How did you guys learn to dress better?

MineDesperate2920 · 2025-02-20T02:45:42+00:00

Get someone with fashion to help you. Fashion is an art and can be done cheap too.

smind893 · 2025-02-20T05:35:38+00:00

Easy answer.

Look at the men in your age range who are most popular with women or have a "classic style" & copy paste.

Ill give you an easy one, David Beckham

Lots of black, slim cuts, classic jeans/tee/nice jscket/boots combos

Happier_milo · 2025-02-20T02:44:01+00:00

I hired a men’s style consultant. She provided me with a look that fit my personality and the color pallet that matched my skin tone

HomelessMilkman · 2025-02-20T12:04:17+00:00

There's just a few simple things to keep in mind:

Wear clothes that fit your body.

Clothes look good when your silhouette resembles a porportionate human; you want to keep those proportions intact. Baggy 'oversized' clothes, not tucking your shirt in (a massive one, unless you can find a shirt/jumper/whatever that stops where it should, don't have a long torso), untapered jackets, sagging your pants, etc. make you look disporportionate and that's why it's clearly unflattering.

Wear quality clothes.

Label doesn't matter, it's about the materials. It's best to buy used quality clothes (AllSaints, Uniqlo, Diesel, Timberland, etc.) over new, cheaper options.

Colour.

There should be enough contrast between items to differentiate them, which goes in line with part one, clearly maintaining porportion. It's practically like you're colouring each body part in a different colour, enough so that you can tell the difference. Can you wear all black that adheres to the first two points? Sure, but it objectively doesn't 'read' as well.

Patterns and designs.

Most of what you wear should be relatively plain, you don't want everything fighting for attention. Wear a tshirt with a design on it, wear a patterned overcoat, I wouldn't do both unless you understand balance; everything you wear doesn't have to be interesting but you don't have to be boring either.

burncushlikewood · 2025-02-20T03:05:16+00:00

People in high school used to comment on my style, always intrigued as to where I got my clothes, I used to shop a lot at karmaloop.com, urban streetwear, lots of lrg, artful Dodger, I always loved creative recreation shoes as well, and krew. Just go to the store and try stuff on, see if it suits your style

wappe97 · 2025-02-20T09:36:03+00:00

a pro tip to dress on a budget is dress pants and a plain t-shirt. you'll look way more stylish than you actually are, you can also add some jewelry to enhance the look!

farreeddd · 2025-02-20T03:05:45+00:00

Was talking a friend recently

He mentioned following people/posts on insta n TikTok for ideas and getting items from local shops or Chinese sites for cheap

sourappleflavorsaver · 2025-02-20T05:29:24+00:00

It wasn't intentional by any means, but I lost my job and had to get something to pay the bills. Ended up working at Banana Republic of all places. So being around fashionable people helped a lot and being around quality clothes that I could play with to hone my style.

Working at Banana I know that each person is supposed to try and build an outfit for you and are taught in depth about the clothing materials, patterns, fits, etc. So I would recommend going into a Banana or a Nordstrom, asking for help and let them dress you up, see what you like. Just because you try it on doesn't mean you need to buy it.

Dandys3107 · 2025-02-20T07:48:30+00:00

Back in the days, I was just casually following trends and intuitively choose what could fit good with me. The general point is not to be afraid to try out new styles and pay some attention to fancy clothes and accessories.

Revolutionary-Week19 · 2025-02-20T10:13:13+00:00

Impossible-Ground921 · 2025-02-20T04:19:48+00:00

Here is 90% of what you need to know about men’s fashion:

Good fitting shirts. Slim fit or go down a size. Same with pants - slim fit looks good.

Figure out what colors you look good in. Experiment. I’d suggest black as the best color for many folks.

You can’t go wrong with dark jeans, black shirt, and black shoes. You can do this variation with dress shirts or t-shirts.

If you want to get more exotic start going to places like buckle, express, guess, and looking at interesting button up shirts. You can go many directions from here.

Contrasts are important. Too look taller match dark pants with dark shirt. Or light pants with light shirt. I often take this to extremes and go white and white or black and black.

Contrast can also work good with undershirts and flannels/jackets. Shirt unbottoned or jacket open. If I wear a jacket, I often only zip it up a quarter of the way… making a nice “V” contrast. This gives the appearance of being slimmer with wide shoulders, which is extremely attractive to girls.

Get some pimp artifacts. Necklaces. Wristbands. Watches. Hats.

Experiment. Ultimately if you feel good about how you look you will game better.

Wean1eHu11 · 2025-02-20T07:10:57+00:00

Start by learning to do basics well. If you can’t make a white t shirt and black pants look good then you have no business trying more out there styles, but it’s not as simple as just buying and putting them on. There’s plenty of YouTubers who can show you how to make the basics work so I won’t write it down.

