7 Style Rookies Tips For Men [0:00:00]
Where do I get started?
What do I do?
Guys, in today’s video, the first seven steps for a style rookie.
[Music] Step number one.
Dress for the body you have not the body you wish you have.
So, all the time I get e-mails from you guys.
Okay, I’m going to lose 50 lbs in the next six months.
So, shall I hold off on buying clothing now because in six months I’m going to have
that ideal body?
The answer is no.
You’ve got to dress for the body that you have.
The goal of dressing your body type is to bring balance to your overall look because
you want people to focus on you and the message, not maybe something that you’re drawing
something that looks a little bit odd.
Something that makes you look even wider, that’s going to grab people’s attention
and something they’re going to be thinking about versus thinking about the words that
you’re saying and the message that you’re trying to get across.
Tip number two for style rookies.
Know the name of your tailor.
Almost all of your clothing you want to get adjusted by a tailor, so it fits you better.
Now, the mistake that most people make is that they only may be get their suits adjusted.
No, take your clothing to your own tailor and your casual button-downs, your jeans.
Yes, even get your jeans adjusted.
When you buy something off the rack, that is made to fit a wide range of body types.
When you take your clothing to the tailor, they’re going to look at your body type
they’re going to work with you.
When a tailor does their job correctly, the clothing that you wear from them it actually
is going to fit your body.
And clothing that fits on your body always looks better than clothing that’s overly
baggy or overly tight.
Now, even if you got a garment perfectly tailored, you can still have issues like a dress shirt.
So, let’s say that you buy it, it’s cut a little bit short throughout the day it becomes
untucked or you’re very active, you’re a floor manager moving back and forth running
around and it comes untucked during the day.
You get this muffin top look, it just doesn’t look good.
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Step number three for style rookies.
Learn and live the style pyramid.
So, you’ve got fit, function, fabric.
Let me explain each.
Fit, that is king.
All of your clothing whenever you buy it, it has to fit your body type.
There are tons of infographics on my website that you can see how should a shirt fit how
should a suit fit.
But, guys, when you wear clothing that fits you, all of a sudden it’s going to look
great.
If you don’t nail the fit, nothing else matters.
Next up, let’s talk about function.
So, you want to have the right outfit the right garment for the occasion.
So, if you’re going to go into an interview and you’re working at a warehouse, you don’t
need to show up wearing a suit to that interview.
It’s the wrong item, it doesn’t function properly.
So, look at what the uniform is what people are naturally wearing to work, but you want
to make sure whatever you wear actually is serving the function of sending the message
you want to send the world.
Now, let’s talk about fabric and I do put this last because I do think that you can
compromise on the fabric and the build of clothing when you’re first starting off.
But, when you start to make more money, look at what is the uniform, what do you wear on
a daily basis, then start to invest.
It may be casual clothing, it may be high quality denim, it may be nice button-down
shirts.
I don’t know what your uniform is what message you want to send the world, but whatever it
is make sure that you start to spend more on it by looking at better construction better
clothing – the actual built of if you want to spend more here because you want to get
better quality.
And better quality should last longer because you’re going to take better care of it.
Next up, think interchangeability.
So, the example I want to give you is Legos.
Does anyone out there like Legos?
Played with Legos as a kid?
Maybe you still collect Legos.
But what’s great about Legos is you can take a Lego from 1985, you can take a Lego
from 2018 and they’re all going to work together because Legos are made to be interchangeable.
[0:04:58] Now, here’s the thing with your clothing.
When you buy with an interchangeable mindset, basically you can take three pairs of shoes,
three trousers, you’ve got three shirts, and you’ve got three jackets - twelve items.
And from these twelve items if they were all perfectly interchangeable, we’re talking
eighty one outfits.
You notice how this just expands.
So, what’s cool about this is you can own less and you can get more mileage out of what
you do own.
My next tip for style rookies, develop a uniform.
Think about what message do you want to send to the world and dress to send that message.
Find something that works for you something you default to.
So, if you’re young up-and-coming lawyer maybe you’re going to dress better than
everyone at your firm, but you know who am I what do I stand for because if you’re
a lawyer at a construction company, I expect you to dress still like a lawyer.
You have to wear a suit, you should be better dressed than most of the men there because
you’re supposed to pay attention to the details.
You should do your job.
Now, if you’re an artist, think about how can I send the message maybe with my glasses
that I’m someone creative.
I may be want to choose a different frame.
I want to have a wide variety of frames.
But, guys, think about the message you’re sending and develop out that uniform.
So my next tip for style rookies, no one to spend and no one to say.
Most style rookies when you’re just starting out, guys, you have a limited budget you don’t
have much money to spend.
So, you want to be very careful with the money that you do have.
Spend a little bit more time saving up and then put in to this investment.
I call this an investment because, yes, you may want to go buy that big screen television,
but if you buy the right outfit the right uniform you actually start to look good with
your clothing, you may get that promotion which then isn’t going to just enable you
to buy another big screen television, but actually buy a house which is your big goal.
Now, guys, I don’t know what your goals are, but I do know that you want at this point
right now focus in on your outer clothing.
If you wear a suit on a daily basis, you want to get something that’s classic conservative
something that’s going to actually not draw too much attention be interchangeable, but
you want to spend good money on at least one to two suits.
Your shoes, that’s going to be something that you want to spend good money on.
You spend a lot of time on your feet, buy something that’s comfortable.
If you wear work boots, then find you know a company like Thursday Boots which makes
a great Goodyear welted boot and that is going to serve you.
If you want shoes, find a company that creates a type of shoe that you will feel comfortable
standing in all day.
At the end of the day, invest in outfits.
And think about, again, the outer facing clothing.
So, if you’re in a cold weather area, maybe spend good money on a jacket because you’re
going to be meeting and talking with people who will look at this jacket and make a split
second decision on whether or not this guy seems confident or this guy may seems out
of his league.
My next tip for style rookies, perfect your grooming routine.
Notice I said routine.
A routine is a system that you can adjust and you can improve.
If you just wake up in the morning you’ve got no routine, you just get dressed you guys
you can’t improve that, instead look at, okay, can I actually set up a system so I’m
not reactionary, I’m actually preparing and I’m showing up ready to go.
If you are going to get a haircut and the interview is that day and you’re like, oh,
I need to get a haircut, so you go in and they, oh, my gosh you look at yourself in
the mirror, you have no confidence and that reflects on the interview.
Guys, you want to show up prepared and you do that by having a routine, having a system
that you don’t have to think about because then you can adjust the routine you can make
it better.
Let’s say you get a little bit of a rash you get these bumps on your face when you
shave.
Well, if you have a routine a shaving routine, you may know I’m going to try a straight
razor, I’m going to go try maybe just a two-blade disposable razor.
You will find what works for you to get rid of those bumps when you got a routine and
you can actually adjust and measure it.
All right, gentlemen, now it’s your turn.
I want to hear from you down in the comments.
What did I miss?
What advice would you give to style rookies guys just starting off?
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That’s it, guys.
Take care.
I will see you in the next video.
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