Gentlemen, Antonio here.
Today, we�re going to talk about t-shirts.
In particular, I�m going to give you five tips so that you can look great every time
you wear a t-shirt.
People have asked me about t-shirts and write it to put a video out about this for a long
time and I resisted because I have � in the first two tips you�ll understand why
because I do have an older video out there in which I talked about t-shirts and why they�re
not right for a number of men.
And, me, personally, I feel it�s a
trend that�s a bit overplayed. A lot of guys when you look at their wardrobe,
it�s nothing but t-shirts, so I resisted putting out that information because I felt
polos, button-downs, sports jackets, there are so many other things you can use to cover
your upper torso and look great. However, I know a lot of you guys especially in the
hot weather especially in parts of the world where t-shirts are everywhere that you want
to wear them. So, for you, I�ve put out this video so that you can look great when
you�re actually wearing a t-shirt. So, tip number one for looking great in a
t-shirt is to wear it when it�s appropriate. A t-shirt is always casual, it doesn�t matter
if you spent $100 on that t-shirt maybe the nicest t-shirt in the world and it may look
great you, but you know what? If you wear it to the wrong occasion to an event in which
they actually had a dress code, let�s say a wedding and they said, you know, we�d
like for you to share this day with us, everyone is going to be wearing suits they�re going
to be wearing sports jackets, you show up in that great looking t-shirt, guess what
guys? You look like a fool because you�re not showing respect to the bride and groom
and you�re not dressing appropriately. So, that is the key, guys. If you�re out
in Vegas and you want to go to the clubs at night, you�re going to probably want to
not wear a t-shirt out there. A lot of these clubs, they got a little bit higher of a dress
code and they will reject. Now, many times you can wear a t-shirt. Just look around casually
around town, if you�re going out you�re going to be seen maybe the sights in Washington,
D.C. outside in the summer, yes, perhaps a t-shirt is going to be great. But, guys, pay
attention make sure that it is appropriate to actually wear it.
Tip number two. Make sure you�ve got the body for it. Guys, understand a t-shirt is
not going to do you any favors. If you�ve got extra weight around the mid section, if
you have really thin arms, a t-shirt is not going to hide that, it�s not going to make
your arms look any bigger. So, understand that there are certain body types that are
not going to look great in t-shirt. Now, if you take care of yourself, you go
to the gym, you are young, you�re in excellent shape, you have a chest that is larger than
your mid section, then you can probably pull off a t-shirt. Me, I�m 5�9� I�ve got
a relatively thin build. I�m 170 lbs and I go to the gym and I run. So, I can wear
a t-shirt. I�m still a pretty thin guy. I don�t think it looks as great on me as
button-up a shirt or a sports jacket and I don�t feel this really sends the signal
I want to for my business, but I can still pull it off.
And, if you want to improve your body, I�m going to link to down the description below;
Ryan Masters, Tom Venuto, Abel James. These guys are amazing, they put out good information.
They are all personal friends of mine and these guys focus on nutrition which is key
if you want to actually get your body look great and actually weight resistance and types
of training like that. So, guys go check them out.
So, tip number three. Nail the fit. All right, guys, you don�t want to do alterations on
a t-shirt. Make sure when you buy, it actually fits you. These are the key areas that you
want to look at. Number one, look at the shoulders, make sure the shoulder point is actually at
your shoulder point. If it starts to go down the arm, then realize you�re wearing a t-shirt
that is too big. Look in the chest area, you should have about anywhere from half an inch
to up to two inches. Now, up to two inches, you�re going to be a pretty big guy and
you may be want an extra bit of wiggle room and you like a little bit loose, but beyond
that if you are a relatively small guy, you�re 5�6� maybe 120 lbs, you don�t want two
inches, you want half an inch there because you want this to actually fit your body and
look great. Now, one of the issues with t-shirts is actually
the drop. Many of them it�s a straight drop, but for many of us who look great in a t-shirt,
you want to make sure that the chest is actually going to be a little bit bigger than the waist,
so it�s got that V tape right there. Now, there�s a company right here, Muscle
Fit Basics. Guys, they�re not a sponsor of this, I�ve just known them for a long
time. RMRS20 if you decide to go grab a shirt so that they know you came over from me. But,
I love what these guys have done with basically their t-shirts, they are made to fit men who
are thin who have a muscular build who basically want something that�s got a bit of a drop.
And, I think that that�s one of the key points to looking great in a t-shirt to not
have six inches of excess fabric in and around the waist area. So, maybe half, you know,
inch and a half, two inches around the waist area, depends on how you like it. But, that
right there is going to give off a natural V shape which is going to look great.
Moving on, let�s talk about the sleeve length. So, you�re going to want to make sure that
you got the rule of thirds here. So, I like it when you got about one-third right there
and then two-thirds all the way to the elbow. If it all of a sudden it goes to the halfway
point, that�s okay if it goes beyond the halfway point closer to the elbow. You want
to be careful, that�s something I�ve seen on a few shirts, I don�t think it looks
really that great on most men. [0:05:03]
Next, let�s talk about the length of the shirt. Now, I�m just going to show you,
guys. So, step up right here. Okay, I raise my arms up above my head and you see how high
it goes, it doesn�t show my abdomen, it doesn�t show my belly button or anything
like that. This fits pretty well. Now, you also don�t want the shirt to go down below
your crotch area ever. So, this right here to me is about a great length of a t-shirt.
