Alright guys, I’m back! I really can’t wait for this post since it has something to do with me as well. As a men(civilized and modern/masculine/metro sexual..whatever you call it), we sometimes forget the basic and the most essential tips of living with AWESOMEness(ok I might have exaggerate it). But yeah, we went to a wedding occasion, first date, job interviews/working, hanging out with friends and occasionally clubbing. Little did we know that a simple mistake with our basic attire might make us look like a haywire or some sort of out-of-planet beings. We don’t want to embarrass ourselves the next time we make our next move so here I am, giving my (humble) tips of how to ensure yourself not to be caught off guard when you had an occasion to attend.
The most important thing is our wardrobe. For me, I’m lucky enough to have quite a spacious wardrobe to put my things. Men don’t really care of their wardrobe that much but for me I can’t live without one. Cut the story short, I’m going to cover the basics like what every man should have in his closet(with a bit of my know-how).
A ventilated wardrobe for men is good enough…
Let's face it, women are just a lot better at this sort of thing. They seem to possess an innate ability to mix and match, accessorise and enhance; they know months in advance not only where they're going to be and what they're going to be doing but what they'll be wearing(pause a moment and a flash of my outings with my girlfriends come across my mind..sigh). Here’s the list:
T-shirts - these are your mainstay wears on casual days, you should have a few great fitting pieces of solid color crew neck t-shirts such as navy, black, grey and white as your basics, as it will go well with almost anything you match with. Keep prints to a minimum, you don’t want people to be reminded of the same shirt for the third time you are wearing this week even though its your favorite MTV shirt and you have 10 copies of it, fanboy you must not. For V neck t-shirts, it goes very well if you wear a sports coat or jacket often. Make sure your t-shirts breaks nicely just below the belt and do not ever tuck in your t-shirt, if its too long get a tailor to alter it. I personally like Topman tees but its getting too overrated in the Malaysian scene, so go for basics from GAP, Zara Men, FCUK and even Reject Shop have decent tees for a bargain.
with almost all occasion
Socks - Just like shirts, for the basic wardrobe get 5 to 7 pairs (or depends how often you go out and change, in my opinion daily so you should have a pair for each day) of solid color socks of charcoal, black and navy if you generally wear black or dark blue jeans/pants. Brown of earthly tones if you generally wear chinos or earthly colored pants. Make sure its long enough so that you don’t expose your skin when you sit down and cross your legs. Ideally socks should be 100% cotton and not too thick so that it allows your feet to breath and not develop foot odor in the Malaysian climate of ours. Socks shouldn’t be too thin till you could see your skin, it looks cheap and defeats the purpose of wearing socks which is to protect the of feet from dirt and your shoes from the moist of your feet.
No more of MJ’s white socks please….
Ties - Ties usually add a formalness to what you are wearing, so jazz it up with a skinny tie to your shirt and leave the broad ones for work. Have a selection of basic solid ties like grey, navy and black skinny tie to go with with the rest of your basic wardrobe. For work ties, any that is dark and solid such as navy or charcoal will go well with your solid white, baby blue or cream shirts(I found this online, check this out http://empoz.com/shopping/accessories/retro-skinny-tie/retro-super-skinny-tie-black ).
There you have it, your basic men’s wardrobe. Good luck to you(and me as well) and keep on stylin’.
