Eric: What are the most versatile clothing items I can own in my wardrobe?
Chris: I'm going to give you my 5.
Eric: Okay.
Hey guys, welcome back to "Style Tips for the Everyday Guy," from Cladwell, where you
can get your personal roadmap to dress better.
I'm Eric.
Chris: I'm Chris.
Eric: Today we're talking about clothing versatility.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: How to get the most out of some of your clothes, what are the best clothes to get
that, and how to stretch your dollar and make your wardrobe just, overall, more versatile;
more outfits.
Great thing to do.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: The first thing I want to ask you is: Just what makes an item versatile when we're
talking about this subject?
Chris: Yeah, one of the most important things, when you're looking for a versatile item,
is to make sure that it can be dressed up or dressed down, so it's going to be appropriate
for a lot of different occasions.
Eric: Great.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: You can go almost anywhere with it.
Chris: Exactly, and another thing to look for is if it's a neutral color, for example,
it's going to go with a lot of different outfits ...
Eric: Right.
Chris: In your closet.
Eric: Bright color, you have to pair it with the right thing.
Chris: Yeah, you've got to be thinking about what else you can wear it with, but if everything
is neutral, it's easy just to throw stuff together.
Eric: okay.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: All right.
Well, let's jump into your top 5.
Chris: Cool.
Eric: The most versatile items that you think are the most versatile for your wardrobe.
Chris: Yeah, [crosstalk 02:47] top 5 list, right.
Eric: Yeah.
Chris: First, casual leather shoes.
If you find yourself wearing a lot of grays and blacks, you could get a pair of black
casual leather shoes.
Eric: Yeah.
Chris: Or you're more like tans, browns, navies, that sort of thing; earth tones, you might
go with a pair of brown casual leather shoes.
Eric: You can wear them all year?
Chris: Oh yeah.
Eric: All year long?
Chris: All year, yeah.
Eric: Man.
Chris: Now, some types, like a pair of boat shoes is going to be best for spring/summer,
but there are other lace-up casual leather shoes that are great for all year.
Eric: Great.
Chris: Yeah, so number 2, dark jeans.
I think the best thing these have going for them is that you really can wear them for
all different types of occasions.
Eric: Yes.
Chris: Yeah.
Number 3, button-up shirt.
White is great, or tan, gray, a navy, even.
Something like that, with a neutral tone is.
Eric: Dress shirt?
Oxford?
Chris: We're looking for a casual button-up shirt.
An Oxford is great.
Eric: Okay.
Chris: Yeah, those are a little heavier.
You may have heard me say in some other videos, "a little heavier," and you really can dress
them up or down.
Eric: Great.
Chris: Yeah, 4th, we've got a casual sweater.
Or maybe even a sweatshirt for somebody like you, if you're the casual guy.
Those are great for layering, especially.
Eric: Love me a good sweatshirt.
Can this be a hoodie?
Chris: A zipped-up hoodie?
That may be a little too casual.
That's a really good question, actually, because what you're going to find with a zip-up hoodie
or a hoodie, in general, is that you can't really dress it up very.
Eric: It's harder, yeah.
Chris: Yeah, so I'm talking maybe just a standard crew neck sweatshirt.
Eric: Okay.
Chris: Yup.
Last is a blazer.
Navy is a great choice, or gray, depending on your color palette.
Eric: A blazer you can do with so many different things.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: Which we talked about different looks you can do with a blazer in another video.
You guys can check that out.
Chris: That's right.
Eric: All right, so that's great.
That's your top 5 list.
Just to recap those real quick, we've got ...
Chris: Casual leather shoes, dark jeans, casual button-up shirt, casual sweater or sweatshirt,
and a blazer.
Eric: Great, and a lot of benefits to owning these types of versatile items, like we said
before, you're going to ...
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: Well, why don't you say it?
Yeah.
Chris: Well, you're going to buy less stuff.
Eric: Yes.
Chris: Right?
Which is really nice, because everything goes together.
Eric: It's so good, yeah.
Chris: If you buy quality, this stuff's actually going to last longer, so you're buying less
frequently and you're just buying less, period.
Eric: Right.
Chris: You get a bunch of outfits from just a few things.
Eric: That's awesome.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: Okay, great.
You guys, love to hear your list too, if you agree with that or not.
If you have a different 5, yeah.
Chris: Yeah, if there's anything I forgot, I'd love to hear that too.
Eric: Put it in the comments below.
We're now going to answer our question of the day from one of you that you guys sent
in.
Chris: Oh, yeah.
Eric: From Marcus Taylor, he sent in a question; really good question: Does the shirt always
have to be tucked in when wearing a blazer?
Chris: That's a really good question.
My answer is it depends on the shirt.
Eric: Yeah.
Chris: A t-shirt or a polo shirt, don't worry about tucking it in.
It's a casual look, don't worry about it.
Casual button-up shirt, sort of on the line.
If it fits really well, if it's not too long, not too billowy, blousy ...
Eric: What's too long?
Chris: Too long is anything that hanging way past your belt line.
Eric: Okay.
Chris: If it's way down on your thighs.
It's hard to give you an exact number or anything like that.
Eric: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Chris: Then it's probably too long.
Tuck it in.
Eric: Tuck it in.
Chris: A safe bet is to tuck in a casual button-up shirt.
If you're wearing a blazer with a dress shirt, definitely tuck it in.
Always tuck in a dress shirt.
Eric: If you're less formal, with a polo or t-shirt with a blazer, it's okay.
Chris: Yeah, it's okay.
Eric: Okay, great.
If you guys have your own style questions, send them in.
Leave them in the comments below and we'll get to them.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: Maybe even answer them in a video.
Chris: Oh, yeah.
Eric: I hope you guys liked this video.
Go boost up your versatility and your wardrobe.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: If this was helpful for you guys, leave a thumbs up, and thanks so much for watching.
Chris: We'll see you next time.