Adding pictures of the mistakes and how to do it right, would make the vid extra good. Anyways thank you!

I've seen guys in wedding photos wearing suspenders and a belt together.

You're welcome: 1. Wearing coats/blazers that are too large. 2. Wearing crew neck t-shirt under button up. 3. Not removing jacket pocket/vent stitching. 4. Untucked button up shirt with blazer. 5. Trousers too long. 6. Jacket/Suit too tight. 7. Wearing graphic t-shirts. 8. Poor quality footwear. 9. Matching exactly. 10. Wearing a tie bar when wearing a waist coat.

it'd be more informative if you provide photos of the do's and donts

I always say, “Fashion is what everyone does. What YOU do with fashion is style.”

I am becoming more refined and pay attention to most rules when it comes to fashion. However, my Nirvana t-shirt will never retire.

I agree with every tip but "no crew neck t-shirt under a button-down shirt" tip. I think there is a distinction between a t-shirt and an undershirt. I agree that a crew neck undershirt should not show under a button-down dress shirt, but wearing a high-quality (sufficiently heavy cotton, for example) crew neck t-shirt under a casual button down shirt (whether the outer shirt is buttoned or unbuttoned) makes utilitarian sense on a crisp fall or spring day and doesn't look bad at all. Indeed, it's a layering opportunity from a styling perspective and a classic style.

Bravo! Loved this. You got it so very right. Once you know the rules then you can create your personal style and even bend a few. I always keep in mind what Coco Chanel once said. "Fashion fades only style remains"

Well said and laid out. This is a great tutorial for guys starting to pay attention to their wardrobe. We’ve all unwittingly made these gaffs. No real crime, just a part of learning some sartorial guidelines.

That pairing of blazer, shirt and pocket square is beyond awesome. Even most style bloggers would not dare go near that sport coat but your combo and execution is perfect. 100% outside the box thinking.

You forgot one of my personal pet peeve that I see people do all the time. Wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time. Comes back to redundancy again but I really don't see the point.

Thank you for this video and for the non-snobbish approach to the subject.

Love it Brian! Looking forward to seeing more of you on YT!

I did not know about undoing the stitching on jackets, good point, also agree with the graphic T-Shirt, only wear them if I am working around my house or doing things that could ruin good shirts!

I have been guilty of wearing my dress shirt outside my jeans with a jacket and thinking I was hip. I now regret that looking back on it. Good vid and I enjoyed it as always.

I agree with ALL but one: number 7. I think in this day and age there's no such thing as being a "grown up" simply because you now don't wear graphic Ts anymore.

I like this man. He is informative, concise and like some of us been there done that and have on reflection owned our own bad style judgements. Hie is also not condescending to guys that have either no idea or unsure, none of us start this journey knowing all the answers and more importantly no one shoe fits all.

Great points! Glad someone mentioned if the shoulders don't fit, no go. Slightly disagree with the shoulders based on research. You are correct for softer shoulders, however, some structured shoulders are a tad wider to further enhance the shoulder. In that case, too wide if the top of the sleeve dimples, at most should be strait down. Hope this helps someone. Will add belt loops on dress pants, especially light colors, without a belt. I am even more extreme and say no loops on suits, spoils the lines.

Spot on ! 👍 other KZfaqrs have now copied your video into their channels.

This video has the best message of all style influencers I have ever seen. Thank you 🙏🏼

I just subscribed yesterday. I'm finding this to be an excellent channel!! If I were to add one, I would say wearing dressy black oxford's with blue jeans. I know that's kind of a given....every knows it, or SHOULD know it, but so many seem to keep trying to rock that style. It doesn't work,...it never has....and it still doesn't. Thank you.

I'm guilty of wearing suit jackets not fitting properly in the past, I'm getting better and no what to look for now!!great video!!

It's amazing you don't have as many subscribers as the other mens channels. You're the best on KZfaq.

