[0:00:00] Gentlemen, Antonio here.
All right.
Today, we’re going to be talking about the power of the interchangeable wardrobe.
This is one of the fundamentals of dressing sharp of getting the most out of your money
when you’re building a wardrobe.
So, guys I’ve got a quick little Math question for you.
So, if you’ve got two jackets, five shirts, three trousers, two ties, and two pairs of
shoes, and let’s say they’re fully interchangeable, how many outfits do you have?
Answer.
A hundred and twenty outfits.
Think about that.
For four months, you could wear just simply fourteen pieces of clothing change them around
a bit and you’re not going to wear the same thing for four months.
That’s pretty amazing and if you change those numbers, just a bit let’s say double
them, maybe four jackets, ten shirts, five trousers, five ties, and we’ll keep it conservative
on the shoes, go with four pairs of shoes.
How many?
Four thousand, gentlemen.
Over ten years, you could get away with twenty eight pieces of clothing.
Now, spices the variety of life.
I like to bring in a few things.
But, the point is if you focus on interchangeability in your wardrobe you can build up a very powerful
wardrobe with less clothing and therefore less money.
Also, if you think about it, you can spend money and actually invest in quality.
So, today, I’m going to talk about three concepts as you build your interchangeable
wardrobe.
The last one matching, I’m going to spend a lot of time on and I’m going to go through
and I’m going to talk about each of the items in here and how it could fit into your
interchangeable wardrobe and if you’ve got questions if you want to add something, you
want to talk about the items that had been as basically foundation pieces for you, I
would love to see that in the comments.
Okay.
So, everything you see here except for the shoes is provided by Ledbury.
Guys, they want to give you one of you guys an interchangeable wardrobe to start with.
I’m talking of jacket, shirt, trousers, and a tie.
All you have to do, go over to their website, I’m going to provide you the link.
Boom!
Right here.
Go over there and enter your e-mail address.
That’s all it requires.
I know that some of you guys have already grabbed their great catalog which I talked
about in my inspiration video, but don’t worry, if you enter your e-mail again you
will be re-entered.
Guys, they’re going to give this out I think in the next few weeks.
I don’t have the exact date, but I would say enter get started on building your interchangeable
wardrobe.
So, what are the three fundamentals?
What are the three things that you need to be thinking about when you’re building an
interchangeable wardrobe?
Number one is fit.
Now, everything I’m wearing, again, by Ledbury fit me right off the rack, I got the right
size.
I know my size and they’re kind enough to provide measurements and information about
the fit, so whenever I buy online I make a smart purchasing decision and I buy things
that fit me so I don’t have to deal with the returns and lose time and money.
But, the point is find clothing find a brand find your exact measurements.
Now, you do that, you need to have your measurements you need to know what type of clothing fits
you and you need to find a brand that works for your body type.
Now, point number two is focus in on quality and the first question a lot o people ask
me, “Antonio, where do I spend my money first?”
Okay.
So, number one choosing jackets.
These are going to be the items which people are going to look at, they’re going to look
down at your shoes, they’re going to look at your jacket.
After that, focus in on the trousers.
Now, you don’t need to go out there and buy five jackets and then, move on to trousers.
Now, make sure you complete one outfit, but if you had to go and order, second thing would
be a pair of quality trousers.
People do notice the difference between $25 jeans and more expensive jeans or trousers
that are simply may dress trousers, dress slacks ones that are made from a finer canvass,
pay attention to that.
And point number three and this is where you’re going to spend a little bit more time and
you’re actually going to buy more than just one or two of this, shirts.
And, your first ten shirts in interchangeable wardrobe they’re going to be basically whites
and blues variations, you can change up the style, you can change up a little bit of the
pattern, but really whites and blues are going to be your foundation pieces.
Now, if you understand what you’re doing, if you have a very casual wardrobe, you can
start or you can break that rule.
That’s simply my guidance.
And, number four, accessories; neckties, watches, pocket squares, socks, underwear, all those
other things, that’s when you’re going to start to upgrade those.
So, point number three, matching.
Four parts of matching; color, patterns, texture, and style.
So, we’re going to work backwards here.
Style, you want to make sure – think about what is your individual style.
Again, I talked about this in the inspiration video, I’ll link to it again it’s a great
video, but you have to find your own individual style.
You may be more casual, you may be more formal.
Everything I’m talking about here is for my style.
I usually dress business casual because I represent myself, I represent my family, I
represent my business when I go out and that’s why I dress the way I do even though I live
in a small town of only a thousand people.
Okay?
[0:04:58] So, next let’s talk about texture.
Texture, most people totally ignore, but a lot of these items in here like this one right
here, this has a nap surface, this is actually it’s a flannel it’s blue, this gives it
a dimensional feel, so I can actually wear it with another blue that has more of a canvas
texture and it’s actually going to work together and not going to look like a suit.
Other textures, this one has a tweed, this one again has a nap surface, you’re going
to see finer.
This one right over a very fine poplin.