Some tips that helped me personally:

Start basic and build up from there. It helps you learn to work colour and fit. Once you master that you can add in statement pieces etc

Don’t be the guy who buys knock of Kmart converse, get brand name shoes if you can.

Find an icon that you can model and base your style on. Try to make it someone your age, it helps if they look similar to you but it’s not necessary. Mine is currently Harry Styles.

Dress and style yourself appropriately for your age. Don’t be the 35 year old manchild who still wears t shirts of his favourite cartoons or whatever (at least save it for super casual times). Stylish men know their age and dress for it.

If you want to do a certain style like punk, hip hop, thrift shop etc, go full into it, don’t half ass it

Your confidence and energy sells your outfit, not the other way around. For example, Why do gay guys look fabulous in outrageous peacocked outfits while normies look gaudy and stupid? Their energy and personality sells it

jjboy91 · 2025-02-20T14:12:28+00:00

By stopping to buy fast-fashion, learning color theory, getting interested in the brands and product history, the fabrics, banishing anything with a visible logo.

Foreign_Train3829 · 2025-02-20T14:46:22+00:00

Got interested with a certain kind of esthetic and fell into the rabbit hole. You could start looking on Pinterest, tik tok or insta for fashion inspiration. Tip, go for classic and timeless fashion instead of trends. That shit lasts you longer.

A couple of unasked recommendations are: - pants are very often to slim. Make sure the are made of a lot of material and don’t knitter when worn while standing up. - pants are also almost always worn too low. It looks really good when put them more or less up to the belly button. - shirts almost never look good when they are too small. Buy them fitting perfectly or oversized.

Once you then found what kind of style you want to rock, look for brands that offer affordable options.

PrinceDestin · 2025-02-20T14:50:13+00:00

As a young black guy the hoodie with the ripped jeans has been my go to but as I get older I’m digging the polo shirt or some casual button ups these days, gives great results too

tomm727 · 2025-02-20T02:38:50+00:00

Joined the US Navy. 👌⚓️🫡

redspikedog · 2025-02-20T04:52:51+00:00

I just stick with this:

Tight solid black T's. With the stitching on the sleeves, I roll, or fold it up once. Hell, I iron them to look folded up. It looks good.

darker colored or bright colored button up long sleeves, I always roll those sleeves up closer to my elbows and I unbutton one or two from the top. This looks hot.

Black skinny jeans or white skinny jeans. They do not have to be very skinny.

shoes solid black or white casual shoes, any material. Or complete solid color.

Best of all? It's super affordable. You can get the tight tees from Michaels arts and crafts store and buy the "Make" brand T shirt that they have on the shelves. I like how tight it is. I also wear a Zara black T shirt in a small. It doesn't matter the brands you wear as long as they are close to hugging your body.

Lastly, posture and smile with your teeth and eyes.

Button up longs sleeve example

T shirt with folded stitching example

FukRehab · 2025-02-20T03:19:50+00:00

There's so many sources now. Tik tok. YouTube. Instagram. Reddit. Back in the day I started with askmen. But it wasn't till I ready the style bible that truly helped.

golfiscool42 · 2025-02-20T04:23:45+00:00

Men’s Fashioner the YouTube account.

BonoboPowr · 2025-02-20T07:06:20+00:00

Moved to Italy, ez

fernandocamargoti · 2025-02-20T07:32:44+00:00

I hired from Fiverr to get my color palette. Then I watched a bunch of videos on how to dress better. And for last, I rebuilt my wardrobe following my color palette and what I learned.

MoonGarden94085 · 2025-02-20T07:45:01+00:00

I'm a woman, but I'm a geek gamer from a colder climate. When I lived in New York State, I'd often wear jeans with a t-shirt, the shirt might have anime or gaming references. I moved to California, and since there's no snow in the Bay Area, I've started wearing dresses year-round. I've also gotten more compliments while wearing dresses than I'd get for wearing t-shirts.

For guys, I'd say you should dress like you work a white collar job but you've left for the day. Dress shirts, pants without cargo pockets... no necktie, and maybe unbutton the top shirt button. Personally, I like Hawaiian shirts and other shirts that have a pattern, they show you have a fun personality and you're confident.

unevendopamine2 · 2025-02-20T08:52:49+00:00

Find a celebrity that loosely looks like you

Height, skin tone, hair colour

Copy their fits, until you slowly create your own style…. Based on theirs

That’ll save you like 3 years of experimenting

Sandvicheater · 2025-02-20T09:47:10+00:00

The problem with dressing with current trends is that its often short lived and you're throwing money at Fashion budget furnace "keeping up".