Thanks for the advice Brian. Very valuable

This was a solid video but I love how great the channel has become in the past 5 years

"department of redundancy department" haha - anyway, great vid!! thx

I have to take note of the last point on your list : tie bar & waistcoat - the purpose of a waistcoat is not to hold your tie in place! The purpose of a waistcoat is to add another layer to keep your warm (the orginal purpose) and to add depth to the suit/outfit. Although the tie can be held in place while wearing a waistcoat, not all ties will stay in place, silk madder ties is one I've found that do need a tie bar or pin at times. More course/rough kinds of knits do stay in place. Just saying! Love the videos BTW!

Good stuff. I too never understood the tie bar and waist coast thing. That's like wear a belt and suspenders.

Amazing truth bombs. Great video!

Hey Brian, big question! What websites should we be looking at shopping from online for some great menswear? And department stores, should we avoid those completely or would you say you can find some pretty great pieces in those types of stores as well?

Great tips Best regard from Monterrey, Mexico

You highlighted a number of good points of what men should NOT do, so let me touch on a couple: trousers/pants length..... long is bad, but short is worse...you ever see those who wear their trousers/pants to where you can see their ankles (socks).....get the length correct whether that is single break or whatever suits the individual. Sorry to tell you that a good tailor can also fix the shoulders of a suit jacket/sport coat, so long as it is big (material can not grow) so the size/fit can be reduced. My advice to anyone wanting to look good in clothing is to find yourself a very good tailor, as no clothing ever fits everyone perfectly off the rack. Nice video keep’em coming 👍

Wow, love this blazer, where did you get it?

Ryan Gosling pulled crew neck t shirt under a dress shirt pretty well in La La Land... but at the end of the day he is Ryan freaking Gosling

Great list mate, some of my pet peeves in there too! Although it's taken a few years for me to learn those lessons!

Very helpful, thank you!

Besides shoulder width, I would add jacket length is a common area of mistake. Too long or too short, the trick to prevent it is to ensure the jacket length ends at the thumb knuckle when you make a gentle fist with your arms at your sides.

The "White" (Presidential) Pocket Square is a classic. You can't go wrong. A few of different textures is great.

You do a great service to the younger guys . This should be taught in school !

1) ill-fitting clothes in general. too big/small or loose/tight anything. doesn't need to be a jacket only. 2) wearing shoes that are not appropriate with the clothes i.e. athletic looking shoes with non-athletic apparel! please continue to make more videos like this :D

Great list, like your blazer a lot. Which brand it is?

I believe there are very few graphic T shirts that are acceptable at certain times. My favorite is the one that says I HATE SHOPPING! on the front of the shirt, and NOT! on the back.

can you please do a video on how to wear tan shoes?i just ordered a pair of AE Strands in Walnut and need some ideas.Would really appreciate it.

Great advice for looking good 👍

Crew neck is always a “no” under a jacket thanks for the great video keep it up man

Tie bar & waistcoat combo is completely fire in Peaky Blinders though 🥲

Pleasant, detailed, open minded yet reasonable and correct, and I like the ending. Been a subscriber for years and this channel never disappoints.

Bro couture lol. I appreciate your humor and videos. You rock

Nice video..what i’ve like most it no.7 ironic tshirts..that is very well explained..Time to grow up,,nowadays less people would not understand it unless their partner or someone cares to tell them..

Really surprised this one wasn't listed. Buttoning ALL your buttons on your suit/jacket/waistcoat. Even the bottom one!

I've ever agreed more with anyone ever! Lol wonderful video!

Great video brother.

Biggest pet peeve Wearing a belt with suspenders and what makes it worse one of those tacky designer belt. Also considering a specific sneaker as dress shoes.

So glad i found this channel

love your outfit! great blazer and shirt combo.Where is it from?

Some good points here.

