Do you exercise? Maybe you ride a bike. If so that’s awesome. If not get on it. A really simple and easy way to tone your gluteus maximus (as well as the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus) is to skip a step up the stairs. Actually I have no idea if all those muscle groups are affected, but I know from experience it definitely helps to tone your butt thus filling out your blue jeans. Now go find some stairs and try it out.
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When guys ask me for fashion advice, the first thing I tell them is make sure their clothes fit properly. I realized I can’t just leave it at that. What does “fit properly” mean exactly? Let’s start with a T-shirt. When your T-shirt fits, the seam of the shoulder and seam of the sleeve (looks like a “T”) should be at the tip of your shoulder. If the seam is at your arm then the shirt is too big. Also your shirt shouldn’t be so baggy that it looks like you recently were a contestant on a weight loss show and you’re still wearing your old clothes pre-major weight loss. Baggy shirts tend to make you look larger so if you are trying to hide your belly it just makes it look bigger. While if you are some super skinny programmer trying to look bigger, a baggy shirt just makes you look silly. The bottom of the shirt shouldn’t come more than a couple of inches past your waist.
I could write a hundred blog posts about jeans. There are so many different styles of jeans that the below information will just be about slim fit (the style that I think looks the best). When I say slim fit, I mean jeans that aren’t baggy and aren’t skin tight. A rule of thumb for jean length (and pants in general) is that they should just touch the ground without shoes on. When your jeans are too long and bunch up, it makes you look shorter. What do you do if your jeans are too long? If you bought them from a department store they most likely can tailor them there. Sometimes it is complimentary and if not, there is a small fee depending on the store. A lot of dry cleaning places will do alterations but make sure they use the original bottoms of the jeans or else it will look weird. Depending on the fit (high rise, low rise, regular) the jeans should usually sit on you hips. I’m going to assume you wouldn’t wear jeans that are falling down because that would be pretty awkward. Of course for tuxedo pants those are worn at your bellybutton but more on that another time.
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Courtesy of WWD- Robert Mitra
Retrosexual- “‘retrosexual,’ a play on the dated and derided term ‘metrosexual.’ If the latter heralded the rise over the past decade of a newly manicured and somewhat emasculated modern male, the retrosexual is at once an evolution and a renunciation of that trend.”*
Even though I’m a huge supporter of innovation, there is still a huge part of me that loves the tradition of the past. Sometimes pomp and circumstance is kind of fun, especially in terms of clothing. Some think this embrace of traditional masculine clothing (plaids, newsboy caps, groomed-ruggedness, etc) is in revolt against the equality of women. Well not so much of a revolt but a way to sort of distinguish themselves since the gender lines in terms of work/education/equality are blurring.
I, on the other hand, think is has more to do with this romanticized version of the past. For those of us who didn’t live through the late 50’s and early 60’s, Mad Men is a way to time travel back to a mystifying era. The fashion in that show is amazing and I think partly responsible for inspiring this new trend. There is something about ties that are just so sexy. Maybe because they are so masculine.
P.s. I know you tech guys won’t be wearing ties to work but if you do, everyone will be really nice to you because they think you’re interviewing for another job.
Here are some tips on incorporating retrosexual into your repertoire of clothing.
1. Clothing that fits! Some of you may be thinking I mean the opposite of what you may be doing (I know you might be wearing that large shirt when you are really a small or medium). No I’m not talking about skin tight. Skin tight means it is too small (in most cases) thus it doesn’t fit. I’ll be adding a blog post with pictures on fit soon.
2. Plaid. Ok not grunge plaid that looks like you slept in the woods while wearing it plaid. Tasteful plaid. It doesn’t have to be made out of flannel and also plaid comes in other colors besides red and black.
3. Bomber jackets.
4. Hats, hats, hats. Fedoras, news boys, cloche. Notice I did not say trucker hat. Think style and sophistication. Remember to take it off in church lol.
5. Ties are hot. There are about 5 different ways to tie a tie. I’ll be posting on the different knots soon. You can wear a tie with your plaid shirt or under your sweater.
6. Boots with your jeans scrunched up.
7. Remember we are not replicating the past, just borrowing/updating some former looks.
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