Top 10 WEARABLE Fashion Trends of 2020 [0:00:00]
So, let me be clear, gentlemen.
Don’t wear this!
And this right here, don’t even try it even if someone pays you to wear it.
And, for the love of baby Tom Ford, never wear this!
Don’t worry, gents, in today’s video, we’re talking about fashion trends that
are actually wearable.
Let’s start things off with the color of the year, classic blue.
Now, when it comes down the color of the year, there had been some really bad picks; neon
green, hot pink.
Yeah, the 1980’s is calling you back.
Classic blue is great for suits, for shirts, for trousers, even shoes.
Now, I get it.
Some of you guys are saying this sounds boring or I’ve already got my classic blues.
Here’s the advantage.
Because it’s the color of the year, they’re going to make more clothing especially in
on the fashion side in these colors.
So, guess what?
You’re going to be able to stock up your wardrobe with some of these pieces at bargain
basement prices whenever they don’t sell anything.
So, watch for these pieces, guys.
Take advantage this year of classic blue.
The next wearable trend, two-tone jewelry.
Now, we saw this jewelry trend start over on the women side, it’s now migrated to
the men’s side.
This is great for us for a few reasons.
First up, two-tone jewelry has been around forever, guys.
This isn’t something you have to worry about going out of style.
I mean for thousands of years, men have adorned themselves with jewelry that had two tones
to it.
So, you buy a piece, you’re not going to have to worry about it going out of style
within a year, within ten years, within twenty years.
Now, let’s talk about options as well.
Because this is going to be trendy, we’re going to see bracelets, we’re going to see
some rings, we’re going to see this in watches.
Manufacturers who wouldn’t normally maybe make a two-tone are going to decide to do
it.
Next up, when it comes to two tones in options, guys, it’s not just about silver and gold.
There’s variations of silver, there’s variations of even steel and gold, steel and
variation of rose gold.
Tons of different, you know, looks out there.
So, you may want to go for it right on the band.
You may decide, “Hey, I want to go for straight silver on the band, but I want to have more
rose gold around the bezel.”
Point being is you can find it from a hundred bucks to five hundred to thousands of dollars.
It’s up to you to simply to go out there and look.
Oh!
And a protip about two-tone jewelry.
If you’ve always been a silver guy, if you’ve always been a gold guy, two-tone is a great
way to actually bridge the gap and try something new.
Now, the next two trends, I’m going to put them together.
That is stacked boots and Chelsea boots.
This particular style right here is a classic Chelsea.
A Chelsea is not going to have laces.
This is going to be a slip on and off boot.
I absolutely love this trend.
Why?
Chelseas are comfortable, they are incredibly versatile.
You can dress them up, you can dress them down.
I think you can wear Chelseas with the suit, if it’s the right style, but you can also
wear them with jeans.
It really depends on the color and, again, the style.
Now, stacked boots, what is that?
That’s actually when down at the heel, we’re going to see a little bit more on the heel
sometimes as much as a full inch, but more likely we’re going to see about half an
inch increase to even a quarter of an inch.
So, most guys aren’t going to notice it too much, but you may find a lot of boots
being sold right now are going to have a little bit more height on them which is great because
it’s going to make you look taller, make you look leaner.
Now, what about styles, what about colors?
Right here, you’re going to see I have a suede in gray.
This is going to match almost anything, but it’s a bit more casual than that solid black.
I’ve also got this one right here and we see in a light brown.
But, notice the build of this, this is Goodyear welt.
It’s a heavier clunkier overall built.
This will be great with jeans, not so much of a suit.
But, this one right here, yeah, you could wear this with a casual suit.
This one is going to have a Blake stitch.
It’s a more elegant, just sleeker look and design.
Notice how the heel is a little bit shorter, and it’s definitely a little bit smaller.
Overall, this is going to fit closer to the foot.
This one right here, you could definitely wear with the suit.
I know I have and I love the color right here.
We’ve got oxblood, so if you’re into black, look to go with oxblood.
And that’s the great option about this trend, guys, is you’re going to have more manufacturers
putting out Chelseas giving you more options.
The next two fashion trends I think you can jump on, but you’ve got to be careful, wide
lapels and double-breasted jackets.
Let me warn you about the dangers of each.
So, with wide lapels, if you’re a skinny guy, if you’re a small guy, be careful of
the wide lapel trend.
If you’re a larger guy, a big heavy-set guy, this can proportionally work for you.
It’s the same reason why that big heavy guy, I would never recommend skinny lapels
or skinny neckties because proportionally it doesn’t work for your built.
And that is key.
If you’re going to go with a wide lapel, then you probably already maybe have some
wide neckties.
You know that this works for you, so jump on it while it’s trending and you got more
options.
With double-breasted jackets, you need to know what you’re looking for and what is
a classic configuration of the buttons.
Let’s look at the six-button configuration.
You never want to go for the V, but right here, this Y, this is classic.
Now, when it comes to a four-button configuration, you will see a square and you will see a bit
of V like that.
