20 QUICK Steps To Reinvent Your IMAGE In 2020 [0:00:00]
Your first step to reinventing your image, upgrade your profile photo.
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tinder, gents, it doesn’t matter.
Most likely you’re using an older photo, let’s level things up.
Let’s get a great picture of you online.
So, how to get a better picture?
Gentlemen, remember three things.
It’s about the subject, it’s about the lighting, and it’s about the angle.
So, the subject, that’s you.
You want to wear clothing that makes you look good.
You want to have a background that’s non-distracting.
And, you want to get the picture by yourself preferably a headshot up close.
Now, when it comes to lighting, preferably you do this outside in the evenings or the
mornings.
That’s going to be the best light.
If it’s in the middle of the day, make sure to be in shadows.
Watch out for a harsh contrast on the face.
And, if you’re indoors make sure that the light is coming towards you, not behind you
because you don’t want to have a silhouette.
And, let’s not forget camera angle.
If you don’t want a photo to end up being flat, then you change the angle just a bit
to get a bit more of a dramatic photo.
Or if you want to hide a flaw, go a little bit high to get rid of a double chin.
Next up, subscribe to a few of men’s lifestyle magazines that you enjoy.
You don’t want to spend money on magazines?
Then, find a few men’s clothing retailers that send out a catalogue.
The point here is I want you to set up a system, getting monthly reminder that you have committed
to dressing well.
When you get a magazine and you peruse through it, even if you just take one thing, you find
a fragrance that you like, you find a pair of shoes, you find a jacket that you think
looks great, you rip it out and you put it on a board.
And you keep track, you look for something like this, you are getting inspiration.
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Now, if you’re going through the magazine and you find that just tearing out pages and
pinning them to a board is just too old school, but you still want to pin things?
Guys, check out Pinterest.
Gents, if you haven’t checked out the RMRS Pinterest account, you’re in for a treat.
We’ve got tons of pins, tons of style inspiration images we are putting on our boards, so go
check it out.
I will link to it down in the description.
And, if Pinterest isn’t your thing, don’t worry, guys, we’ve got you covered.
Over on Instagram, we post about three times a day.
If you haven’t checked out our Instagram account, go check it out, guys.
I will link to it down in the description.
The next tip to level your style in 2020, buy a watch, but not just any watch, an esoteric
watch.
One that maybe not too many people have heard of.
I love to find a micro brand.
Brand no one is really talking about except in the forums, but people are saying great
quality, great watches.
And, go find that watch and support them.
Go buy from them.
Just at over at Monta, I absolutely love the watches that they’re putting out.
I’ve got two of their watches I bought with my own money.
They actually give you this ability to go and build your own watch within certain parameters.
The point being, they use high quality components, just great watches.
And that’s what’s fun is when you’re wearing a watch when everyone else is, yeah,
wearing Tudor wearing a Rolex, you’ve got a Monta and you know the story behind it.
And, that’s what I love about esoteric small brands that people haven’t heard of, but
still are producing good quality pieces.
The next tip to transform your style in 2020, grab a carryon that is going to turn heads.
So, I talked about this company years ago, Col. Littleton, and this grip is made from
buffalo hide.
This thing is absolutely amazing.
It’s incredibly unique.
It’s the hardware that sets it apart.
This is built off of an old type of train bag, basically a stagecoach bag that was around
the 1800s.
I absolutely love the style and design.
Every time I have used this traveling, I get compliments, I get people stopping me.
And if you appreciate it, you know when you buy something that is going to last longer
than you will and is going to grab a little bit of attention, it’s a fun thing to do
if you want to level up your style.
Now, a less flashy way to reinvent your image is to become a box guy.
And, what I mean by that is that you’ve got boxes for your things because when you
need to find your shoeshine gear, guess what?
It is in your shoeshine box.
When you’re looking for all your watches in your watch collection, you’ve got them
in your watch box.
