10 Rules To Layer Clothing Like A Boss [0:00:00]
Ten rules to layer casual clothing and look great.
Gentlemen, that’s the subject of today’s video.
[Music] Rule number one to layering and looking great,
gentlemen.
Keep it simple.
I can’t stress this enough.
Guys oftentimes make it overly complicated.
You’re not some Instagram post, you’re not necessarily a Facebook model, so don’t
think that you’ve got to layer five items.
Guys, two to three is perfect.
Look at this outfit I have right here.
I’ve got my base blue shirt, then I’ve got my green knit, and then on top of that
I’ve got a brown leather jacket.
The colors, the texture, this works for me, I feel great in this layered look.
And, guys, that’s what you need to do feel great, go out there, practice, keep it simple.
You don’t want to make this overly complex because then you’re not going to enjoy the
process.
Rule number two, gentlemen.
Thin to thick.
Basically bulk your clothing on the outside more form fitting clothing as you get closer
to the body.
This makes sense if you think about you are throwing clothing on top of each other.
It makes sense that thinner clothing needs to be closer to the body, the thicker clothing
then goes on and the bulky heavy clothing goes on top of that.
If you try to reverse this, try to change it up, you’re going to have to fit issues,
you’re going to have pieces that aren’t just working together.
You’re not going to be able to move in the clothing as well and effectively layer and
it’s just doesn’t look as good.
Rule number three, gentlemen for looking great in a layered look is to fully leverage all
the different materials, all the different weaves, all the different textures, all the
different fabrics that are out there and the emotions and the feelings that they convey.
You probably heard me in other videos talk about leather and how it sends a signal of
strength and masculinity.
I’ve also probably talked about some of the nap surfaces we see on knits and we see
on certain shirts that make people want to go in there and touch.
So, think about that, you’re wearing something that’s rugged that makes also people want
to get close women especially and touch.
If you’re going on a date, why not have a rugged but approachable look.
You see how this all plays in and that’s the power of layering.
So, there are so many different shirts that you can have fun with.
Let me just go over a few.
This shirt right here I’m actually wearing, I had two of them and if you look at the material
right here we’ve got a dark blue and it’s woven in with a lighter blue, so from a distance
it looks like a solid, when you get up close you can actually see it’s got a pattern
in it.
This shirt right here, it has a nap surface which gives it something that you almost want
to come up and touch.
Right over here, we’ve got corduroy.
Yes, gentlemen, corduroy on shirts especially when it’s got eleven wales per inch and
that’s what you’re looking for number of wales actually looks great.
It’s actually a very warm type of feel and it’s something that people want to go up
and touch, very approachable.
This right here a rougher fabric, something that’s going to be durable, but also gives
an overall rough fabric.
So, if you’re going to wear a shirt underneath this that actually had more of a shine or
a tighter sheen to it, they would actually work well together.
Right over here, again, another nap surface.
Now, I was talking about knits, this particular knit like that I’m wearing underneath here
has a very tight weave.
You actually can’t see the yarns.
This one right here very different, it has a very loose weave, you can see the yarns
and it actually would work with a number of these shirts.
Now, with jackets, like I talked about I love leather as an outside of the jacket, very
strong feeling of masculinity, but some of you guys maybe you maybe you don’t like
leather.
Well, there are faux leathers out there.
This one right here is actually a faux leather jacket.
We also got this right here, the sports jacket.
So, if you want something a bit dressier, you want to bring in a bit of a herringbone
pattern.
Now, the color may not suit you, you can find something in blue, you can find something
in dark brown.
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[0:05:12] Rule number four to layering clothing, gentlemen
is understand every layer should be able to stand on its own.
What does that mean?
That means that you don’t want to wear something that if worn by itself it just wouldn’t
fit, it wouldn’t look good.
I know there are some hacks out there and you can do this in a crunch where, yes, you
could wear a well-fitted sweater over an ill-fitted shirt, but I still think that if someone,
you know, if you look at the back you can sometime see the clothing crinkling up underneath.
I truly believe that every time you layer every single piece should be able to stand
on its own.
Rule number five.
Colors should complement each other.
So, what are complementing colors?
Colors that complement each other work together.
Let me show you and let me explain my outfit.
So, you see the blue here, you see the green here, you see the brown on the outside.
Let’s look at the color wheel, where do they fall?
We’ve got blue right here, we’ve got green over here.
So, these are actually analogous, they’re near each other they complement and they work
with each other.
Now, brown, where is brown?
Brown is over here over in the red, orange, kind of the red – this area right over here.
So, you can see they’re all working together.
What you want to be careful of is going to with colors that in a sense are called complementary
colors and these are they’re on opposite sides of the color wheel or they’re too
jarring, so sometimes wearing certain colors that just are really bright.
I get this asked, why do I stick with blues and browns?