This one looks great with a flannel with any type of texture with it.
So, understand the different textures.
Patterns.
This is a big one as you’re building your interchangeable wardrobe.
Keep the pattern relatively small if non-existent in your core pieces.
Now, this you could say is maybe not a core jacket as it’s got it herringbone pattern,
but it’s very muted, so I can pull it off.
But, that’s why in your shirts, keep those patterns very small.
I like to go with solids, if you’re going to with, you know, this one actually you can
– this blue has a little bit of a pattern in it, but it’s almost unnoticeable until
you get up close, so that’s when you can have fun with pattern.
This pattern over here, it’s very large, it’s loud, even though the colors are pretty
muted, but because of the size of the pattern, it becomes less interchangeable.
Did you notice that?
I’ve actually got the shirts lined up so it becomes less interchangeable as you move
down.
Finally, color.
Again, there are basic colors that you’re going to want to stick with as you’re building
your interchangeable wardrobe.
Find what they are for you and what works with your particular need and industry and
go with it.
With my colors, I love olive green, I love blue, gray, I talked about this a little bit,
but it’s a non-color, therefore it can match almost anything.
And, then this right here, it’s a little bit of a brown in it.
So, depends on what you want to wear, look at the colors that work for you, find the
ones that work for you.
If you’ve got dark color you have black hair, light-colored skin, you’re going to,
you know, probably have more grays, you’re going to may be bring in some darker colors
some lighter colors because you’ve got that high contrast.
Make sense?
Okay, guys.
So, now I’m going to talk about each of the examples in here really quickly and why
they fit in.
So, for me, the olive, the blue, the gray which is a non-color and, again, is going
to match everything almost in here and then, this right here is a tan.
I would – if I had to choose between these two, for me I’m probably going to go with
the gray with a little bit, it’s got a little bit of a blue in it, then we got the shirts.
My first ten shirts, I would say keep them blues and whites.
You can change up a lot of the styles.
Look for different color types.
Look at the different cuff types out there.
There are so many things you can change and there’s nothing wrong with keeping your
core shirts.
But, let’s say you’re – you’re outgoing or you want something a little bit more casual,
then you can start to bring in small micro patterns.
These aren’t going to ever be something that you would want to wear to a true business
meeting, but they are in a sense without a tie, they’re going to look great and you
can wear this on and off in airplane when you’re traveling going to a business event
and you want to look a little bit more casual, you can drop the jacket, all of a sudden you’ve
got actually an outfit that looks really good.
So, let’s talk a little bit about these patterns right over here.
Now, notice the pattern colors are going to make them much more casual.
In addition, the pattern size is going to – the larger the pattern usually the more
casual despite does not having, you know, being blue and white, it is more casual than
these – that these smaller patterns right over here.
I really like patterns like this for when you’re traveling they do a good job of hiding
stains, but they are – you couldn’t getting away from the interchangeable wardrobe.
Understand that pieces like this look great on certain, you know, for certain complexions
and for certain men, but they are less interchangeable.
And then, the last example I’ve got over here and this is going to be a polo which
having a nice long sleeves polo that looks great on you is in a dark conservative color,
I think works great in interchangeable wardrobe.
Okay.
So, let’s talk quickly about pants and trousers.
I’ve got four examples right here.
Usually, you’re going to want to stick with darker colors.
The one I’m missing right here is a dark brown, I’m actually wearing a dark brown
and it works with almost everything in here.
Find the trousers, I mean, again, if you’ve got black hair, you’re wearing a lot of
grays in here, black trousers may actually work for you.
You can also go with different types and I’ve talked about it, different textures, the different
actually materials and that’s going to have an effect on as well.
Jeans.
Jeans are something I feel can fit into a casual man’s wardrobe and I personally can
wear jeans with a lot of these including any of these jackets and it’s going to look
good.
Now, let’s get on to neckties.
If you don’t have a navy grenadine necktie, you need to.
This is one of the most classic and I think versatile neckties out there.
Then, we get into greens, purples, depends on your personal preference.
But, as you get lighter in color, the necktie becomes less interchangeable and more casual.
Finally, shoes.
Really quick I’ve got a pair of cap-toe oxfords here, pairs of chukkas.
Yes, I am tossing my shoes.
We got pair of wingtips in oxblood.
Notice that my shoes are going to be in these dark brown and oxblood colors, perfectly fine.
This is a pair of loafers, I love having a pair of slip-ons whenever I am traveling,
my double monk strap which I wear these things all the time, I need to polish them.
But, the point is gentlemen stick to what works for you and as you can see with a relatively
small amount of clothing, you can have like four outfits, isn’t that amazing?
[0:10:28] So, focus in on quality and guys, go check
out Ledbury, go give them your e-mail address and you’re going to be put on their newsletter.
But, more importantly you’re going to have a chance to win a foundation to your interchangeable
wardrobe.
Gentlemen, let me know what you think in the comments and I’ll see you in the next video.
Take care.
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