10 BOLD Style Tips How To Go Against The Grain And Stand Out
[0:00:00] Have you even been caught up with the crowd
and you’re just getting like moved along with everyone else, then you realized you
know what?
I don’t want to go in this direction.
I am going to go against the grain I am going to go against the crowd and I’m going to
go in this way.
That’s what today vide is all about, gentlemen.
I got ten unconventional style rules.
Now, I put out a lot of information about men style, sometimes I contradict myself.
In today’s list, I’m going to really go against some of the things I’ve said in
the past, I’m going to explain why and how this can work for you.
[Music] Tip number one.
Make style mistakes.
I know I have said avoid this, don’t do that I’ve put out tons of list on rules
and here I am telling you to go make style mistakes.
Well, the thing is make them in a way that works for you because if you’re not falling
down if you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not trying enough, you’re not throwing
enough out there, you are not finding what’s going to work for you.
I know a lot of guys just starting off follow my videos, but if you’ve been out there
trying stuff, you may find, you know Antonio says don’t wear this color much or this
type of clothing isn’t going to work for most men, I’m not most men.
Maybe you’re a street wear guy, maybe you are an urban dandy, I don’t know, but whatever
it may be, don’t be afraid to go out there and bust through and makes mistakes.
Unconventional style tip number two.
Don’t take your clothing to a tailor.
I know I always say know the name of your tailor, take everything to get it adjusted,
but you don’t have to follow this rule, you could get custom clothing, then everything
is made to fit you.
You could find a particular brand that works for your body type because when you put the
stuff on, wow, this fits perfectly.
You may have to pay a bit more, but you won’t have to pay the tailor tax.
You may have to spend more time looking, but whenever you can basically find a brand that
works for you, then you go out there and you buy multiples, you go to their website, you
find everything that you can’t find in the store and you get it delivered.
Guys, that is a way to avoid going to the tailor.
So, this whole video is about going against the grain.
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Unconventional style tip number three.
Wear white or black whenever you want.
So, you’re going to hear these style rules out there, don’t wear white after Labor
Day or don’t wear black with a suit.
When it comes down to it, if you’ve got a particular color that you know looks good
on you and that you love to wear, it may not be the right season for it, it may be something
that goes against what a lot of people are saying, but wear it anyway.
Now, black suits, I get it because black should really be preserved for formal wear for black
tie, but very few people are wearing this nowadays.
So, I get it if you’ve got a black suit that you had custom made that you just love
the fit of and it works for you color your complexion, then go for it.
You’ve got that white [curve pants] and everyone says, wow, they grab too much attention,
but you feel great wearing those, go for it.
Unconventional style rule number four.
Wear long sleeve shirts and trousers in the summer.
So, everyone is going to say, no, you got to wear shorts and short sleeve shirts because
it’s hot.
Well, you don’t really understand how heat works.
Heat is a transfer of energy.
Energy for the earth comes from the sun, it comes from these rays that are hitting us.
Understand that you can wear long sleeve clothing which is going to protect your body from those
heat waves.
You can wear long sleeves you can wear long trousers and you can still be cool.
How can you do this?
Well, you make sure that there is circulation, you make sure that they’re made from a material
that’s going to be breathable that’s going to wick away moisture because in any case
if you’re wearing shorts, you’re wearing short sleeves, you’re still going to be
hot especially in sunny weather.
And I think that a man can look really set himself out from the crowd at a summer event
when he’s wearing a pair of tropical weight trousers maybe a really nice pair of khakis
that fit him well and that are breathable and that are made for the heat made from a
lighter weight material or he’s got a longer sleeve shirt made from cotton, made from a
material that is going to be very breathable maybe one of those, you know, space – space
type materials.
I’ve talked about them before in other videos.
The point is is you don’t have to wear short sleeves, you don’t have to wear shorts just
because it’s hot outside.
[0:05:08] Unconventional style tip number five.
Wear a short sleeve polo with a jacket.
So, a lot of times guys think that they can only wear long sleeve shirts with a jacket.
It makes sense because you want to show a little bit of cuff and formally most of the
short sleeve shirts that men have don’t even have a collar.
But, a polo kind of bridges that divide and I think in hot weather or even if a man simply
knows how to pull it off, he can do it.
I’ve done this at events, I think it looks great and when you got the jacket buttoned
up, a lot of people wouldn’t be able to tell that it doesn’t go down all the way
it may, you know, most people won’t even pick up on it.
