Looking Good While Dressing Casual

When you’re dressing down, your look can go one of two ways: sloppy or effortlessly stylish. Interestingly, there might be something to dressing down.

Fit. 

Keep your clothes fitted. Pick a smart native casual, top or shirt that fit properly. Even if you’re running out of the house in Dunlop slippers, make sure that whatever you’re wearing is fitted. 

Anything that swallows you up will not only make you look like a mess but it gives the appearance that you walked out of a different decade.

Just say no to wrinkles. 

Don’t ever wear shabby clothes.  Dressing down doesn't mean you should throw on forgotten aged rag, shabby clothes that have seen better days. Dilapidated clothes are never a good look.

Spice it up with an expensive piece. 

You can’t go wrong with a nice watch or an expensive ring to upgrade your outfit. Just find a way to show your audience that you are dressing down on purpose. This is also a way to exude confidence and show a sense of belonging, enough to say that you’re confident and you know what you’re doing.

Tiny Tricks To Change Your Look

It happens to all of us. We wake up one morning and everything seems odd and boring. We are sick of our hair, our wardrobe, and our all-around appearance. It is time for a change, but we aren't sure where to begin or how to start changing or reinventing ourselves without taking obvious measures.

Try These!

Imitate a Famous Person’s Style

Your first step to changing your looks is to decide on whose style you like and choose to imitate it.

Shake up your wardrobe. You're probably going to need to go shopping in order to give your appearance a makeover. But don't fret. Think about versatility when shopping.

Let your shirts do their magic. Shirts and tops are, of course, essential to any look. Tailor your tops to the kind of style that you're looking for. Even if you've got a really low budget, you can make some great changes with only a few new pieces.

Find a good tailor.

Your clothing should attractively fit your body shape, whatever shape that may be. Your clothing should look like they've been hand-made for you and this can only be achieved with a good tailor and a great fashion designer in your life.

A nip here and a tuck there make a world of difference. Something as simple as tucking your shirt, or wearing your smart native wear in a certain way, can have a huge impact on your style. Not everything is about making giant overhauls to your closet; the cuff of a shirt sleeve or the roll of a pant hem can totally transform you in an instant.

FIVE STYLISH RULES FOR MEN

APPROACH DRESSING WITH SOME FORM OF INTENTION

Clothing can communicate some of your ideas to those around you. Your outfit is not simply a thing with a certain aesthetic appeal; it’s a form of self-expression. Your clothing says something to those around you, whether you intend for it to or not, so it’s best to approach dressing with some form of intention. 

KNOW YOUR SOCIAL SITUATION

There’s a reason you want to dress a certain way for the office, and a certain way when you’re going to a dinner party, and rarely are they the same. Clothes serve as responses to social situations. Every clothes should be able to say; “I’m present and ready for whatever is coming my way.”

KNOW YOUR SIZE AND STICK TO IT

You could have on the trendiest, most expensive outfit by the best fashion designer  in the world but if it doesn't fit you properly, you’re not going to look stylish, and all your effort and money would have been wasted.  

KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

Even though it’s true that dressing should be an expression of yourself, it’s bad to completely ignore the setting you’re dressing for.  It’s healthy and wise to consider both your own desires and the situation you’re getting dressed for.

KNOW WHEN TO TRY NEW TRENDS

While we would certainly never discourage you from trying out as many trends as your heart desires, there are right and wrong places to do so. 

This is Why Clothing Fits Celebrities; Tailoring

For the last few decades, we have been trying to make our bodies fit the clothes when, in reality, we should be making the clothes fit our bodies.

The gentleman who is careful about clothing and style should also be in control of what looks good on him and his body’s proportions. However, nowadays a well-dressed man with a self-assured confidence is often rare. What is in store today for men’s clothing can only fit a small percentage of average sizes which means not a lot to choose from.

Tailored clothing is the way to go if you wish to obtain a perfectly fitted suit, nativewear or anything clothing. Tailoring is a simple way to make clothes way more flattering. 

