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Sunday, August 16, 2009

15 easiest dressing tips for men that will make them you look smarty !!!

Food is according to your choice but clothing is according to other’s choice.

Looking smart or looking fashionable does not demand more money. Its just about right choice. With a clean, fitting, ironed and proper color combination you can look great. The shirt, pants and shoes need not to be branded or expensive ones.

I am not a fashion guru. But there are some common fashion mistakes men do that are pretty evident. I am just pointing those out here.

1. Always wear fitting dress: Doesn’t matter how your physique is, whether you are tall, short, dark, fair, skinny or chubby but whatever you wear should be fitting to you. That wont cost even a penny more or it won’t take more effort. Especially with trousers be very careful. If it doesn’t fit you don’t buy. It’s a waste of money and you will not look attractive.
2. Don’t mix shoes and belt colors in the outfit: It’s a rule of thumb, when you are wearing a black belt wear a black pair of shoes. Similarly a brown belt calls for a brown shoes. Do not wear black belt with brown shoe or vice versa. It’s awful. If you are wearing a designener outfit, color of belt and shoes would change but wear that matches and looks good.
3. Contrasting belt and trouser: Try to use contrast color belt and trousers. A brown belt and brown shoes with black trousers will look more attractive than a black belt and black shoes with black trousers.
4. Don’t put full sleeve button without tucking your shirt: Yes don’t do it. It looks ugly. If you are wearing a full sleeve shirt and you have no intention to tuck it, please do not put the full sleeve button. You can wear the full sleeve shirt folding up to the forearm or biceps, depends on what you are wearing. But in any case if you are not tucking your shirt you don’t put the full sleeve button.
5. Shirt pocket is for showoff: You should know that. It’s not meant for keeping things. Its better not to put anything in the shirt pocket. A pen and any item especially if it’s heavy or bulky, bulging out of the pocket, it looks totally ugly. A piece of paper or a note may be fine. In some cases with a perfect formal dress a matching pen (yes only a matching pen) would look cool but why take a risk. Avoid putting anything in the shirt pocket.
6. No for trouser pockets also: Trouser pockets also follows the same rule as shirt pocket but it’s not as strict as shirt pocket rule. You can put things in trouser pockets but just that make sure its not a bulky purse or a cell phone that bulges out and makes the outfit ugly. Additionally pay attention on how you are arranging things in your trouser pocket. A big cell phone kept horizontally in a front jeans pocket looks uglier than the same phone kept vertically.
7. Calf socks and shorts, a big no no: Man, you will look like a clown. If you are wearing a shorts do not wear the normal mid-calf or crew socks. Wear an ankle socks with a pair of sports shoes.
8. Formal trouser with t-shirt, be careful: You are not going to a golf course, are you? Often it does not look good wearing a t-shirt with formal trousers. Some cases it is fine but the color, design of the t-shirt and the shoes what you are wearing has to be appropriate.
9. Be safe, be black and denim: A black formal trouser and a denim jeans can save you from all the confusion. Black formal trousers and denim jeans matches with most of the shirts and shoes. So always have these pants ready in your wardrobe.
10. Say no to narrow belts in wide belt strap: If you have a pant that has wide belt strap, wear wide belts fitting to the belt strap. Do not wear a narrow belt in the wider strap, it does not look good.
11. Shoes as per dressing: This is the most common mistake men do. Watch out for this when you dress for the next time. Many times people wear perfect matching shirt with trousers but they do not give importance to shoes. Wearing a matching and well groomed pair of shoes is very important. A polished black or brown formal shoes with formal attire and matching casual shoes with casual attire is the most important part of dressing.
12. Light colored pant with dark shirt, careful: Often it is not a right choice wearing a light colored pant with dark colored shirt. Most of the time the color combination do not come out good. If you have to wear a light colored pant check it out with black shirt, most of the time a black shirt comes out good with any light colored pant.
13. Usage of inner t-shirt: If you are wearing a light colored shirt avoid using a dark colored inner t-shirt. Especially with white or off white shirts wear only plain (no writings) white inners. With dark shirts use contrast inners.
14. Just waist: It does not look good/looks oldish when you wear the pant on/above belly button (high waist). A pant should be worn at the hip (low waist) on the waist or just above the waist.
15. Sandal and socks is like oil and vinegar: They never mix and match. When you are wearing a sandal there is no question of socks.

1 comment:

  1. Very informative, I think anurag hasn't read it yet.(hehehe) Will make sure he does :D

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