And those that do, well, it’s just not going to be a big deal if you can wear it with confidence
and if it’s not an event that there is actually a dress code.
At the end of the day, you’re simply showing respect you’re wearing jacket you’re looking
good, you’re feeling confident.
Now, with the polo, make sure that it’s made from the right type of fabric.
You don’t want to go with a cheap polo that’s made from a basically a cheap cotton that’s
going to lose its color it’s going to lose basically the drape of the fabric.
So preferably something that it’s made from a higher end material that’s going to have
a very nice drape, it’s going to have a nice feel to it, it can be washed a few times,
it isn’t going to lose the shape of the collar.
All of that goes into making sure that that polo is still going to work actually with
the jacket.
Unconventional tip number six.
Use disposable razors, use electric razors, use cartridge razors.
Now guys, I love straight razors and the safety razors and they’ve been coming back.
I mean I really do love this, but it is something if cartridge razors when you travel work better
for you, then go for it.
If disposable razors, if you find a place for them in your wardrobe and you just like
them better, then a straight razor or a safety razor because those have their issues as well,
then go for it.
Or maybe it’s going to be basically the electric razor despite what everyone says,
oh, it doesn’t give me as good of a shave or you should just go with a, you know, a
safety razor.
Guys, if the electric razor works for you, then go for it.
Next stop.
Mix informal with formal clothing.
I know and I’m not talking about top hats and shorts, what I’m talking about here
is actually dress shoes with jeans maybe a vest that’s made to go with a three-piece
suit, wear it with a casual button down or like I said wearing actually a casual shirt
with a jacket such as maybe a denim shirt with that nice jacket.
Now, what we’re looking to do here is go for a contrast and this is going to be something
that goes back to point one, you’re going to have to experiment.
Now, if you wear a pair of black dress shoes with a light pair of jeans, that combination
probably isn’t going to work, but a dark indigo pair of jeans with let’s say oxblood
monk straps, I think that that can be a great combination.
Unconventional style tip number eight.
Have a uniform, have a particular go-to outfit and stick with it.
Now, the great thing about this is you’re controlling the message and you don’t have
to think about it.
And very powerful men from various industries whether it’d be Wall Street or whether it’d
be Silicon Valley, have go-to uniforms that allow them to send the message they want to
send and believe me, these are – even though a lot of people say Mark Zuckerberg, he doesn’t
think about it.
Well, he does.
He actually has his go-to uniform.
But, you know, you look over in Wall Street, there are particular guys that have fifteen
of the same suits with twenty of the same dress shirts and that’s just simply their
uniform their go-to look.
Maybe they change up the ties here and there.
But the point is when you have something that sends the message you want to send and it’s
a controlled image, it allows you to basically spend your time and spend your energy focused
elsewhere.
So, these next two I’m going to wrap together.
Always dress for yourself and always be the best dressed man in the room.
So, first off, dress for yourself.
I always talk about dressing for the occasion, dressing to send the message you want to send,
but don’t forget to take a step back and say, you know what?
What do I feel good in and what do I feel comfortable in?
And a lot of people say, oh, t-shirts and jeans, that’s – that’s my, you know,
that’s what I feel good in.
Well, not really, you’re following the fashion trend, you haven’t looked around, you haven’t
tried on other pieces of clothing that have a much more luxurious feel when you look at
yourself in the mirror you feel better about yourself.
I don’t know what your uniform is what your outfit is, but dress for yourself.
Then, don’t be afraid to be the best dressed man in the room every single time.
A lot of people say, oh, don’t outdress your boss or look at the company culture.
Well, don’t be afraid sometimes to push that boundary.
I don’t want to get you fired here, but I am saying that don’t be afraid to, hey,
this is who I am, this is what I represent, this is how I like to dress and represent
myself in the world.
And you could work in a call center and you could be the best dressed man in that entire
call center.
Here’s the thing is that your work always need to backup the way – if you’re going
to standout if you’re going to be the guy that stands in front and leads, understand
that everything else has to fall in, so you need to perform at a high level.
But if you can do that, people just they just know who you are, oh, yeah, he always dresses
like that, he always look and by the way, he is the best at what he does because when,
you know, everything I’ve talked about here about going against the crowd is you finding
your own path, you being a trailblazer.
So, hopefully you can take these rules, you can find a way to make them work for you.
[0:10:09] And let me know, down in the comments what
you guys think?
Do you find anything useful anything that agree with or disagree with me on?
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I’ll see you in the next video.
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