Looking great everyday can seem like a chore, but it doesn’t have to be. With these 5 essential tips in our guide below you can bring yourself a step closer to looking great.
1. Make sure your clothes fit properly.
The first tip is simple but very often overlooked, whether you are wearing a suit, casual t-shirt and jeans or going for the smart casual look this is very important.
- Get up to date measurements of your body.
- Find clothing that is made to fit your dimensions.
- Always try on before you buy, sizes tend to vary by brand.
- Have a look at this link from Ask Men for a more in dept guide on proper body measurements here.
2. Shoes
Now we could write an entire blog article concerning the topic of shoes alone, then again that could be said for each of the tips in this list. When it comes to shoes there are two main criteria that governs your choice, style and colour.
Colour :
- Jeans can really be worn with any colour contrasting non-formal shoes.
- Brown shoes tends to go with both the dark and light blue denims.
- For something a bit more outlandish try white denims with Black, burgundy or navy shoes.
Type :
The type of shoes you decide to wear will primarily depend on the type of occasion. This is common sense really, suit shoes for formal occasions, boots for bad weather/outdoors and sport type shoes/trainers for training or intensive activity ooh and feel free to put on a pair of flip-flops preferably with shorts if the temperature allows, p.s. we aren’t sure how we feel about sandals yet but they never hurt anybody.
- Occasion. Try to match your shoes with the occasion to play it safe.
- Fit. Make sure they are comfortable, should defenitely not hurt.
- Socks. Wear matching socks for the shoe and pants color, black will go with anything.
3. Tops
The world of shirt, t-shirts, vests thermals and hoodies can be overwhelming and make you not want to ever contemplate going shopping or wear any clothes for that matter. To keep things simple we will focus of a few quick tips for shirts and t-shirts. But keep an eye out in our blog section for more advice on this topic.
T-Shirts & Shirts :
- Tightness/Fit. A t-shirt should be neither too baggy nor too tight.
- Shoulder seams. Align as closely with the edge of your shoulder.
- Shape. You want the tee to be cut so it follows the shape of your body.
- Length. The bottom hem of tee should hit no higher than your hips.
- Further. Information. Check you this guide from the art of manliness for a more comprehensive T-Shirt guide here.
Shirts:
- Quality. Always choose a high quality material over cheap low grade polyester shirts, they tend to be more breathable and comfortable.
- Smart casual. Choose a shirt that works well with jeans and use the color match and pattern matching chart below, tucked or untucked.
- Business casual. If you are going business casual aka shirt and dress pants, make sure to choose a narrow point or button down collar and remember to tuck that shirt in.
- Formal. For a formal look with a full suit we recommend reading this guide from Ask Men here.
4. Pattern matching
As a rule of thumb we like to keep things simple, don’t over do it on the the chequered or striped patterns but if you are feeling up to it make sure there is some variety if the pattern size/type.
- If you’re going smart casual, keep the patterns to one segment.
- Chequered shirts will always work with contrasting plain pants.
- Take care when wearing both chequered tops and pants, no one wants to look like a zebra (add contrast).
5. Variety is the spice of life.
Don’t be afraid to try different colors and styles, its important to have variety although it must make sense, not just for the sake of it. Follow the steps above to create several outfits that you can easily put together. Think of the two weeks ahead as if you are going on holiday and loosely plan out what you are going to wear. Don’t plan too far ahead as this can become frustrating.