Great video. I have a few more style mistakes that I see: 1. Accessories you wear that don't match your clothes. For example: rubber digital gym watch worn with suit, or black plastic wraparound sunglasses with a suit, or suit with belt that doesn't match colour of shoes. 2. Quality shoes yes, but make sure they are polished and that laces are not frayed 3. Collar stays - make sure they are inserted unless you are ok with collars looking floppy 4. Wearing dress shoes or loafers and appear 'sockless' - by not wearing socks! Wear 'no show' socks if you want that look. Don't go barefeet - you will smell up your shoes and ruin them! 5. Wearing a suit that is wrinkled. #1 - always hang your suit #2 never wrap your suit jacket around the frame of a chair #3 invest in a garment steamer or get your suit pressed if it is too wrinkled but not ready to be dry cleaned

i liked the last "mistake" its like wearing suspenders with a waist!

I've worn a well fitted camp collar shirt with a blazer. Actually got compliments for it.

‘If it looks right it is right’. Interesting. My favorite expression used by musicians is: ‘If it sounds good it IS good’

Very Good !

Point 1 is correct and i agree but i think in addition you can mention that the width of the armhole is also something a tailor cant alter

These topics and things that you mentioned are really good however i think you really need to provided visual with some of these topics to just helps better pin point some of things you mention. im new into this whole mens fashion thing i understood what you were saying i just didn't know what some of things are!

Hi Bryan I very recently discovered your channel and has quickly found it to be a fountain of inspiration for my own sartorial journey (or at least my own consciousness of what I wear) So thanks a lot for that! I've been following Hugo Jacomet's work, which is vastly fascinating, for a while, however I will probably never be wearing suits on a daily basis - thus it mostly remains with the fascination. On this end, you seem to fill a gap for me with your (seemingly) less formal approach and taste in style. Also, as a watch geek and huge fan of hodinkee, your watch game gives a lot of credit in my book! :-) Anyways, here is my question for you. At this writing I've just stumbled upon this clip with Paul Smith, who I'm sure you also know - at least by name. In the clip he's wearing a crew-neck t-shirt visible behind his casually unbuttoned shirt; a break of one the rules you go over in the above. Also I noticed the unbuttoned cuffs and (only) 2/4 buttons done on the sleeves of his jacket. Overall, is this an example of a man who's reached 'sprezzatura', a complete misunderstanding or maybe something in between? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptN8fc2lyJa5nGg.html Is this an example of a man who's reached 'sprezzatura', a complete misunderstanding or maybe something in between? Hope you see this and maybe also take a bit of time to answer. That would be highly appreciated! All the best, Rasmus from Copenhagen, Denmark.

I matched my pocket square and tie because my suit was a wine color and it worked. I get you're not supposed to match them but there are exceptions to every rule

5 years later and still great info

that Jacket looks so great ! where is that from ?

Good stuff, but I like novelty t-shirts, well I like wearing t-shirts with bands from the 70s i.e. Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, etc printed on the front

Don't agree with #4; #5 just turn the jeans up; #10 I wouldn't have thought of that, but I wouldn't wear either. All other points I agree with. Excellent video

ma man Bryan back at it again with another great video.

It`s true that both the waistcoat and the tie bar keep the tie in place. However, I sometimes like to give my tie a bit of a lift. This is easily done with a tie bar. I don`t think it should be a problem to wear both items as long as the tie bar is hidden behind the waistcoat.

At least someone that get the tiebar thing ❤️❤️❤️

I like it man I like you you're good good stuff for sure you're right right right bloody well right

I agree with all these EXCEPT t shirts.... love a good Wu-Tang t on the weekends. Can’t be too serious ALL the time...

Hey, I really enjoyed this video. I would really suggest that you would use some b-roll in your videos. I really feel that this video could have been better to show examples of what you are talking about. I felt I really needed some examples to help understand what you were talking about. Keep on keeping on!

Cool video. Visual aids would have been great. Thanks for the tips.