Either one of those, perfectly fine, but with the four-button configuration, this is oftentimes
on smaller jackets.
The six-button is what we’re going to see on larger men and larger jackets.
Now, what about the smaller guy?
What about the skinny guy?
How can you still pull off the wider lapel?
The answer is the peak lapel.
And, I’ve got a pair of peak lapels right here.
You notice that the placement of the lapel is a bit higher, the overall width is always
going to be wider.
This is a classic configuration, a bit dressier than a notch lapel and definitely more timeless
than a wide notch lapel.
So, if you’re a smaller guy, look for the peak lapel, I think that can make you look
amazing.
[0:05:12] The next wearable trend, stripes.
It’s wearable because stripes had been around for a long time in menswear.
They’re classic, they’re not so much interchangeable, but for business for the right man who simply
loves the lines that they create they allow the eyes to go up and down, they do create
a slimming profile.
This may be the year to stock up.
Now, when we look at shirts, there is classic type of stripes.
Colors are going to be blue, anything on white, you’re going to see red, you’re going
to see pink, you’re going to see variations of lavender.
But, remember stick with the classic colors and go for the classic type of stripes.
We’re talking Bengal stripes, we’re talking candy stripes.
Now, when we look at jackets and suits, what are we going to see?
You want to go for a chalk stripe.
That’s going to be ultra casual or you want more of a business look, go for the pinstripe.
Protip.
Stripes are great, but stripes aren’t perfect.
If you’re building an interchangeable wardrobe, a striped suit is not going to be one of your
first three suits.
It’s just simply something that’s too memorable and it’s more business-associated.
In fact, stripes, when you wear them, you mean business, hence why the New York Yankees
wear stripes when they go out on the field.
Next up, gents, we got vest.
To be specific, multifunctional vest.
And over on the fashion side, we’re going to see some horrendous options.
They’re going to have tons of pockets, tons of zippers, and all crazy colors and stuff.
Avoid those.
What you want to look for are the classic menswear brands.
They’re going to put out some vests as well and these are going to probably be more muted
in their colors, just classic colors.
The designs are going to be ones that we’ve seen before, but we’re going to realize,
hey, we got to jump on this trend.
That’s good for you.
It’s all about options.
A casual vest that you can throw on over a shirt when you’re working out in the yard,
a great piece to add to your wardrobe or maybe a dressier vest that you can actually wear
it with one of your suits even in a contrasting color can bring a lot of pop to an outfit.
Now, gents, if you’re clueless about vests, you want to check out this infographic right
here.
I go into a lot more detail.
I talk about the different types, the different colors, different configurations.
I will link to it down in the description over on my website where, guys, I’ve got
tons of useful tools, infographics, ebooks, tons of free resources, an app that you can
download and use whenever you want.
Next up on the list, high-waisted trousers.
Now, most trousers actually use to be high-waisted until we had the rationing during World War
II, and we saw the trouser line go down from the natural waist which is near the belly
button to actually at the waist that we see most jeans sit at nowadays.
And that’s why we use belts versus suspenders because the suspenders worked more with the
high trousers.
So, why is it great that we’ve got options?
Because, guys, if you’ve ever wanted to transition to suspenders, if you ever wonder
what it’s like, now, you’re going to find tons of options out there and you’re going
to continue to see this for the next few years.
I advice that you go into a store and you simply try it on.
See how it looks especially if you’re a bit bigger around the midsection, you may
find a high-waisted pair of trousers actually lengthens your leg line, makes you look taller.
Just FYI, if you decided to go that route, look to wear suspenders and maybe bring in
a sports jacket.
Now, this fashion trend, I absolutely love, and that is the monochromatic look.
I’ve talked about this again and again making it so you use a uniform color up and down.
Now, do you have to go with the same exact color?
No, I mean you don’t have to match your sports jacket exactly to your shirt.
But, you want to go in general with maybe lighter colors or darker colors.
What this does, it allows the eyes to go up and down.
We don’t get fixated maybe on a middle area if you’ve got a bit of extra weight around
the midsection and you wear a white shirt with black trousers and you have a belt going
across there.
What do you think our eyes are going to stop?
Right at your midsection where we can see your stomach is kind of going over the trousers.
It’s not an attractive look, and I know you’re working on that, you’re wanting
to improve yourself.
Well, throw on a sports jacket that more closely matches those trousers and you created a much
better look, more monochromatic, you built up your shoulders, just a great look overall.
So monochro – the whole monochromatic thing, I am on board with.
The next trend to jump on, biker jackets.
You guys know there’s a wide range of different leather jackets out there, one of the styles
being biker jackets.
I absolutely love this style.
And if you want to learn more about leather jackets, check out this guide because I know
a lot of you guys, maybe you’re going to go out there and spend hundreds if not a thousand
dollars on a good leather jacket.
I want to make sure that you know what you’re getting that you can look at the different
types of leather, you know the different types of styles.
You watch this vide, you will know more than 99% of people out there and you will be able
to find the right jacket for you.
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