So you need to wear a suit for work, a job interview, a party, prom, a court date because
you forgot to pay your child support , or whatever the reason is.
But you don't want to look like the HEB guy , you wanna look like James Bond in a suit
because nobody rocks a suit as well as Bond!
I mean just look at this cmon, even I have a crush on him, he’s my background screen
on my iPhone!
But if you wanna look like him and buy that exact Tom Ford suit guess how much it’ll
cost you?
$4,000 !!! AND THAT’S NOT EVEN INCLUDING THE SHIRT, SHOES, TIE, AND EVERYTHING ELSE
YOU NEED SO IT’S MORE LIKE $5,000!
I don’t know about you, but I don’t have $5,000 casually sitting around waiting to
be spent on a damn suit.
BUT you can achieve the SAME effect by following a few simple rules about suit style - and
I'm gonna teach em to you right now.
#1.
Color.
Most newbie suit wearers go straight for black suits.
WRONGGG!
Black suits are only appropriate for tuxedos, funerals, and low level gangsters in martial
arts movies.
My 3 color recommendations for suits are Navy, Grey, and Charcoal (or really dark grey).
So pick whichever of those you like and get it.
There are definitely other colors that work, but it's best to stick to the basics until
you're more experienced with your suits and you know what you like - kind of like how
you probably DON'T want to buy that Aston Martin until you actually know how to drive
a car.
#2.
Lapels.
Trust me - SIZE MATTERS.
If it's too small, she won't like it, and if it's too big, she also won't like it.
And of course, I'm talking about the lapels on your suit.
The lapel is the collar part on the suit jacket that folds down.
The skinnier the lapel looks, the less expensive and cheaper your suit looks.
If you look at all of James Bond's suits, you can see that he has bigger lapels and
that they make the suit look fuller and more proportionate.
When you wear a suit, people will be looking at your neck and chest area because you’ll
most likely be wearing a tie, and if your lapel is too small OR too big, it’ll throw
off the proportions of the suit.
So this is not the place to try to be "trendy."
Which brings me to point #3.
#3.
Don’t WEAR SKINNY OR FAT TIES!
Skinny ties and fat ties will DEFINITELY throw off the proportions of your suit since it’ll
either swallow up or expose way too much of your inside shirt making your chest area look
bigger and like it’s taking up more space than the actual suit jacket.
Go for a tie that’s a tad bit skinnier than normal ties and if you’re stuck, it’s
better to be on the skinnier side than the fatter side.
Fat ties only look good with certain types of suits and even I have trouble matching
them with suit jackets so unless you’re Tom Ford himself and have a lifetime of experience
figuring out how to customize your suits, I’d just stay away from fat ties.
#4. Make sure your shirt sleeve is slightly longer than your jacket sleeve.
I see SO many guys screw this up, so if you’re able to do this one simple thing, you’ll
INSTANTLY be ahead of 90% of other guys who look like bozos in their suit.
The jacket sleeve should fall RIGHT at your forearm bone and your inside shirt should
fall RIGHT after that, at the base of your hand and just an inch past your forearm bone.
Anymore than that and you’ll be showing too much sleeve, any less than that and you
won’t be showing enough.
I’ll have a bunch of examples on screen now so you can see exactly what I mean.
#5.
Fit.
The fit is by far THE NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT thing that determines whether you'll look
good in your suit or not.
You can buy a ridiculously expensive $5,000 designer suit but if the fit is bad, YOU'LL
look bad.
Now James Bond doesn't just go down to the store and buy a suit off the rack.
The reason he looks so great is because he makes sure his suit, shirt, and pants are
all well-fitted and not sloppy looking and unprofessional.
In terms of jacket and overall suit fit, the Jacket should always hug your body like a
clingy girl and not hang off of you.
Shoulder seams should always be in line with your natural shoulder, not hanging over it
and there should never be more than an inch of room throughout the body.
This will ensure that your suit stays fitted and looking proper as fuck.
A suit is just a collection of individual pieces, and the fit of each piece is equally
crucial.