I would refrain from purchasing shoes from cole Hahn

I disagree on tie bars mixed with vests. It depends entirely on the lapels & gorge of the vest. If you have a very high gorge, such as with a notched lapel or many no lapel vests, yes it is redundant and looks bad. However, if you have a low cut, especially with a double breasted or Shaw lapel, it can still look stylish and functional.

I've missed your earlier videos. What qualifications do you have to discuss menswear? Have you worked in publishing, retail, for apparel manufacturers or what? Have you had tailored clothing, shirts and shoes custom made by world famous houses ? There are other videos like yours on KZfaq. We know the backgrounds of these narrators such as Hugo Jacomet.

I love the fabric of your jacket... what exactly is it?

Great video, I do only one but sometimes....try to fit in the skinny suits😀

Great jacket!!!

I think wearing a team sport or other graphic t-shirt is OK in a very casual atmosphere, at the beach, at home, going to Home Depot on the weekend. Wearing a Flash or Green Hornet Tee might work if you are a Physicist at CALTech. The old adage is true, dress according to the occassion.

Prolly already here somewhere but bring the clip-on bow ties to Goodwill. Goes with ur matchie-matchie pocket square and tie comment. Thanks. Luckily I found I didn’t do any of these mistakes currently. Woo hooo. I’ll buy a pair of baggie cargo camo pattern pants to celebrate my success. Ol.

I feel the same way about a belt with suspenders

Hi there. You mentioned tie bars in the video. I was curious... do you think tie bars look good/are fashionable in 2021? Thanks.

I'd like to comment on the tie bar waistcoat debate. So for me I've never done this before but for one I think it can look great and in general is entirely unoffensive to me. What you seem to be commenting on is the functional contradiction. For me, even when wearing a waistcoat my ties seem to want to move all over the place and often start to come untucked, so I've actually used a tie bar (hidden under the vest in this case) to keep it tucked in place, so I see what you're saying but sometimes function doesn't always...function properly and you need reinforcements.

I'd add that one should rarely wear a tie lighter than your shirt. There are a few exceptions like a yellow tie with a blue shirt (done well), however, AVOID the black shirt white tie combo and most garish colored dress shirts.

Perfect

You left out wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time.

Wearing a tie bar with a waistcoat has the same energy as wearing both a belt and suspenders

I do agree that fake vintage embroidered t-shirts are silly, but there's nothing wrong with wearing a Lakers or Dodgers t-shirt or even a surf or skate logo t-shirt. You probably agree to not take that rule too seriously and miss out on having fun

sorry if I'm off topic but could you please tell me the name of the fabric of the jacket you were wearing in this video? thank you very much.

If you want to seem dressy but causal add a little sprezatura to your outfit. Make your second blade longer than your first on your tie, or wear you watch on top of your shirt cuff. And yes I love Gianni Agnelli, the man is a legend!

Great 🎥 I would only add a style no no is wearing a belt and braces they both serve the same purpose

I have noticed Hollywood actors on the red carpets in designer tuxedo with trousers length not hemmed correctly Another style mistake is shoes not polished

I am new to the channel and have watched a few of your videos. You are very knowledgeable and I like the content of your productions. I do have one comment with regard to this video. I agree with your comment about not having pants that are too long. Couldn’t agree with you more. However, I was surprised that you didn’t say anything about wearing pants that are too short which i think looks equally as bad as wearing long pants. Perhaps I missed something, but if not, I think short pants look godawful. Anyway, that’s my two cents. Good job and I look forward to watching many more of your videos.

I would add, buying a good pair of shoes and not taking care of them. You can have a John Lobb but if you don't clean, polish and put shoe trees they will look bad after months of continued use.. same applies for suits and hanging them properly

I'm knowingly guilty of #5 with 2 pairs of my pants. They're cheaper pants I got a while back and to me they're not worth altering

You put the disclaimer out, and acknowledge the subjective nature of the matter. You speak what you do, and it is your content.