A moderately priced custom tailored suit always timeless and as the ZZ top song says: 'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man

thee_earl · 2025-02-20T10:03:38+00:00

For me it was just wearing Polos and walking taller. Get use to standing more on your heels

SuperPoop · 2025-02-20T10:06:04+00:00

My girlfriend from NYC helped me tremendously

Slow_Dancing_Alone · 2025-02-20T11:27:22+00:00

90% of my wardrobe was found thrifting. My close friend has been into fashion his whole life so he taught me a lot. Biggest thing honestly is actually going out and wearing what you find, really gets you out of your comfort zone but confidence skyrockets!

2025-02-20T12:43:31+00:00

YouTube. There are couple channels that teach fashion and only fashion for men. I was the best dressed guy everywhere I went from friends to family.

Frugal aesthetic & Devon on deck.

Efficient-Age-5870 · 2025-02-20T15:06:32+00:00

started looking at my circle / ppl ik , pinterest, & social media for inspo, got more into fashion (learning the principles, cues) all while tying it all w my personal touch

Still_Ad_4383 · 2025-02-20T15:10:50+00:00

Honestly fashion doesn't matter as much

What's matters is your physique.. .

A clean t shirt and white sneakers will do wonders.

Blue and white dress shirts are great for everything.

Ant010101 · 2025-02-20T16:47:30+00:00

HOTSCHMALZ · 2025-02-20T19:31:40+00:00

By getting a gf

Hot_Huckleberry65666 · 2025-02-21T03:58:18+00:00

Queer eye for the Straight guy is literally about this

Plutonium-244 · 2025-02-21T07:51:57+00:00

Do you have a goodwill bins in your area? How I learned was through trial and error, and over time I just found clothing that naturally flattered me. That’s the best way to do it on a budget, if you have the time!

Grappleheart · 2025-02-21T14:12:17+00:00

Understand what fashion is. Fashion is supposed to help you express ideas about yourself while helping accentuate aspects of your body. Your goal should be to try and create an interesting image that attracts attention in a subtle way. You can dress plain, or you can turn it up and create classic looks that attract attention just by themselves.
Figure out what ideas you want to express. Some guys want to project a more rugged image, while others want something more sophisticated. Some people want to appear softer, some more creative. Figure out what you want to project. Also, figure out what inadequacies about yourself you can fix. For example, if you are short, boots can add a few inches and improve your chances. If you are overweight, stripes/dark colors can make you appear thinner. Use fashion to reduce those issues.
Use pininterest, movies, and magazines to collect a catalog of outfits you think look good. Make sure to include female media, too, to get an idea of what the ladies like as well. What I found looking at a lot of the outfits for men by women was there was a tremendous emphasis on looking softer. Baggier jeans and outfits, thick knit sweaters, etc. Incorporating this into my fashion helped me a lot, and I've gotten approached more since wearing more knitwear.
Go to the store and try to put together some of those outfits. Focus on Burlington, Marshall's, and Macy's. Hell, even Costco works (I've gotten a ton of compliments on my Costco jeans).
Wear the outfit in public a few times and see what the reactions look like. Sometimes, you will fail and wear something you think is cool but really isn't. Other times, you will get approached a ton, and you will start to notice the patterns.

To find cheap clothing first go to family. It's possible your dad has some clothes that still look good that you can take for free. Then go to department stores. Then thrift. Yard sales are also good, depending on where you live.

2025-02-21T18:36:31+00:00

HeSpokeStyle, GentZ, and RealMenRealStyle

2025-02-21T20:24:46+00:00

Found shit that felt comfortable vs what society deemed as acceptable or in-trend.

I don’t wear suits or any tight clothing. I’m more fit and well off than most men who do. I like black baggy jeans and good (albeit expensive) long sleeve black shirts. Air forces anywhere I go.

You generally can’t go wrong with urban street style. You can royally fuck up with suits or general men’s wear.

Turbulent-Lemon-4015 · 2025-02-21T21:45:14+00:00

Ignore all other comments, go to Old Navy or a thrift store and buy a pair of dress pants and a dress shirt, you will look better than almost everyone else. Next month get another pair.

JAKSHAT_ · 2025-02-22T07:07:04+00:00

First - find out what works on you, like is it trousers or jeans ( you can do by looking at other guys who have the same body type as yrs)

Second - I know u are on a budget but a trousers from max and one from HnM are gonna look different even though it's the same thing. So save some but buy good quality stuff, if not try buying one thing at a time.

Third - keep expermenting with yourself , dressing good is not a one time thing , it's gonna take years but u'll eventually have whats known as a good dressing sense

DescriptionFuture851 · 2025-03-16T11:41:38+00:00

Me and my friends were 13 and we went to our first "party".

My mom dropped me off at his house and my friends all ripped me to shreds, before helping me out.

Good people.

hazcheezburgr · 2025-02-20T02:46:24+00:00

Honestly would like into chinese sites like TEMU and whatever, and buy stuff you think looks good or ask women. Then, assuming you have ANY females close to you in life, ask them to match up/ pair things together, or if you have gay friends lol

Title	How did you guys learn to dress better?
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