For example, Bond’s shirts fit perfectly beneath his suit jacket and they never come
untucked.
Even when he’s shooting bad guys, fucking bitches, and winning at poker.
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Shirt tail garters are also referred to as shirt stays and they have been worn for literally
decades by badasses in the military as part of their dress uniforms.
Bond’s suits always have a ton of attention to detail including making sure his shirt
is tucked in so if you’re gonna spend all this time getting a nice fitting suit in the
perfect color and the perfect accessories to match then you might as well take an extra
30 seconds to optimize your shirt’s fit with shirt stays.
This way you avoid that ugly muffin top that shirts get when they come untucked and make
sure your shirt is doing what it’s supposed to do, make you look leaner, taller, and more
aesthetically pleasing, and that’s why these shirt stays are essential.
All you do is clip them to your socks and to the bottom of your shirt and BOOM you got
a perfectly fitting shirt.
It literally takes 2 seconds to look a lot more attractive than all the other guys who
have muffin tops and who need to shove their hands in their pants every 5 seconds to adjust
their tuck.
TUCK THAT.
I mean FUCK THAT.
Shirt stays also hold your socks up to make sure that they stay erect and going all day.
Knowing your shirt is gonna stay tucked in no matter what, gives you that extra confidence
boost because now you know you can go around driving Aston Martins, shooting bad guys,
stealing the villain’s girlfriend, and winning $100 milliion dollars at poker and your shirt
will stay tucked the whole time.
Besides if you’ve ever crashed a wedding, went to a formal event, or went to a Sweet
16 you know damn well that the jacket ALWAYS comes off and when it does, if your shirt
isn’t tucked in and looking sharp then you’re gonna look ridiculous.
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#6.
Avoid "prom style."
This is the style that a lot of younger guys go for where they have this really stupid,
"loud" shirts and vests and ties with silly patterns and it just looks plain BAD.
Stick to subtle colors and patterns.
Most prom-style suits also fit terribly and boxy and the shirts are equally bad which
is another reason why shirt tail garters are important in making sure your stuff fits dope
and maturely, not like the kid who’s mom made him rock some shit from The Children’s
Place.
#7.
Match your leathers.
This is a simple tip that I feel really ties everything together.
If you're wearing brown shoes, wear a brown belt and a brown watch strap in the same or
at least a similar brown leather.
If your favorite watch has a black strap, then try to pick a belt and shoes in the same
black leather.
You can also match your metals - for example if your watch has a silver face, get a belt
with a silver buckle, and some silver cufflinks.
Doing this shows you pay attention to little details and you know what you're doing.
#8.
Don't match your tie and pocket square.
This is another rookie mistake.
Red tie plus red pocket square.
Blue tie plus blue pocket square.
Newbies think "hey, pocket squares are cool, I'll wear one and it should be the same color
as my tie!"
WRONG!
It should definitely NOT be exactly the same as your tie.
That's "prom style" again.
If James Bond is wearing a pocket square, it's always a white one.
You can stick to white, or you can branch out into other colors and designs, but the
key point is to not be too "matchy" with it.
I'll have some examples of mismatched pocket squares on-screen now so you can see how cool
it looks.
#9.
Do a little at a time.
This may be the most important tip on here, aside from fit.
It's easy to get excited and think "damn, suits are badass, I'm gonna go out and buy
3 or 4 of them right now and a bunch of shirts and ties and a few new pairs of shoes and
belts and even a new Aston Martin to match!"
Well, maybe not that last one.
But look.
Calm down.
I highly recommend just getting ONE quality suit first.
Then you can wear it and try it with different shirts and ties and start to figure out what
you like, because everyone has a different style.
You don't want to buy 10 new dress shirts only to realize you prefer wearing shirts
with cufflinks and all the shirts you got don't support cufflinks.
So take it easy.
Go little by little, and get yourself quality pieces that are high quality and that you
actually like.
And that's it!
I hope these tips help you avoid that "dorky guy wearing his first suit and tie" look and
instead skyrocket your suit wearing ability to James Bond level and beyond!
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