Because in my interchangeable wardrobe they just work.
Yes, I could bring in something like this and it would work because it has a little
bit of a brown in it, but it is going to start to push it and it’s not going to work.
Obviously, it wouldn’t work with this, we would have too much of the same thing going
on here.
Now, this would work with this, but when it comes to color, guys, keep it simple.
Remember our first rule and try to go with colors that complement each other.
Rule number six.
Let’s talk about layering patterns.
Layering patterns is very similar to matching patterns.
What you don’t want to do is go with two patterns right next to each other.
So, the great thing about wearing knits is that knits most of the time they’ve got
their own distinct textured pattern, they oftentimes don’t have like different large
patterns that repeat themselves which you would see in shirts.
So, that’s why I like knits they kind of offer a very safe buffer.
But, if you’re going maybe for a jacket that’s got a herringbone weave in it, then
you don’t want to have a shirt that’s got a herringbone weave especially if they’re
going to be similar.
So, if you’re going to wear a striped jacket or you’ve got something that has stripes
maybe on the sweater, you want to be careful about wearing similar size stripes in the
shirt.
It just doesn’t – it just doesn’t look as good.
So, remember, guys, change up those patterns, don’t have this and there’s such a wide
variety, again, from corduroy to having something that’s got a nap surface.
There’s just a wide option out there.
You can actually avoid patterns in general just go with some block colors.
It’s a little bit boring I think unless you start to bring in a textured fabric with
that, but I think that’s a good way if you’re just starting off and you are scared to death
of patterns, then just go that route.
Rule number seven.
Tuck in your under layers and I’m talking about your shirts here.
So, a lot of guys think that if they’re going to layer they can untuck their shirt.
This can work if you’re in advanced layer and the shirt isn’t too long, but once that
shirt starts to go past the crotch area, if it covers your backside, if it looks like
a dress, it’s just not a look I think that flatters most men.
The half tuck, I’ve seen a few people out there talk about it, no, no.
Let’s – I think that shirts should be tucked, then the knit can be untucked, jacket
obviously you’re not tucking in your jackets.
And, if you’re an advanced matcher you are in the street wear, you know what you’re
doing when it comes to layering.
Sure, go for it, have fun with it, but to me this is a bit advanced you can really mess
this up.
Again, if you know what you’re doing it can work, but I think for most men just starting
off it’s better to tuck in that underlayer.
Rule number eight when it comes to layering, gentlemen, don’t forget about accessories.
Accessories, yes, can be another layer.
It allows you to bring in a different material, different pattern, different texture.
One of the easiest ones is neckties.
With this outfit, I could actually possibly bring in a dark blue maybe even a red casual
fabric maybe necktie that can all of a sudden bring in a little bit of an accent, a little
bit of color.
And, yes, you’re barely able to see it and maybe – this maybe a little bit too casual
to wear a necktie, but if I were to dress this up just a bit maybe wearing more formal
looking shirt right here I could have possibly pulled it off.
Another thing, possibly bring in a hat with a different texture.
Yes, I know a hat isn’t technically layering right here in the chest, but the layering
doesn’t have to be there.
With a sports jacket, I could bring in a pocket square.
That is another layer if you look at it that way.
You could layer with a watch.
So many different accessories out there.
You could have a particular great looking leather bag that looks good with maybe, you
know, this type of a sports jacket.
What you’re looking at are layers here, guys, and it’s that dimension it’s the
overall feel that we’re paying attention to.
[0:10:08] Rule number nine.
Be careful of white clothing.
It has a very formal history to it and it’s something that has a very stark contrast.
These two things sometimes make it draw too much attention, it just doesn’t always look
right.
White shirts in general are considered the most formal shirts because it showed that
a man didn’t have to work with his hands.
When we’re talking about casual layering, this is honestly where I think you should
have a lot of fun with the shirts.
White shirts a little bit too formal, a little bit too high contrast, I wouldn’t go with
them.
Now, this next rule is something that you never stop doing, seek layering inspiration.
So, subscribe to magazines, go check out Pinterest boards.
I particularly I’ve got a copy of Esquire right here, I subscribe to GQ, I’ve got
a number of other magazines that are sent to me.
Go to Instagram.
Start putting together curating different looks that you like.
At the end of the day, this has been done before very successfully by many men out there,
so go out there look at what they’re doing, be inspired and there’s nothing wrong with
going out there and learning from the masters.
Now, guys, hopefully you enjoy this video.
I dropped a lot of information in this.
If you want more, I’ve got a support article down in the description where I’m going
to go into more detail.
I’m actually going to provide some quick little exercises, some go-to outfits that
you can put together and actually start layering properly.
Again, if you love what I’m wearing here, I love this jacket by the way.
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That’s it, guys.
Take care.
I’ll see you in the next video.
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