Interesting Tips

I went out to breakfast with my girlfriend today, and got some interesting insight into men's fashion. While dining on a delicious chocolate chip pancake, I listened to her talk about some of the simple mistakes most men make when dressing. Here's a few tips I thought you might find helpful:

• If you're wearing a suit, make sure to wear the right shoes. Lots of guys have this misconception that any shoes that are black and leather can be paired with black/grey suits. This is not so: go for round tipped, dress shoes. Think wingtips. Square front shoes are too casual to wear with suits. Here's an example of the right type of shoe to wear, if you like this particular one, you can click on the picture and you'll be directed to it's page on Zappos.

• Dress your age: if you're 40, don't try to wear what the 18 year olds are wearing. I think this is pretty common sense myself, but I know alot of guys that seem to miss the plot.
  
• If you're having trouble finding a certain type of garment that you like in any store, you may want to think about whether the garment/style is on it's way out. My girlfriend told me about an ex that spend hundreds of dollars and hours of his time going to every GAP in town to buy their tapered jeans when he found out that they weren't going to be carrying them anymore. He even bought different sizes so he could wear them in the future if his size changed. WOW.
  
• Don't buy clothes just for a conspicuous label; an ugly ass shirt doesn't look any better just because it's got an expensive name brand on it.
  
• Conversely, don't be afraid to buy cheaper clothes if they look good on you. If they fit you well and look good on you, they'll look alot more expensive than they are.