Getting your go-to pieces tailored can make a world of difference. A great tailor knows exactly how to fit everything from suit, shirts to nativewears exactly to your frame.

Most men typicality wear over-sized clothes, not understanding the essential elements of a good fit or compromising fit for style. 

Learn to shop less, invest in pieces you really love, and cough up the extra cash to get them tailored specifically for you by a great tailor and get yourself a good fashion designer.

Fashion Forward Facts

Shiny suits or shirts can look loud and somehow cheap for men, quality men’s garments in lush fabrics, cashmere, linen or fine wool make much more ostentatious statement than a lot of glitter.

Ironing your clothes is key.  When you take a few minutes to iron your clothes, you will always be eager to step out and hit the town in style. Looking like you slept in your clothes isn't fashion forward. Your tailor will regret his effort, your fashion designer as well won’t be impressed, and neither will your date fall for it.

Go for quality over quantity. A well-made jacket or suit in a quality fabric may cost you quite a bit more than one that is cheaply made, but it will look better, fit better, and last longer than the inexpensive version.

It may seem superficial, but clothing makes a statement about who you are and where you want to go. Since people tend to judge us (consciously or not) at least in part based on how we look, why not look as if you’re ready for a promotion?

Dressing well, sometimes, doesn't necessarily mean wearing a suit and tie every day. Sometimes subtle details can make a distinct impression, especially on fashion-conscious folks.

When in doubt of what to wear, imitate your boss or leader not a runway model of magazine model.

Irioning is Primitive

You think Ironing is primitive, that’s why you waste the good efforts of great fashion designers and tailors. If you are fashion challenged, you probably know that by now, the least you should do, is try to look presentable in your outfit. A boss says "if you don’t care enough to wear something presentably to work, you also don’t care about your job or care enough to retain your job. 

Don’t be lazy to keep yourself buyable. Get an iron, a professional fashion designer, a good tailor, do your laundry by hand or make use of your washing machine. You will only be doing yourself a favor. 

Some say’ good taste in clothes isn't just a guy’s strength. I boldly dismiss that notion because I have seen lots of guys who are emotionally attached to anything fashion, personal style, fashion trends,  and sense of good fabrics and outfits. These type of guys, I bet will do better in relationships. They will take care of babes in a more detailing way, because they care enough to look good. 

Wrinkles that come from sitting at your desk all day can be excused, you could start your day off with a perfectly ironed white shirt or smart native wear and by the time it hits lunch hour, it’s as if you grabbed it straight out of the dryer and made no effort to iron it. We can understand that, even your conscience will ease you some stress, but wrinkles that come from your clothes being in a pile at the bottom of your closet all night are certainly not ACCEPTABLE.

Fashion Sense and Style Sense

Many mistake fashion sense for style sense. They’re not the same thing!

Don’t get it twisted, the two are intertwined. But simply being fashionable, doesn't necessarily mean you have a great style sense.

If you want to be a better dresser you should understand both the difference AND the relationship between the two.

Today you will learn both.

Style vs. Fashion: What’s the Difference?

You may not know it, but there’s actually a huge difference between being stylish and being fashionable.

Having a great style sense by definition implies that you show elegance, taste and refinement.

While fashion sense simply means that you’re following the latest trends and fashions.

See how they are totally different things?

Being stylish is about having enough taste that you can put a good outfit together. It is knowing what looks great on you.

Being fashionable is only about being up-to-date with the latest fashion trends.

But it won’t make you look good unless you understand style first.

How Do They Relate to Each Other?

While being stylish and being fashionable shouldn't be confused as the same thing, you can certainly be both at the same time.

You can be BOTH stylish and fashionable, and you’ll look great.

You can also be stylish without being fashionable. You don’t need to follow fashion to create killer outfits. You can just stick to the classics and look great.

And you can also be fashionable without being stylish… BUT YOU SHOULDN'T!