Improve Style WITHOUT Shocking Friends [0:00:00]
So, if you ever had this happen to you. You decided to dress a little bit better today.
You go to work you go to school, and you have somebody say, “Oh, look at Mr. Fancy Pants
here.”? Seriously, it's like people are shocked, you're trying to look good.
In today's video, I'm laying out step by step how you can improve your style without shocking
your friends. [Music]
Let's talk collared shirts both dress shirts and casual button-downs. Right here, this
looks like a regular dress shirt, and in many ways it is, but the fabric is a bit unique.
I do have a twill weave in this which is a little bit denser of a weave and I think has
a little bit of a pattern that you could only see when you get up close.
But, let's say how could you really change it up and level up your style?
So, right here as you can see I made a simple upgrade. I took that white shirt and I brought
in a pattern. I've got a stripe, I also brought in color. So, like I said white, blue the
most common ones out there and you could stick with that with patterns and really just keep
it that simple. But, here I chose to bring in a bit of red.
It does draw a bit more attention. It does make the shirt a bit more casual, but it changes
up what you've been wearing. And, again, a stripe is a classic business pattern.
You can also go with familiar colors in bolder hues. So, notice I'm just wearing blue and
white, but that blue has a bit of a pop to it. There's something about that color that
just grabs a bit more attention. It feels like it has some energy and life in it and
that's what you want to be looking for. Also, I've got small attention to details on the
buttons. I've got a contrast red stitching which, again, is going to draw attention,
but not shock anybody. Now, what about strong patterns like the paisley
I have here? Well, notice that I went with subdued colors, I went with navy and white.
Colors that actually fit in with most business attire, yet I'm bringing in the pattern and
that's what's standing out. I wear a sports jacket over this, and it's something that
people actually don't notice it till they get closer.
Now, you may be wondering where can I find a shirt like this or any of the ones I'm talking
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them. Next up, let's level up your shoe game. Running
shoes are for running. My advice is to buy some of the ugliest shoes you can find out
there, that way you're not tempted to wear them to work, you're not tempted to wear them
around town. And, instead you invest in some good casual shoes.
You want to keep it casual? Look at a classic canvas sneaker. It's been around for almost
a hundred years. This is going to match a lot of your casual outfits and it's better
than running shoes. You want to step it up? Go with leather sneakers.
What I like about these, they're actually easier to clean than canvas. They're going
to cost a bit more, but there's tons of options when it comes to brands.
Maybe white is not your color. All right, then go for a black. Maybe keep the white,
so go for a bit of contrast. This right here is going to grab a bit more attention or maybe
you just want to go for something that's a bit more subdued, something, again, it's not
going to grab attention relatively easy to clean. Even with suede you're going to find
it actually for most seasons this is going to be perfectly fine.
Want to try bolder colors bolder designs? Go for it. But, I do think that you should
start off with shoes that are close in color to the shoes you're already wearing that way
it's going to be a seamless transition right into your wardrobe.
Next, let's level up your dress shoes. So, you want to get rid of your cheap dress shoes
that are made from plastic that are glued together that have square toes. Yes, if you've
got squared-toe dress shoes, get rid of those. Now, when you cut it open like I did here,
what you're going to find is shoddy construction and it's what you want to avoid. It's better
to save up and buy dress shoes that are better constructed. So, how do you spot the difference?
[0:04:58] Because companies that make good quality dress
shoes are going to tell you that they're using a Goodyear stitch. They're going to tell you
about the Blake stitch. They're going to tell you about the construction and the materials
because that is one of their selling points. Now, if you already have black dress shoes,
I wouldn't recommend going out there and buying a different color, just get a higher quality
pair of black dress shoes. And this is how you're going to make the seamless upgrade
because these shoes right here are going to last you twenty years. They can be resoled,
rebuilt. But, what's most important is the upper is actually going to get more beautiful
as time goes on and you take care of the shoes. But, what if you're already in the brown shoes,
you got a few pairs, you want to still up it up or change it up? Well, how about you
bringing a little bit of texture? You could actually go with the style that you're already
using a lot of, maybe a simple you know closed lacing oxford like this with a cap toe, but
you decide to go with a little bit of texture on the leather. You can look for that.
Or maybe you really are into a bit more casual of shoes, shoes that you could actually wear
with a sports jacket and jeans, but still you know is a good looking shoe like a pair
of brogues. Brogue right here we can see the designs, so you already had a plain pair of
maybe bluchers, you decided to bring in these brogues and all of a sudden you're getting
more mileage out of them and you're slowly upgrading that style, again, without really
shocking your friends. Now, let's talk about the chisel toe. So,
a lot of people think that a chisel toe is a square toe. That's not the case. I don't
really like the chisel toe, but I know some of you guys love it. Also, split toe, not
a bad thing. I know some people are into it, just really not for me, but both of these
are going to make the shoe more casual. Now, what about bold designs? What I love
about this is with one item with your shoes you can actually add this to a regular navy
suit combination, a charcoal gray suit combination, maybe even a sports jacket with jeans and
all of a sudden you're leveling up the style. People are going to, yes, be drawn to the
shoes, they're not as interchangeable, but with one item, you could level up your wardrobe.
But, what about when the weather's bad you need to wear boots like this? Of course not.