And, gents, you don’t have to spend a lot of money, you don’t need to make this overly
complex.
You can go with a simple box that can hold your jewelry, your watches, your sunglasses
or even a simple catchall where you can put your loose change and you wallet.
The key is to be able to find your items, so when you get dressed in the morning you
can look good because you know where everything is at.
Next up, I want you to purchase three pocket squares.
Now, these three pocket squares, you can go with whites, you can go with variations of
such.
But, here is the thing is you’re going to store them in your jacket pockets.
When you put on that jacket, all of a sudden you’ve got that pocket square there.
If you don’t like it, take it out, but most likely you’re not even going to notice until
you get a compliment and somebody says, “Wow.
You look sharp today.”
The next tip to reinvent your image, commit to fit.
Gentlemen, if it don’t fit, you get rid of it lickity split.
What I’m saying here is don’t wear clothing that doesn’t fit you.
It never looks good.
If it’s too large, get it adjusted to fit your body or donate it.
And, with that, gentlemen, my next tip to reinvent your image is to love them or leave
them.
I’m talking about your clothing here, guys.
If you don’t love what you own, then look to get rid of it.
You want to have a closet of clothing that every time you put on that shirt, every time
you put on that jacket, every time you pop in that square, you feel amazing.
[0:05:03] And, yes, I know some of you guys much more
casual.
So, get that leather jacket, maybe spend a bit more money.
Cry once, but get what you want and when you put in that jacket, you feel like a million
bucks.
The next tip to reinventing your image, buy something that’s outside of your comfort
zone.
You want to buy maybe a pair of boots, yeah, that these are made for a rock star.
This is a style that you normally would never even try.
People are surprised that you’re buying suede, but here’s the thing.
Surprise people, don’t become predictable.
Think about you know what?
I’ve always loved Eric Clapton and I’ve always loved classic rock.
And these, I just love this Jodhpur style, I feel like a rock star when I put this on
and they make me a little bit taller, I feel better.
I’m going to own this and I’m going to wear them with confidence.
And, that’s the key, gentlemen, you can pull off almost anything if you’ve got the
confidence to wear it.
Now, what about western boots?
What about regional clothing maybe like the bolo tie like the guayabera?
I think that, guys, if you want to start to bring this into your wardrobe, that would
be amazing.
Again, it’s about confidence.
It’s about knowing your culture and knowing what is accepted in your area.
But, if you’re in Houston, Texas you’re in San Antonio, you’re down in Mexico and
you realize that, hey, this is my heritage, I want to bring in the guayabera.
Find a way to make it work, gentlemen.
Learn the rules on wearing it and bring it into your wardrobe.
Speaking of boots and shoes, the next tip to reinvent your image, learn to spit-shine.
Now, there is shining shoes and then there is spit-shining shoes.
When you can spit-shine a shoe, I mean, guys, you can see yourself in the reflection here
and it puts you on a whole another level of style.
How to spit-shine?
I will link to my video down in the description where I show you how to do it.
The next tip to reinvent your style, find the fragrance which is the polar opposite
of your go-to fragrance.
Something, yeah, you like fresh, you like florals that you find something that you’re
like, oh, my gosh, this is so different, but yet amazing, perfect for the colder winter
weather.
Another option here, guys, is to find something that’s been around for a long time.
Fragrances that have been around for almost a hundred years, fragrances that had been
around for thirty to forty years that are still classic, relatively inexpensive, and
that even your great grandfather probably loved.
The next tip to reinvent your style, don’t wait and go ahead and try a tribute fragrance.
So, these aren’t exactly counterfeits, but they are inspired by some of the nicer fragrances
out there.
And maybe you just don’t have the dough to go out there and buy a full bottle.
You’re tried it, you know what it is, but, yeah, you go out there and you find something
for one-tenth the price that actually has more performance and it’s just as good because
you’ve tried the original.
Guys, you’ll be surprised what you can find out there when you go out there and look for
a fraction of the cost and you get, yeah, a very similar performance.
