Style Tricks That Will INSTANTLY Improve Your Style
[0:00:00] Tip number one, pay attention to your shoelaces.
It may seem like a small thing, but remember your shoes are the foundation of your outfit.
Seriously, torn up frayed dirty laces aren’t doing your shoes any favors.
I know in my shoeshine box, I always keep a few extra pair that I can quickly change
out when I notice that the laces are just getting old and worn out.
And let’s not forget about the color of the laces and how they contrast with the shoes.
A low contrast lace style is perfect when you just want to focus in on the silhouette
and style of the shoe. A high contrast lace option is great whenever
you want to focus more in on the upper and draw attention to the footwear themselves.
And let’s not forget all the different material options we’re going to see out there - cotton,
nylon, and sometimes even leather. In today’s video, gents, some quick tricks
to instantly upgrade your style. [Music]
Trick number two, tuck your shirt in properly. What’s the proper way you may say? Gentlemen,
let me introduce you to the military tuck. So, step one is to tuck your shirt in your
pants like you normally would. Step number two is to take the excess material evenly
on both sides and to go ahead and start to tuck it in under itself.
Seriously, with step three, you’re just taking your thumb and you’re moving that
material and folding it over on itself. And there you go, look at that perfection.
Another option is the underwear tuck. Now, this trick helps if you’re wearing an undershirt.
You see your undershirt is tucked in your underwear, your dress shirt is then tucked
between your underwear and your trousers. Oh! And don’t forget about the gig line.
This is where your shirt placket, belt buckle, and trouser seam are aligned.
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them. Go check them out. The next trick to level up your style and
you may have heard me said this before, throw on a jacket - sports jacket, blazer jacket,
suit jacket. But, you can also throw in a denim jacket, fatigue jacket, a leather jacket.
Now, the structured jackets are going to do more for your shoulders. Basically, they’re
going to create a very noticeable shoulder point. And that shoulder point is going to
make your shoulders look larger, therefore making you look more masculine. And if you
got some extra weight around the midsection, slim you up a bit.
A darker jacket especially is going to build out that silhouette a bit, but also you can
zip it right here in the center. You can button it right there in the center and that, again,
is going to slim up that midsection. And if you’re wearing dark trousers with
a dark jacket, again, it creates that silhouette allows the eyes to go up and down, a more
monochromatic type of look. Now, those are reasons for wearing jacket
you may have heard before, and this next one probably not. And that is when you wear a
well-fitted jacket especially in the sleeve area and it fits well, at the end it’s not
overly long and not overly large here, what this does is it makes the hands look larger.
Why is this a good thing? Well, this goes back to primates. Primates oftentimes before,
you know, they’re just not going to fight each other, they’re going to look at visual
cues to determine who should be at the top. Now, oftentimes, it’s not just the size
of the primate, but also the size of their hands. This is usually perceived as someone
that actually is, you know, more mature, someone that can grip onto, you know, branch or something
like that. Point being is we also look at the size of
hands and you want your hands to look proportion. You don’t need them to look overly large,
but you don’t want them to be dwarfed. And, when you wear a jacket that fits you well,
it just makes your hands look larger and better. [0:05:07]
The next trick to upgrade your style, smash that like button. Seriously, lets the YouTube
algorithm know that, hey, I want to watch more style videos, I want to get smarter.
I want to learn more about men style. So, when you engage with these videos, all
of a sudden, the YouTube gods know to feed you more. Seriously, though, guys, I appreciate
you. The next trick to level up your style, don’t
be afraid of bling – necklaces, rings. But one of my favorite pieces of jewelry that
any guy can pull off and most men felt comfortable wearing is a watch.
Now, when it comes to watches, they always -- actually, we did a study about which watches
get the most compliments. Funny enough, the larger watches, watches that just simply grab
attention, it makes sense though because it has to be noticed.
Now, I’m not saying to wear an oversized watch, but what I am saying, wear maybe a
little bit larger than what you’re used to. Try something different. I know for me,
I’ve got smaller wrist, so I like to gravitate towards one, you know, that’s about 43,
44 is the largest. But, hey, maybe if you’ve got a larger wrist,
you try something that’s a 50. Yes, guys can pull this off and a larger watch is going
to get compliments, it’s going to grab attention. That being said, if you don’t want to go
oversized, then look to bring in color with your watch. This is another way for it to
stand apart for it to grab attention and get you compliments.
The next trick to upgrade your style, go classic with your shades. When it comes to sunglass
styles that are going to suit most men, there are only three styles that you need to know.
First up, we got the classic aviator style. Normally seen with a metal frame, it’s going
to be teardrop design of the lens that separates this from the other styles.
Now, when it comes to lenses, tons of options here. I’m going to say keep it simple. Go
with something that’s not going to draw too much attention especially if it’s your
first pair, go with maybe a darker color in black.
And if that’s not exciting enough for you, check out the Hollywood favorite, wayfarers.
Tom Cruise, The Blues Brothers. This has pop up in movie after movie and it does take a
little bit more courage to pull this off. And if you’re used to wearing aviators,
I would seriously give this a shot. And just like aviators, you’re going to
see a wide range of different materials. I like keeping it simple going with black, but
tortoiseshell is another great option. And if those frames are too strong, you want
something that’s in between, check out clubmasters. It’s a classic design, a nice hybrid. It
doesn’t have as thick heavy frames as the wayfarers, at the same time, a very distinctive
look. And really quick, in case you forgot. A refresher
of why this elevates your look creates a bit of mystery and people can’t see your eyes,
they wonder what’s going on behind there, who is this movie star, you know, that just
walked in. Also, it creates symmetry. So, it creates balance in the face.
The next trick to level up your style, upgrade that basic t-shirt. Yes, if you’re in great
shape, a well-fitted t-shirt can look amazing. But, a V-neck on that same guy looks even
better. What do we change up? A small style detail.
Better yet, bring in a henley. Those few buttons, what do they do? They draw attention to the
chest, they draw attention to that area. And if you’re not in the best shape, definitely
upgrade that t-shirt. If you got a few extra pounds, if you are incredibly skinny, then
a casual button down is going to better suit your build. It’s going to make your silhouette
look more proportion and you have more options for styling it up, styling it down.
You roll those sleeves if you’re a little bit skinnier, it’s going to make your arms
just look more proportional. Or if you’re going to leave them down and simply wear it
untucked, it’s going to look better if you got a little bit of weight around the midsection.
This next trick for sure, I know some of you guys are using and that is when you show up
someplace, when you’re meeting up with people, go to the bathroom immediately. Why? Because
you want to look at yourself in the mirror and you want to make sure you are well-put
together. Because if you just finished eating something,
if you got food in your teeth, you want to catch it before somebody else does. If you
had gone to the bathroom and you didn’t zip up, yes, your pants you got your fly open,
you want to make sure that you check that in the mirror.
So, go into the bathroom, take care of business, look at yourself and, hey, get your hair in
order, make sure that you look good that, hey, if you have, you know, a collar that’s
off hanging, you get that set up. Point being is check yourself out, make sure
that you’re good to go and then walk out with confidence know that, hey, you are well-put
together. Just make sure that there’s no, yeah, toilet paper that got caught on your
shoe. So, what video to watch next? How about how
to fly without getting into a fight? Seriously, guys, travel etiquette that every man needs
to know. So, go check out this video or maybe share it with that guy that’s sitting behind
you and is kicking the seat. Yes, you know what I’m talking about.
Actually, in this video, I talk about a story, a fight that I almost saw happen the other
day. So, yeah, it’s a good one. Go check it out and enjoy.
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