THE 3 GOLDEN RULES OF DRESSING LIKE A MAN

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Dressing like a man is simple. I’m going to tell you why some guys ‘have it’ and other guys don’t and if you’ve ever had any of these following thoughts cross your mind then this advice will be gold dust to you;

“It looks great but I couldn’t get away with it”

“He gets away with it because he’s good looking”

“You’ve got to look like a model to wear those clothes”

Sound familiar? To 99% of guys that I ask, it does.

You don’t have to get bogged down by stupid myths or cliche's like the ones we just mentioned, dressing like a man can be diluted down into three easy to remember rules.

1. Look as tall as you can – this is easily achieved by making your legs look as long as possible and by following rules two & three

2. Maintain a slim or shaped waist – we’re not talking Marilyn Monroe hour glass here, but a slimmer waist helps you achieve rule number three.

3. Make your shoulders look wider than your waist – Wide shoulders are a very masculine quality and keep attention focused at the upper end of your body.

Of course it’s easy to say that all you have to do is go to the gym, work out and make your shape appear just like the above description. WRONG.

You achieve shape by choosing the right clothes, it’s much quicker and far less sweaty. Even if you do achieve the perfect physical shape you can still make a total mess of your image by using the wrong clothes and looking like a dick, see;

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1. Look as tall as you can

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Your legs make you look taller so by using DARK jeans/trousers/chinos/slacks on your legs you’re using the oldest trick in the book; dark colors = slimming = taller.

Use dark colored socks and shoes to make your legs look longer.

EXAMPLE: If you were to use dark jeans and light shoes, you’re creating a ‘visual break’ from head to toe.

Match the color of your shoes to your belt or wear no belt at all. A belt is a horizontal line across your middle, if you have a wide middle you don’t want to put a horizontal line across that will draw unnecessary attention.

Match the ‘scale’ of your shoes to the ‘width’ of your trousers. For example, if you wear slim fit trousers, wear slim fit shoes. If you’re a big fella you will suit wide leg trousers, so your shoes should be slightly wider too – not pointy toe winkle pickers old chap.

2. Maintain a slim or shaped Waist

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Easy and less feminine than you think.

First and foremost make sure that whatever you wear around your waist ‘hugs’ your waist. If its baggy then you look baggy, if it’s too tight, you look too fat. If it just hugs you, you feel all nice and comfy and well fitted.

Garments with buttons on allow you to create a waist shape – blazers/ suit jackets/ cardigans/ waistcoats can all be used to slim down your waist line.

Never button all the buttons on the garment, only button the ones that create a slim waist.

For example, on a waist coat or cardigan it’s a good idea to leave the bottom button open. This is because you create a little upside down v shape by your waist helping the legs look longer and the waist narrower.

3. Make your shoulders appear wider than your waist

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Naturally your shoulders will be wider, if not, don’t panic. By simply following these tips you're half way there.

Wear a light color under a darker garment. A white/light blue/ pink shirt under a dark garments such as a V-neck jumper or cardigan helps create wider shoulders – this is because the shape of the dark garment over the lighter colored garment creates a natural V shape on the chest area – visually the shoulders look wider and the waist slimmer.

A V neck on any garment slims the neck, face and chest. Visually, if your neck and head appear slimmer, your shoulders appear wider.

Make sure that the shoulder seams on the shirts/t-shirt/jumper/ whatever you wear on top hit the very end (crown) of your shoulders. This maximizes the width of your shoulders.

QUICK FACT: THE COLLECTIVE TERM FOR A GROUP OF TAILORS IS ‘A DISGUISERY’ OF TAILORS. WHY? BECAUSE A MASTER TAILOR KNOWS HOW TO DISGUISE A MAN’S SHAPE TO LOOK ITS BEST.

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