Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Guys, Let's Dress You Up.

Alright, I've gotten requests. Most guys like to dress up, they want to look good, all the time. They also want to impress us girls, so let's let them. So instead of wearing your t-shirts and jeans, switch it up a little.

Where you should shop: H&M, forever21, pac sun, kohls, and jc pennys have super good prices, and no huge logo name brands. If you're willing to spend more, urban outfitters, express, and banana republic are great. Ralph Lauren is always super nice for guys too.

Sweaters: Sweaters are cozy, therefore they make you look cozy. Got it? 
http://www.hm.com/  $29.95
 A classic v-neck is always classy. You can always wear a button down underneath and wear a tie(bow ties too) if it's a solid color.









http://www.forever21.com $34.90
Crew necks are good too. Solid colors or patterns. Wear button downs and ties underneath....and you could even wear a bow tie.

http://www.hm.com/ $39.95













hm.com $39.95
 Pullovers are always great too!

Cardigans: It's awesome when a guy can pull off a cardigan. Be daring, cardigans aren't only for girls. You can wear cardigans with t-shirts or button-down shirts underneath.
hm.com $49.95 

  Stripes!
I love this one with the graphic design.      
http://www.forever21.com $29.80
jcpennys.com $24.99

 Flannels: I love flannels for guys. You won't look like a lumberjack...(unless you're wearing timberland boots, and wrangler jeans....don't do that). You can wear them buttoned-up or not. If you wear them open it's cool to wear them with solid colored t-shirts, or I just gave a suggestion to one of my best friends, wear your band t-shirts.
forever21.com $27.90
 
http://www.jcpenney.com/ $11.00 and comes in plenty of colors!
 

http://www.jcpenney.com/ $29.99












The Classic Button-Down: The art of wearing the perfect button-down. Casual without a tie, Formal with. Not cheesy at all with a bow tie. 
 You can find button-downs anywhere. It's a basic that will never stop selling. If you're looking for cheap ones you can go to forever21 or jcpennys. Even if your button-down is from walmart though, you can jazz it up.

1.) Tuck your shirt in or out, however you want, tucked in is more classy. Or unbutton it, wear it with t-shirts.
2.)Wear a tie. Alright, so I guess a lot of you still can't tie a tie. I'm always tying my friends' ties for them because I can, and they can't. Oh, and don't be that pathetic dweeb with the clip-on from 4th grade. 
So learn how to tie a tie. 

3.) Wear a bow tie. It's snazzy. These are more acceptable as a clip-on. If you want to be difficult here's how to tie one.
4.) Wear suspenders. 

Jeans: First rule. No girls skinny jeans. Repeat after me: I will not wear girls skinny jeans. Haven't you obviously noticed that the crotch is too high, along with the butt? You can buy jeans anywhere but ae.com(american eagle has durable, lasting jeans. Levis are great also, and they come in multiple styles. 

Pants: Pants are good. Classier than jeans, and in corduroy, khaki, or just dress pants. Don't get strange colors like light purple or any shade of pink. Shades of brown, burgundy, and black are nice.

A few tips:
-don't wear sandals with socks
-mocs and boat shoes are comfy. Boots are nice too.
-no fat tie knots
-no black socks with light pants. Black socks with black pants, please. 
-try on a peacoat. Wear a scarf with it? Just try it, take my word.(Not one of your moms scarves, maybe a nice plaid one).
-cut your hair
-Stay classy, be snazzy.