The Fashionable Man: The Guy in the Orange Socks and introducing The Hair Narcissist

For the past couple hundred years, there has been one essential outfit, if you will, for a man. That outfit is the suit. The suit is a timeless piece of fine art, and it is the foundation for looking good as a man. Sadly, today, many men either wear suits that don’t fit or hate dressing with class. That is why all men should be educated as to the essentials of being suited up.

When choosing a suit, the most important facet is fit. If you have a hundred-dollar suit that fits, you will look better than the guy in the Gucci suit that sags over him like a bed sheet.

Ill-fitting suits can strike anyone-- even (and sometimes especially) celebrities

Many people fail to realize that most suits are made to be tailored. Unless you buy custom made, you probably need to go to a tailor. The essential areas that need to be covered are the body/shoulders, sleeves, and legs. The body should be slimmed down and your suit should hug your shoulders. When the suit fits the shoulders properly, it gives you that V affect. By slimming everything down, you are creating a more streamlined look that is free of wrinkles and excess fabric. Sleeves should be tapered and should stop just above the break of your wrist. You are going to want to show a little cuff. Your pants should have little to no break at your shoes. Fabric that bags at your ankles makes you look like you have elephant skin.

The thing about suiting up today is fit. Your suit has to fit well in order for you to be taken seriously; if it doesn’t then you will look like the majority and that is never what you want to do.

The Guy in the Orange Socks: A Male Perspecitve

“You should always have one piece in your outfit that really pops.”

-Andre Benjamin

This is a piece of advice that I personally have taken to heart, and that I believe every person should follow.

The way to look fashionable is not to heap a ton of loud, colorful pieces together. It is to pick that one little piece that sets you apart from the pack. For ladies, it could be your shoes, your jewelry, your stockings, or your blouse, but every time you get dressed there should be on piece that says, “Wow!”

When picking that one piece, you always have to be careful to make sure that it syncs with what you’re wearing. When wearing relatively plain business attire, spruce it up with a vibrant pair of red pointy-toed high heels. If you find yourself in jeans and a T-shirt, put on that pink scarf.

Style is not about dutifully sticking to the rules; it is about being fashionable. The best dressed women of today are the ones who understand that looking good means wearing something that makes a statement.