On Attire Club, we are covering men’s fashion and style in every aspect and in from many angles. Our style tips can be applied by men of any age, size and apply to every kind of body type and budget.
While we usually offer in-depth fashion advice, explaining the inner workings of men’s style, in this guide we have decided to create a checklist of practical style advice in the form of one-liners.
These are easy to remember and can make you look more polished and sophisticated in no time. Remembering one easy thing about every aspect of fashion and style will help you incorporate great fashion tips in your looks more easily and more often.
Here are 28 great men’s fashion and style tips:
Jackets, shirts and pants
- Whenever you are sitting, unbutton your jacket.
- Always leave the lowest button of your jacket unbuttoned, unless you have a one-button jacket, which you can tie when you stand.
- The collar of your jacket must touch the collar of your shirt.
- A shirt must touch your body, without squeezing it tightly.
- The shoulderline of a jacket or a shirt must match your shoulder line.
- Don’t pull a tucked shirt out.
- The cuffs of your shirt must pop not more than 1/2 inches / 1,3 cm from your jacket’s sleeves.
- A true dress shirt has no pockets.
- Your pants should have one or no folds at the bottom.
- A tuxedo should always be worn with a bow tie.
Colors and patterns
- Neutral colors – brown, black, gray, beige, khaki, tan, ivory, dark blue, go with any other color.
- Thick stripes go with thin stripes.
- Opposite colors such as blue and yellow go together well.
- Colors that are similar, yet distinct, such as blue and purple go together greatly.
- Metals go with any colors.
- You can wear both silver and gold at a time.
Accessories
- Never wear both suspenders and a belt.
- Matching your shoes to your belt will make you look great.
- Wingtip shoes go with almost any type of outfit.
- Keep the size of your accessories proportionate to your body.
- A necktie should touch the line of your belt.
- Men with round faces should wear rectangle glasses; men with more square faces can wear glasses with round frames.
Fabrics
- Thin men can wear heavier fabrics to look bigger.
- Bigger men can wear thin and soft fabrics to appear trimmer.
- Don’t wear cotton in the wintertime.
Grooming and styling
- A buzz cut is better to have than a badly maintained haircut.
- For a smooth face, always shave with the grain.
- To add volume and shape to your hair, dust hairspray from afar and model it easily.
Remembering some quick and simple fashion and style rules will definitely help you to make better choices and to improve your looks. Making one small improvement to any outfit can make it look better in no time. This will make you not only look more polished and elegant, but it will also make you feel more confident and will give you a good attitude to do anything you need to do.
Fraquoh and Franchomme
Further reading:
35 essential style tips for men
Key fashion tips for every college guy
Beginner’s guide: A list of 20 style tips which cover the basics
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