The Fashion Forward Man

Okay guys, let me put it to ya straight: You really have no excuse -whatsoever- to not dress well. Truly. All you need is a pair of jeans, CLEAN shoes, and a nice t-shirt. Seriously. Let me explain.

My brother, Clay, was my model for this post and his preference is a nice, plain t-shirt. He doesn't like graphics or brand names printed all over the place, and to be honest, I don't either. Why? It makes your eye go straight to what you're wearing. You want people to see how YOU look, not where you got your shirt. Also, I know I've said this before, but I'm going to say it again: PLEASE IRON YOUR CLOTHES. Not only does that make your outfit look better, but it also doesn't have "laziness" written all over it. Plain t-shirts are easy to find, and can often be on sale. Clay's shirt was from American Eagle, and that's where I get most of his simple shirts from because they are good quality with a good price to match.

I want to teach you something in this post that I've taught Clay throughout the years. Neutrals go with everything. For those of you who don't know, neutrals are gray, black, white, brown, and navy. The one combo out of those that I absolutely DO NOT recommend is navy and black. PLEASE don't do that. That just clashes and it's a big mess. Anyways, as you can see, Clay's wearing dark gray jeans, a light gray shirt with charcoal sleeves, and light gray shoes. Obviously, he's got a theme going there.

Let's talk shoes. I pretty much begged Clay to get these when he went school shopping. You can wear them with shorts or jeans and they're a neutral so they'll go with practically anything. Also, they were only $45.00 at DSW and that is a great buy for Ralph Lauren shoes, if you ask me.

At the beginning of this post I presented the point that you don't have any excuse to not dress well. Do you see what I was saying? Grab a t-shirt and jeans with some sporty shoes and you're good to go! Us girls don't get by that easy, so please, consider yourselves lucky.

I hope this was helpful in some way, shape, or form and I'll have another post for you soon!
- Callie B.
P.S. Watch the video! The Fashion Forward Man Video