The next tip to reinvent your image, cheat on your barber.
Yeah, you’ve been going to the same guy for ten years, but you’ve heard about this
stylist across town that she is amazing and she just does wonders with men’s hairs.
Go over, try it out.
Yes, you’re going to spend a little bit more money, but you may find I love this looks.
She gives you these ideas.
She just does things to your hair which you never even knew it could do.
The point is, guys, go out there and experiment, try something new.
Changing up your hairstyle, one of the easiest things that you can do to reinvent your look.
All right.
So, if going to a stylist is a bit much, how about simply when you get out of the shower,
you change things up yourself.
Look at yourself in the mirror, you normally part on this side, how about you part over
on this side and go the opposite way?
What you’re going to find is your hair is going to stand up a bit more, but it’s still
a very similar look.
Not too many people are going to notice, you will and see if you actually like the look.
Or go with a different hairbrush.
You use the same hairbrush all the time.
This one, you know, can give you a bit of volume, how about you actually push the hair
down a bit?
Or if you’ve been using a brush like this, go to something that actually isn’t going
to push it down as much.
Point is you can easily change up the tools.
You can make some changes at home to go for an entirely different look.
And, let’s not forget about heat.
If wanted to try a hairdryer, you can get a lot more volume, you can get your hair to
stand up a bit more and, again, the best part about this is if you don’t like it, just
put your head right back in the shower and just go back to your old style.
Now, let’s talk about products.
So, if you don’t use any product in your hair, the quick way to reinvent your image
is to start using something that let’s say you got thinner hair, there are products that
you can put in which will going to give you a bit of volume, make your hair just a little
bit thicker looking.
Or, maybe you want something that’s just style – styling cream, something that’s
just going to keep it in place, but isn’t going to need a whole bunch of hold, then
you simply find a styling cream.
Maybe you want something that has a whole lot of hold and is not going to move throughout
the day, you want to look for a gel.
Or maybe you want something like a matte mud, something that isn’t going to have any shine
to it, but is going to have hold and give you a nice looking volume.
Or, maybe you want a pomade.
Pomades traditionally are going to have a bit more shine to them, they’re going to
have a high hold and that’s if you want to go for more of the slick down look.
The next tip to reinvent your image, and this one is big.
It’s a system change, and that is to level up your uniform, your go-to clothing, the
clothing that you feel comfortable wearing.
Look at it and say, okay, I went to this dark-colored V-neck t-shirt.
It’s a good-looking shirt, but can I level this up by maybe going with a shirt with a
collar, maybe a polo, maybe not a polo, maybe a button-down, a navy button-down.
I know that’s my go-to.
[0:10:04] Look at your jeans.
Okay, I wore those – those jeans go-to pair, I love them, but I wore them so much they
kind of faded, how about you get three to four pairs darker in color that you rotate
through so they don’t fade as quickly.
Then, those shoes.
Okay, you went with those running shoes, how about upgrading to those boots that I showed
you earlier?
The point is, you’ve now developed a uniform, a uniform that you could wear again and again,
doesn’t grab a lot of attention.
You can dress it up, throw a sports jacket on top of it.
You can dress it down, just simply roll up the sleeves.
The point is you’ve upgraded your go-to uniform and now, you’re sending the image
you want to send to the world.
The next tip to reinventing your image, commit to events which force you to level up your
style.
So, you’ve been going to the same church for five years, how about you volunteer to
be an usher, to be someone that sits others because guess what?
You’re going to dress better.
You’re going to start wearing that suit.
Or, maybe start off simple.
Take – commit to take your girls tot that father-daughter dance.
Buy the tickets now.
Put yourself in a system where you’re going to start dressing better.
All right, gents, so what video to watch next?
How about ten luxury items that are worth the money.
I had a lot of fun with this video.
I think you’ll enjoy it.
I will link to it down in the description.
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