So, one of the characteristics of a sharp-dressed man is he consistently dresses well.
So, whether he's walking the dog, whether he's headed to church, whether he is headed
to work, he's going to look good every time he walks out the door.
In today's video gents, five ways to always be stylish.
So, these five hacks these five tricks, whatever you want to call it to always stay stylish,
they are actually about you creating a system.
You guys know me, I love it when you have an effortless system that enables you to dress
stylishly without much work.
Why be consistent?
Because people prize consistency.
Think about when you walk into a store and you have a great experience and you come back
and the next time they are rude to you, something's off there's a strange smell in the place.
You like the merchandise and so you come back again, but next time the smell is gone and
people are a little bit nicer, but they don't have the same merchandise.
Well, do you go back in this place?
No, people prize consistency.
And you want to consistently send the message that you want to send.
Tip number one to always be stylish, gentlemen is to burn the ships.
I want you to go all in, I want you to fully commit.
So, the expression comes from a military commander, when he hits the beach he basically burns
his own ships behind him.
So, his army has one direction, they cannot retreat.
So, a lot of guys they get started on this journey and then, you know, they start to
read research and they get busy with something else.
You want to fully commit, so verbally commit to those around you.
Maybe go on Facebook, maybe join a Facebook group.
I'll link to it down the description.
We've got a great one for you that is free.
But, what you want to do is actually put some skin in the game.
Maybe you start to take a course, maybe you sign up for toastmasters, maybe you commit
to an event that you're going to go with your wife or your significant other or your girlfriend.
And you simply are going to have to wear a suit, you're going to have to dress nice.
There's going to be photographers there, they're going to take pictures.
Even small towns have this kind of events and all of a sudden you've committed you're
going forward and that forces you to start to put together a list of clothing that you
need.
You have to go out there and make purchases.
Depending on your budget, you can be going at thrift stores, you can be going at box
stores, you can be going to specialty menswear stores and getting something custom-made.
In any case, gentlemen, first, you have to commit.
Tip number two to always be stylish, gentlemen is if it doesn't fit, if it has stain, if
it has holes, get rid of it.
So, put it in a box if you're unsure, mark the date on it, seal it up, put it in the
back of your closet.
If you don't open that box for a year, donate it.
You know that you didn't need that stuff for a year.
A lot of guys I get it, we keep this old clothing because, hey you want something to work in,
you want something that you can wear around the house.
But there's a couple of problems with this.
One, work wear.
I like work wear which actually functions well as work wear.
So, I want longer sleeves, heavier cotton shirts because I'm going to crawl under my
porch underneath my house.
I'm going to be getting dirty, I want to be able to protect myself from hot pipes.
I want something that's functional something that's tough, not a ratty t-shirt with holes
in it.
And, if you're wearing this stuff around the house, the problem is if you need to run up
to the school to pick up your kids, you're wearing that ratty clothing out and all of
a sudden you're not being consistent in style.
Tip number three.
Don't be afraid of the edge.
So, everyone sees me on video and they think I'm a classic style and I get it, I wear these
jackets, I wear dress shirts, but I live in a small town on most of the time dressing
very casually.
I take a lot of cues from street wear, I take a lot of cues from fashion because I'm wanting
to have a little bit of fun with my wardrobe.
I want to incorporate a bit of spice and I think a man needs to always be no matter what
his style is, if you're street wear, then look to classic style see how you can bring
some of that into your wardrobe.
If you're big into fashion, then look maybe a street wear or a classic style and say,
hey, are there things I can take and borrow.
That's where the magic happens, gentlemen when you find what's going to work for you
and you bring it in from the edge.
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Tip number four.
Own an accent piece and I want to stress the word own.
This is where your confident in this particular piece of clothing because it's going to draw
attention to you.
It's going to separate you from the crowd.
But, this isn't a costume, this isn't you peacocking.
This is part of your natural style.
This is who you are and you've practiced wearing this piece and it can be anything.
It can be a pair of shoes.
You know you could take a regular pair of penny loafers, but go for suede go for different
colors and all of a sudden you're going to start getting compliments.
Take instead of a loafer, you actually go for maybe a monk strap or a double monk strap.
Something that when people look at your shoes especially women are all of a sudden saying,
wow, you know, this guy really stands out from the crowd.
I like those shoes, you get individual compliments on these accent pieces.
When it comes down to it, you're not trying to go out there and push these in people's
faces, this is just a natural extension of your style.
Tip number five, to always be stylish is to never stop learning.
Gentlemen, real style starts right here.
You've got invest in yourself and I talked about this kind of at point number one, but
let me get specific here.
So, where can you learn?
Well, you're watching this on YouTube, so there are many other channels.
I'm going to link you down the description to a I've got a ranking of what I think to
be some of the top men's style channels out there, but there are also podcasts.
I know I have a podcast on men's style which I'll link to down the description, but there
are other ones out there.
There are apps.
I know I'm always surprise that people don't know about my app, but I know Aaron Marino
and a few other guys have great apps as well and they're free.
Now, if you really want to take your knowledge of style to the next level, gentlemen, you're
going to have to go out there and buy books.
You're going to have to order magazines.
I'm going to link to support article, I'm going to list out some of my favorite books
and magazines.
But, actually having some physical products around your house that don't have to be, you
know, don't have to push an on button, you can open them at a moment's notice.
You can actually look at some of the color charts and they're not going to be dependent
on the screen.
You're going to be that is a great way to consistently surround yourself with inspiration.
Now, even going beyond that, look to mentor.
Find somebody local who you can help.
Nothing forces a man to be to better understand a subject than when he actually has to teach
it.
And if you need inspiration, come out to MenStyleCon.
You guys know I run this event in Atlanta, Georgia and you can meet me, Aaron Marino,
tons of other people who can inspire you to take your style to the next level.
All right, gentlemen.
Now, it's your turn.
Let me know down in the comments what I missed, what you would have added to this video.
What points you would what tips you would give a man who wants to dress sharp consistently.
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But, that's it guys.
Take care I'll see you in the next video.