How To Wear Something New & Stand Out From The Crowd
[0:00:00] So, in today’s video we’re talking about
getting outside of your comfort zone, trying something new when it comes to your style,
so that you can stand out from the crowd.
Are you ready, guys?
Let’s do it.
[Music] First up, gents, the bowtie and I know many
of you guys zoomed right in on this, you’re like, Antonio, I’ve never seen you wear
a bowtie.
But, doesn’t this look great?
Doesn’t the color combination really work?
Here is why I love the bowtie.
Number one.
It’s classic.
It’s been in the man’s wardrobe over a hundred years.
So, this is something that’s not going to go out of style.
Let’s look to Winston Churchill.
Guys, people have been wearing bowties to save the free world, you know, for a long
time.
Number two.
Any situation that a necktie is appropriate, a bowtie is going to be appropriate.
And, finally, guys, let’s talk about standing out from the crowd.
So, you bring this into your wardrobe like one of the five hundred people actually own
a bowtie, let alone actually wear them.
So, when you can tie your own bowtie, you bring this into your wardrobe, you’re going
to stand out from the crowd.
Now, I get it, guys, despite everything great about the bowtie, I know some of you guys
just are not going to bring this into your wardrobe.
But, you already wear a silk necktie, so why not change up?
This is going to be an easier thing to bring in and that is the casual woven necktie.
They’re going to have a square bottom off sometimes and what we’re going to notice
here is the texture.
This one made from silk, but we’re going to see them also in cotton and wool.
The cool part about this is you’re already used to wearing a necktie.
This is still going to bring your outfit together, but it’s going to give it a much more casual
feel.
I think works great with a sports jacket or even you know a casual button-down.
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Next up, gents, let’s talk about scarves.
This is an easy way for you to bring in something new whether it’d be a color, whether it’d
be a unique pattern, whether it’d be a unique material.
Have fun with your scarf.
So, look to bring in a brighter color, look to go with a pattern that, you know, compliments,
actually, things that you already wear.
An easy way to do this is to go with a base color that you already like that already kind
of works in your wardrobe.
In this case, navy blue and all of a sudden I’ve got the brown, I’ve got the tan,
I’ve got the orange, a little bit of the lighter blue.
And this is going to work great, it’s going to stand out from the crowd.
Now, another thing to look at is the material.
So, are you just going with the wool or have you maybe ever tried something that has a
cashmere blend in with it.
What you’re going to find is that cashmere much nicer much softer, a wide variety of
different materials out there.
Or maybe even look for something in silk.
What’s cool about silk is going to be the overall drape, the sheen on the material,
the weave and the unique colors and patterns that are brought into silk.
Now, I get why a lot of people don’t like silk.
You got to send it off to the dry cleaners, durability issues.
Functionality is it can have the same insulating properties as a wool cashmere scarf.
No, this is going to keep you warmer.
But, silk has its own unique properties.
When woven correctly into a tight weave, it can do a great job blocking wind, hence early
aviators in open cockpits knew wear a silk scarf to protect your neck from chafing.
So, it does have some unique properties which you should be aware of and who knows if you’re
not in an area that doesn’t require a heavy scarf, silk scarves are something you should
look at.
Next up, gents, we’ve got fun socks.
If your current socks are black or boring, maybe look to have fun with them, change it
up.
Because you’re going to go to that holiday party, you’re going to take your shoes off
and why not bring in something fun.
So, bring in colors, bring in patterns.
Yes, and bring in unique shapes.
Here, we’ve got a fox smoking a pipe, we’ve got raindrops of various colors, and then
we’ve got my personal favorite, the wiener dog.
Next up, have fun with your gloves.
Now, you can go for black, you can go for brown, or you can change it up.
Maybe go for a navy blue, maybe go for a suede green, maybe go for something just anything
in suede is going to stand out.
But, what you’re looking to do is to have fun with the styles with the colors and that
little pop of color right there on the gloves, I think it help you stand out from the crowd.
And don’t forget about the small stylistic details.
We’re talking about the pocket square, we’re talking about the lapel pin, we’re talking
about the boutonniere, the tie clip, cufflinks.
Guys, what you want to look for and what you want to bring in is something that’s going
to help you stand out maybe a little bit of flash a little bit of color a little bit of
shine, that right there being different is something that gives you a chance to start
the conversation to stand out from the crowd.
[0:05:05] Next up, we’ve got suspenders.
And I know, yes, technically suspenders are underwear.
But, nowadays suspenders have become a modern fashion accessory especially when you’ve
got them in a brighter color, a brighter pattern.
So, guys, if you’re going to wear suspenders if you want to stand out especially when you
take that jacket off maybe it’s hot, you know, having a good company party and you
want to look great, then look to bring in a nice pair of suspenders also called braces.
Next up, we’ve got the loud shirt.
Shirts like these utilize a pattern, they utilize color, they even utilize texture to
stand out from the crowd.
You wear a shirt like this, you will be the only person wearing a shirt like this.
And, if you want to be remembered, then this shirt is great.
Now, the disadvantage is that this shirt is very casual and it will be remembered, so
you can’t wear the shirt two days in a row.
However, if you understand it’s not part of your interchangeable wardrobe, but it’s
the attention-grabbing piece that can really help me stand apart from the crowd, then go
ahead and bring this into your wardrobe.
Now, I get it a lot of guys are going to avoid shirts like these, they feel it brings in
too much color draws too much attention, but you can mute this down.
So, actually start to bring in with layers.
You can wear a V-neck, you can throw on a sports jacket like I do here.
Another way to do this is to actually mute down your other accessories.
Notice I have a pocket square here that really doesn’t draw any attention, so it’s all
about the shirt, I’m letting it shine.
Now, the V-neck and the crew neck sweaters are great classic pieces I think should be
in any man’s wardrobe.
But, if you want to stand out from the crowd, you’re going to need to bring in some different
style sweaters.
This right here the polo style, for some reason it really isn’t super popular, but I think
it just looks great has a classic style that we’re used to with that soft color and overall
it is great for layering.
Doesn’t this – this combination look pretty good?
But, let’s go talk about my favorite, that’s going to be the turtleneck sweater.
And so many guys never give this a shot.
Why?
Just something about covering their neck they feel that they’re uncomfortable.
Maybe as a kid they had to wear this.
But I’ll tell you that if you get a great turtleneck sweater in navy or gray that fits
you well especially if you got a well-built body, this is going to get you so many compliments.
And, the great thing about a turtleneck is that you can actually wear it with a suit
and it just looks so darn good.
All right, gentlemen.
Now, it’s your turn.
I want to hear from you down in the comments what piece you’re going to add to your wardrobe
that’s going to maybe put you a little bit outside of your comfort zone, but is going
to help step up your style.
Again, guys, let me know down in the comments.
And, gents, if you want a tutorial on how to tie a bowtie, I’ve got you covered here.
And if you want a tutorial on how to tie scarf, I’ve got you covered right here.
Guys, I take care of you here at Real Men Real Style, so make sure to go look down in
the description for tons of other useful videos that you can go check out to become a better-dressed
man.
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[Bleeping sound] Now, not many people know this, but wiener
dog used to hunt wooly mammoths.
They would go out in packs of like a thousand and they would find the mammoth a bunch of
them would attach to one side and by sheer weight they would bring down the mammoth.
No, it’s not true.
But, I mean I can imagine and I do have a wiener dog, so I like to tell my wiener dog
these stories you know to build up their confidence.
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