How To Wear Sneakers & Look GREAT [0:00:00]
[Music] Quick fact about sneakers.
They were first manufactured 120 years ago as shoes for the masses.
Believe it or not, they were so cheaply made that they actually didn't make a different
shoe for the right or left foot.
Yeah.
They made one shoe that you could wear on either foot.
The breakthrough for sneakers came in 1917 when a company called Converse recognized
that there was a market for shoes for basketball players.
Now, in 1921, they hired a gentleman named Chuck Taylor.
He was a basketball player, he recognized the potential of these shoes and he became
an evangelist which led to in 1936 the US Olympic team adopting the canvas sneaker as
its official shoe.
For the next 30 years as the US dominated basketball in the Olympics, we saw the white
canvas shoe get worldwide recognition.
And in the late 1950s, we saw the low top canvas sneaker start to become trendy start
to become popular with America's young people.
Nowadays, sneakers come in a wide variety of colors, materials, and styles.
In today's video, I'm talking about the five rules to wear sneakers with style even if
you're a bit older because I know some of you older guys are saying, can I wear them?
The answer is yes.
So, the first rule to wearing sneakers is to understand there is no age limit.
Why?
Because they're functional.
So, I'm over at Disneyland, the happiest place on earth and guess what?
The average person at Disneyland covers 16 miles in a day.
I think we covered probably double that and I'm wearing a pair of sneakers and my feet
are fine.
And they looked good, I'm wearing casual clothing and I'm in my 40s.
So, if you're in your 50s if you're in your 30s if you're in your 20s if you're a teenager,
you can wear sneakers because they're functional.
Look at the bottom, there's a reason basketball players wanted these, they give you a grip
on the court.
So, if you're playing basketball, if you're playing tennis, if you're playing squash,
whatever it may be if you're on a court, this is a functional pair of athletic shoes.
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Now, the second rule to understand and to follow is that sneakers are always casual.
So, even when mixed with a dressier outfit, they're going to bring everything down to
a casual state.
If you were to mix this sneaker with a light-colored suit, even though a suit can be considered
to be more formal because you're mixing a casual piece with it, the entire outfit is
now going down to its lowest piece.
Think of it like a chain.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
So, when it comes to your outfit, your outfit is only as dressy as its most casual piece.
Now, that being said, know that there are other options in sneakers besides the basic
canvas sneaker.
You've also got athletic sneakers.
These are going to be your running shoes, these are going to be your higher-end basketball
shoes, a wide variety of tennis shoes out there, but all of these are geared towards
sport.
You're also going to see luxury sneakers out there.
The materials used to make luxury sneakers are oftentimes more expensive.
They're going to sometimes have fancy brand names on them, but you're going to see them
made from leather you're going to see them made from suede.
In general, luxury sneakers are going to be made from luxury materials.
That being said, even if it's a luxury sneaker, understand it's still a sneaker and it's always
going to be casual.
Rule number three, when it comes to sneakers cleanliness is next to godliness.
So, which of these is going to be more difficult to keep up?
Obviously, the white.
You need to be aware of that when you're purchasing a pair of sneakers.
Now, if you go with something like this, it's going to more easily hide blemishes.
This is probably going to be more versatile for the guy that doesn't want to spend time
cleaning up his sneakers or is in environment and just simply you're going to get these
dirty.
So, understand when you're purchasing a pair what's the material it's made from, how easy
is it going to be to clean, and remember dirty sneakers just simply don't look good.
Don't wear them, please.
[0:05:11] Now, when it comes to luxury sneakers, if
they've got a leather upper right here, that's going to be easier to take care of less likely
to get blemishes, but be careful of those white bottoms.
So, again, if you don't want to deal with any maintenance issue, you may want to go
with just a solid black.
The point, gents, say no to dirty sneakers.
The next rule is to wear the right bottoms with the right sneakers.
By bottoms, I mean jeans, I mean trousers, I mean chinos, I mean shorts.
So, with shorts, low tops are a great option.
High tops, I don't really like the look.
I know some of you guys think you can pull it off, but in general I'm going to recommend
low top sneakers with shorts Now, with chinos you got a lot of options.
You can go with the classic khaki, you can bring in a bit of color.
But, the key when you're wearing any type of trouser is to look at the transition.
You want to have a nice taper at the bottom.
You don't want to go with anything with a boot cut, and if it does have a wider cut,
you're going to want to go with a pinroll.
But, with chinos, I think that either going with the high top or a low top is going to
be fine.
Now, what about jeans?
Jeans are great because they're going to go with pretty much anything especially if you
go with a blue, if you go with an indigo, if you go with black.
When it comes to lighter color jeans, grays or you're bringing in jeans that are a different
color, you want to maybe be careful with the contrast which takes us to our next point.
So, let's talk about contrast, dark jeans dark shoes.
Notice not much of a contrast here.
This is going to be a low contrast look and you're not going to draw much attention to
the shoes.
For some of you guys that may be exactly what you want and I think that that's a fine look.
Now, what about light-colored shoes with dark jeans?
As you can see a lot more of a contrast, the shoes are going to pop.
You're going to draw attention to the footwear, so make sure it's clean.
And, again, with the jeans make sure you've got a good taper, don't be afraid of a pinroll,
but when you're wearing this combination people are going to notice the shoes, so make sure
that you're confident wearing them.
Now, this color combination right here I've got a pair of khaki joggers with this white
guess what?
Not as much for contrast.
You got about a medium contrast here.
So, the shoes aren't going to pop as much and this may be a look that you're looking
for, a very light airy look, great for the summer great for the spring.
Now, what about a loud combination like this?
You actually got a medium contrast, but to me it's a little bit too much.
I think the green -- really the shoes people are going to notice and plus you've got the
red pants going on, I would actually go for a more muted look something that is more of
a base color like the black or even the white I think would work better.
Now, what about going for a monochromatic look where you actually look to match the
trousers with the shoes exactly?
For me, this looks like it's trying a bit too hard especially because it's in a non-traditional
color.
If this was blue, yeah, I could see that, but the green, well, you can pull it off if
you wear it with confidence, but this look, I don't know.
Let me, guys, let me know in the comments what you think of this combination.
Now, a type of pants that I didn't talk about were performance pants.
These are oftentimes made from a synthetic material made to basically deal with hot temperatures
or to give you a bit more stretch oftentimes a four-way stretch.
They're going to be very comfortable and they are casual, so guess what?
You can take casual clothing like this and mix it with casual footwear.
This is going to have a higher contrast, but I think it's a fine combination.
You could go with something than black maybe even a high top in black that’s going to
have a lower contrast and in this case I don’t know the blue and the green it's going to
draw attention to the shoes, but the blue is a bit muted.
Again, guys, what do you think?
Let me know down in the comments.
So, are sneakers not your thing, you're more into boots?
Well, check out this video right here, guys, where I teach you how to go out there and
identify and buy high-quality footwear.
Or maybe you just want to learn how to build a summer wardrobe.
Well, I've got you covered, guys, right here.
Check out this video.
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