirts, start wearing polos, or anything actually
with the college.
I give polos as the one example, but Iím not against, you know, wearing flannel shirts
or wearing something with a collar because look at all those t-shirts and ask yourself,
ìCould I actually wear a collared shirt and would that serve just as well?î Because a
collared shirt ñ just because it has that structure, it has the heritage of a shirt
that commands more respect.
So, always go for the collared shirt.
Number two, sweat shirts to sweaters.
Okay.
So, we wear sweat shirts all the time.
When I was at UT, I really enjoyed my Texas sweat shirt.
I kind of wear that thing all over the place.
But there was a time and a place for it, whenever I was going to the gym, if I was going to
go to a Saturday football game.
You donít want to be wearing that to class.
You donít want to be wearing that to your study group, even though itís comfortable,
even though a lot of other people are wearing that.
In fact, most people look like they just rolled out bed and theyíre wearing their pajamas
around campus.
You know, thatís not ñ you donít want to be like most people.
You want to ñ I donít know about you, but I look at myself and Iíve got really big
plans for my future.
And you need to dress in that manner so that you are dressed for that future.
A part of that is introducing sweaters to your wardrobe.
Sweaters are so much more elegant.
They are so much versatile and youíre going to find theyíre very comfortable and they
look great.
On a man thatís in shape, a sweater that fits them well is very flattery.
So, look on corporate sweaters.
Thatís number two.
Number three, the right type of jeans.
All right.
As younger man, we can wear jeans that ride a lot lower on the waist.
We can wear distress denim and, you know, torn up and, yeah, I guess, you know, going
through that whole rebel with a cost look.
But as you start to graduate, as you start to move into the working world, youíre going
to find that there are many jobs that they will allow you to wear jeans to work but you
need to have a certain type of jeans.
These are darker jeans.
This is denim that almost looks like dress slacks.
And thatís what youíre going to want to migrate to because if you have ñ if all of
your jeans are distressed and torn and light colored, then youíre going to, you know,
letís say you do get a pretty laid back job, youíre going to find that those jeans are
just too casual even for a casual job as a programmer.
So, look to migrate towards dark, non-distressed jeans that are more midrise than low rise.
Number four, repeat after me, ìIím only going to wear running shoes if Iím going
to be out running.î So, we wear running shoes everywhere.
And what you need to look to do is to isolate those.
Hey, these are for exercise.
These are for ñ if Iím going to be running around or perhaps going to the gym in the
morning and just donít want to carry an extra pair of shoes to class, you know, what you
need to do is you need to have a pair of casual leather slip-ons, very comfortable.
I think actually in many cases more comfortable than running shoes, and the great part is
they slip on and off.
Upgrade your footwear.
One of the easiest things that we can do.
In addition, stop wearing flip-flops.
You know, I saw this all the time down in Austin, Texas.
Yes, I know itís hot, but youíre going to be ñ you look so much better if you slip
on a pair of slip-on Markesanís or boat shoes.
Your feet are going to sweat, okay, well, throw some powder in there.
And Iíd link to article which talks about that in great detail.
Number five, pay attention to your face.
In this, I would always see guys wearing baseball caps.
And you could easily tell that they just put the cap on because they didnít want to brush
their hair.
Take the time, learn what hairstyles complement your face.
And this is pretty important because when you get a job, youíre not going to be able
to wear a cap.
Well, unless itís really, really laid back or youíre working, I guess, from your home
office.
But most of the time, when youíre meeting with clients, youíre going to have to do
something with your hair.
And you might as well start experimenting and learning about this stuff in college because
hair takes a while to grow in, to roll out and you want to have some time to experiment.
Why not do it in college?
The other thing that you want to pay attention to is using the right type of soap.
So, oftentimes, I know most of you guys are probably using Irish Spring or something else
that is a good general purpose soap.
But if youíre going to be washing your face with that soap, you want to move towards a
facial soap.
And the reason being is that itís just too harsh on your face.
And, yes, I know up until now youíve gotten away with it.
Itís more ñ itís overtime that youíre going to start to realize when your face starts
to burn, when you start getting a lot of redness, when you get that irritation, and then itís
almost too late.
So go ahead and start now.
Get facial soaps and use those on your face and use the general purpose soaps for the
rest of your body.
Finally, learn to shave properly.
So when you were in college, you didnít have to shave everybody.
Probably you could go weeks without shaving and no one is going to say anything.
Whenever you get down to the working world, youíre going to want to know that you have
other options besides the disposal razor.
Youíre going to want to look at straight edge razors and youíre going to want to look
at safety razors.
Long-term, theyíre actually more cost effective, and for many men, they are much less irritating
to the skin.
All right.
Those are the five ways to elevate your style as a student.
This has been Antonio Centeno with Real Men Real Style.
Take care.
Iíll see you.