How to Dress: The Rules for Men
The Laws of Casual Style
1. When in doubt: a white oxford shirt.
5. There is a name for men who can pull off wearing sports jerseys. They're called professional athletes.
11. Fitted is good. Snug is dicey. Tight is just wrong.
12. The man who imparts opinions via T-shirt has neither the intelligence to form a cogent opinion nor the good sense to keep it to himself.
15. When purchasing jeans, leave the acid, stone and other artificial washes to the good people of Eastern Europe. The best way to break in a pair of jeans is to wear them as often as you can.
22. Always tuck: polo and dress shirts that hang below your hip. Never tuck: sweaters and turtlenecks. Everything else is negotiable.
28. Sweatpants are for sick days, couch surfing, and light exercise. For anything else, throw on a pair of jeans and get on with it.
36. Leather watch straps.
40. No one you work with should ever see your toes or your nipples. Please dress accordingly.
59. There are worse things in the world than being known as the guy who always wears a blue button-down. Like being known as the guy who looks like he just rolled out of bed or the guy who always smells a little funny. If you are going to settle on a look, get it right.
64. A hood knocks ten years off your age and twenty points off your IQ.
65. Sunglasses don't belong on top of your head, folded into the neck of your shirt, or hanging around your neck by some nylon cord. If you have to remove them, hold them or put them on a table.
66. A man of style never discusses the cost of his clothing, even if that fourteen-dollar sweater was a total steal.
67. We are all for comfort. Just make sure the damn thing fits.
Source:
Esquire Magazine March 2008 issue
1. When in doubt: a white oxford shirt.5. There is a name for men who can pull off wearing sports jerseys. They're called professional athletes.
11. Fitted is good. Snug is dicey. Tight is just wrong.
12. The man who imparts opinions via T-shirt has neither the intelligence to form a cogent opinion nor the good sense to keep it to himself.
15. When purchasing jeans, leave the acid, stone and other artificial washes to the good people of Eastern Europe. The best way to break in a pair of jeans is to wear them as often as you can.
22. Always tuck: polo and dress shirts that hang below your hip. Never tuck: sweaters and turtlenecks. Everything else is negotiable.
28. Sweatpants are for sick days, couch surfing, and light exercise. For anything else, throw on a pair of jeans and get on with it.
36. Leather watch straps.
40. No one you work with should ever see your toes or your nipples. Please dress accordingly.
59. There are worse things in the world than being known as the guy who always wears a blue button-down. Like being known as the guy who looks like he just rolled out of bed or the guy who always smells a little funny. If you are going to settle on a look, get it right.
64. A hood knocks ten years off your age and twenty points off your IQ.
65. Sunglasses don't belong on top of your head, folded into the neck of your shirt, or hanging around your neck by some nylon cord. If you have to remove them, hold them or put them on a table.
66. A man of style never discusses the cost of his clothing, even if that fourteen-dollar sweater was a total steal.
67. We are all for comfort. Just make sure the damn thing fits.
Source:
Esquire Magazine March 2008 issue
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