I do wear these around the house when it's muddy, but whenever I'm out in around town
what am I going to wear a pair of boots like this? Because this right here looks better
especially with jeans or a sports jacket or even with jeans and a t-shirt. This is going
to level up the look. And, speaking of going with a very casual
look, right here if you're traveling you want a pair of Chelseas that slip on and off or
just incredibly comfortable, boom, you can do that with suede. Or you know right here,
we've got a pair of chukkas. Same thing, we've got that suede on it. Or you can even go with
a pair of boots like this. Yes, this is going to be casual. But, right here this is so much
better than that first pair of boots I showed you.
Now, next up let's talk about upgrading that graphic tee. You know what I'm talking about.
That graphic tee that just it was funny when you were in college, but you're still wearing
that around town. How about we change this up? And instead of that we actually go with
a v-neck solid shirt. Now, you don't have to go with the v-neck,
maybe that's too much. Well, then go with a simple crewneck. But notice, I said solid.
No design, no logo. You can find these out there. You want something that's going to
fit your body a bit better. And, if you're a bit then maybe like me, then go maybe for
a, you know, we got the casual -- casual shirt right here, the button-down. But, you could
also go for a Henley. You could look at even a long sleeve polo.
What we're doing right here is we're finding something that works for your body type. We're
going in a solid color preferably dark because I love dark, it's just something you can get
a few stains on and you maybe not going to spot them. Lighter colors can work too, but
you're going to have to work harder to keep them bright and clean and all that fun stuff.
The point being, get rid of those graphic tees, they're really dragging down your style.
Next up, we're going to upgrade from the dress shirt and necktie look to the sports jacket
and maybe skip the necktie. I'm not saying you don't have to go with one, you can bring
in a casual knit necktie. Point being is you're going to bring in the jacket.
So many guys are scared of jackets, but they do so much for you. They build up your shoulders,
they slim up your torso, they just make you look taller more masculine, leaner. Why not
go for this, guys? A lot of guys they're just not used to it. It's not that a suit jacket
or a sports jacket is uncomfortable, it's just unfamiliar to them, so practice wearing
it. Now, sports jackets, you have a wide range
of different options here. As you can see, I've got this green sports jacket. It's got
a little bit of a pattern in it, multiple colors it's going to match and looks great
with this blue, right? But, you can change it up you could bring in other types of jackets.
Now, of course, this is a casual look, but I think it looks a lot better than maybe going
with a fleece jacket. Yeah, you know who I'm talking about. You guys out in the northwest,
love your fleece jackets. And, I get it, whenever the weather calls for it, but a jacket like
this to me is just a bit cooler, you're going to stand out from the crowd. And, you can
even find insulated jean jackets I think that looked perfectly fine, and, again set you
apart from the crowd. Not your thing? Then, go with the classic
blouson. The blouson right here, you're going to spot it it's going to have a little bit
of a check pattern on the inside. Overall, it looks like a very simple clean jacket.
And, that's what we're looking for, something here that's classic something that's really
just going to build up the shoulders a bit and make you look better.
Now, what about updating that hoodie? Okay. Well, you got a few options. You can go with
leather jackets, suede jackets. Oh, you don't want to go for a jacket, you want to go for
something that you can just pull over? Then, look at sweaters. So many different types
of sweaters out there whether you want to go with a v-neck or maybe just go with a solid
crewneck something that you could wear as a layering piece underneath one of your jackets.
[0:09:56] Maybe a button mock neck or a quarter zip
sweater. Right here we're going to draw attention to the neck, they actually make it easy to
slip on and off. It's a very functional design, a bit more casual, but, again, it looks so
much better than a hoodie. And, I almost forgot the cardigan. Notice
right here, I've gone with a solid navy, fits my body well and overall I think it's a great
look. You don't need to go with anything that's maybe too heavy. I know a lot of guys they
feel it's a bit feminine, but you can find great looking cardigans that look so much
better than, yeah, the hoodie option. Now, let's talk about your trousers. Pants,
jeans, whatever it is that you normally wear. What were you looking to do here is just slightly
upgrade that. So, if you normally wear jeans, you want to look for maybe darker jeans that
actually fit you. Most guys are wearing pants that are too large, so they've got excess
material in the backside maybe even down the leg, so take it and get it tapered.
I'm not talking skinny, I'm talking maybe thin I'm talking a closer cut. What's interesting
about jeans is they can conform to the body. And there's a lot of other trousers out there
that have a bit of stretch to them and that's a great thing to bring into your pants is
to find something that has maybe about 3%, 5% stretch material in it. All of a sudden,
you're going to totally look at your jeans differently, they're actually going to fit
you, have a bit more of a tapered design and you're going to level up that style.
Next up, let's bring in some jewelry. So, I'm not talking about earrings, I'm not talking
about necklaces. I'm talking about something pretty simple because most likely you're not
wearing much. Maybe you're wearing wedding ring, maybe a class ring. I'm talking about
actually bringing in a watch, bringing in a bracelet.
But, let's start with watches, guys. There's so many different options out there. You guys
know I love watches. There are our dress watches, there are dive watches, there are field watches,
there are racing watches. There are, yeah, there are other ones I could
talk about, but I'm going to go ahead and do that in this video right here. I go into
all the different watch types that you should be aware of. And, guys, add a watch to your
wardrobe, add it to your outfit and instantly level up your game. Again, this video right
here I will link to down in the description. [0:11:56] End of audio