I also like to have a little bit of extra constriction stretch around here so it sits
there. Finally, guys, let�s talk about the neck.
So, on a crew neck shirt which is this style right here, you want to make sure that it
fits closely to the neck and it�s got some elastic right here, so it always comes back
to its original shape. V-necks in general, I love them, I think especially if a man takes
care of his upper body and he�s got a nice build, a V-neck is going to give it a nice
masculine shape. Just avoid those really deep neck V-necks, that�s something that isn�t
going to look great on any man. Tip number four. Make sure you get the right
fabric. So, guys, understand the history of t-shirts. They come out of undershirts. Undershirts
are typically lightweight and see through. You want to make sure your t-shirt is not
see-through. That�s not a t-shirt, that�s an undershirt and don�t try to wear that
as on outer garment, that is underwear. So, hold up get that t-shirt hold it up to the
light, can you see through it. On a darker colored t-shirt, you shouldn�t be able to
see through it you shouldn�t be able to see the light in the background. White shirts,
you want to really make sure that it�s a bit heavier weight. Cotton is a great fabric.
You�ll find jersey weaves, weaves that actually bounce back, but are still tight enough that
they�re not going to allow just, you know, light to right through easily.
So, I talk about the different fabrics up there. Cotton is going to be great, various
weaves of that. Make sure though if you go with the synthetic or performance fabric,
it doesn�t look too casual. A lot of those are of sport shirt designs, they are made
to be worn in the gym not necessarily with a pair of jeans or chinos and it may just
look too casual combination. So, let�s wrap up fabric by talking about
colors. White, classic although it�s going to be in my opinion one of the more casual
ones out there. I like darker colored tees, I find that I can actually � they�re more
forgiving if you got a little bit of weight around the mid section, it creates a monochromatic
look so you can go with the gray which is non-color and it�s going to match pretty
much any pair of trousers, chinos anything like that, jeans. Or, you can go maybe with
a dark blue and navy, that�s going to look great.
But, you know, some of you guys for the summer maybe you�re a younger man you want to bring
out something that is brighter color you�ve got darker tones. Ah, let�s look at � we
have maroons, dark green, there are a lot of options, but I do like staying solid staying
away from graphic tees. I like to go with something that simply looks great and can
be dress up dress down. And that takes me to my final point number
five, surround the shirt with style. What do I mean by this? I mean look at everything
that you�re going to be wearing in this outfit and make sure that those items are
a step up. So, let�s start with your shoes. I talked
about this the other day, JL Rocha. Beautiful pair of dress boots, come from the combat
design. They�ve got a nice rubber sole here, got a lot of traction. This is going to look
great as your foundation. Then we move up, you bring in maybe a dark
pair of denim. You upgrade, now, that light stonewashed stuff you�ve been wearing since
1990�s not go with something that fits your great and actually is a darker color. Or,
maybe you like the lighter color, then look at this canvas � canvas pair of chinos right
here. Right there in khaki color. Or, you want to go with brick. The ones I�m wearing
from Woody�s, I�ll link them down the comments to get a cool kick starter going
on. But, I find that this color works great, I can wear it actually and I am actually wearing
it with a pair of JL Rocha boots. So bring that combination together. So, you
got the shirt here, bring in a nice pair of sunglasses. Look at that, Club Masters here.
Look great. What do you guys think? Nice watch, maybe a bracelet. Make sure your hair is looking
good. Take care of your grooming. Guys, it all goes into the outfit. And, that is how
you look great in a t-shirt. Now, there are other things I didn�t mention
in this video. Go check out the article. I go into more detail there. I may be talk a
little bit about posture and how standing correctly can actually make you look better
in a t-shirt. And, all the shirts I talked about, again, guys, link over the Muscle Fit
Basics. Why don�t you go check them out, good company. Use the code RMRS20, get you
20% off and they�re actually very affordable, they fit great. I�m going to give you some
alternatives to t-shirts. And the reason I do this is I feel t-shirts are overplayed
as a fashion item and I think that guys can really look better in a number of different
items. So, really quick, definitely check out the
polos. This one is from Ministry of Supply, great company. It�s made from performance
fabric with the color, it looks great and it is actually just as comfortable, if not
more comfortable than a t-shirt. Another shirt from Ministry of Supply. What I like about
this one is it actually has these little holes here in the armpit area, allow venting. It�s
made from a stretch material. [0:10:02]
My favorite, travel shirt. And, guys, when I wear this I mean I just roll up the sleeves
maybe it�s a little bit hot in the airplane, I think it�s more versatile and I think
it looks great. This shirt right here from Suitsupply, made from a very lightweight fabric
is actually going to be more breathable than the t-shirt I�m actually wearing. I wear
it with a lightweight performance undershirt and 95 degree weather, I can wear this I can
look great, I�ll just roll the sleeves up. Guys, it comes down to confidence. When you
are confident in how you�re dressing whether it�d be a t-shirt, whether it�d be a button-down
whether it�d be a polo. Guys, find what works for you, practice wearing it, and move
forward with confidence. That�s it, guys. Let me know what you think
in the comments and I�ll see you in the next video.