Well gents, if you haven’t read Your Guide to Men’s Fashion / Grooming by Daniel Billett, then I recommend you do.
I’m telling you true when I say there are men walking the streets everywhere in get up that make us ladies cringe.
Daniel lists eight fashion mistakes to avoid at all costs including: Socks with Sandals; Novelty Ties, Shirts, Boxer Shorts, Etc.; Blaring Designer Labels (the walking advertisement look); Backpacks and Suits; Chunky Shoes; Shiny or Glittery Shirts and Suits; Sloppy Too Loose Fitting Clothes; and, Unflattering Colors.
You can get the whole scoop on men’s fashion mistakes by reading the full article.
I also recommend reading Fashion Advice for Men Over 40. Here’s an excerpt:
“Even when a man over 40 has a good body he should wear clothes differently than he did in his younger years. For example, even if he has a six-pack and a great butt, he should avoid wearing low cut and tight fitting jeans he might have worn in his 20s and 30s. He can still wear flattering, stylish jeans and t-shirts, but just differently.”
adam
June 20, 2007
pfft, backpacks and suits are awesome :P
i guess i’m a bit shy of his target demographic, though.
britgirl
June 21, 2007
Just as long as he doesn’t wear those horrible saggy pants. For some reason in North America they are literally hanging on…dreadful.
brightfeather
June 21, 2007
I’m with you both on both counts.
Gone are the days when one can drive into underground parking without braving the weather. These days men ride rapid transit and buses to work and they spend hours commuting so let’s lighten up on backpacks are a no-no. Hopefully most guys will purchase one in a tasetful dark colour and not adopt the locker rom look … nuff said.
When it comes to baggy pants what can I say? There must be some north american mystique at work there or something. But the low slung, baggy butt crack when you bend pants can still be seen, albeit on fewer butts (thank God). I assume the last men holding onto them don’t have close relationships with people of good taste and don’t own full length mirrors.