Mistakes Older Guys Make Trying to Look Youthful

what's up fellas it's great to see you and as always I'm glad that you're here it's a days video we're gonna talk a little bit about style mistakes that I see older guys make when they're trying to dress a little more youthful here's a quote that I recently read from a French writer Victor Hugo forty is the old age of youth and fifty is the youth of old age guys this is going to be an interesting one stay tuned okay like I said guys I'm so glad that you're here real quick my name is John and I've been creating content over at 40 over fashioned comm since about 2014 I talk about men's lifestyle topics experi something guy who wants to look better and feel more confident so this video comes from a comment that was left on one of my previous videos where one of my subscribers asked me to address this issue so personal style is absolutely subjective and my personal tastes may not match yours and that's totally okay so where is it written in stone that once we hit our 40s we have to start wearing corduroy a tweed and cardigan sweaters well actually I'm a huge fan of cardigan sweaters but they have to fit really well Society places these rules on us older guys that once we hit a certain age we have to start dressing a certain way however I'm 100% in the camp of trying to maintain a youthful edge with the clothing that I wear but also understanding where the boundaries are and what's no longer appropriate because nobody wants to be that guy that just looks like he's trying way too hard okay so let's start at the ground and we'll work our way up so mistake number one is wearing your running shoes or your workout shoes out in public when you're not actually running or working out I mean we get it you exercise and you want the world to know that you're still an athletic and that's super fine I think though the problem comes in is when most guys in an effort to look a little more youthful just default to that athletic shoe over something a little more class see some other casual options are fashion sneakers guys we've talked about this before so if you're a sneaker guy there's tons of elevated and tasteful fashion of sneakers out there for you so for example instead of wearing this your athletic shoe out in public why not opt for something like this nice fashion sneaker or if you're into white sneakers they go with everything something nice and streamlined simple and classic like this or even something in a sleek stylish black and white also driving mocks and loafers are two more options for you that are still casual and comfortable and it should go without saying that flip-flops and sandals out in public are bad however I still see it all the time especially in Southern California mistake number two is wearing jeans or trousers that are a little too trendy and don't fit you so this covers skinny jeans that are way too tight this covers bootcut or relaxed fit jeans that are too baggy and too long this also covers heavily distressed destroyed jeans with rips everywhere now this is where I sort of Teeter on that line a little bit I mean like I said before I do try to maintain a youthful edge with the clothing that I wear but I also don't cross my self-imposed boundary of what's appropriate however I do experiment and I try some things other guys may not since I do spend a lot of time here in the style space I do to create some opportunity for myself to try new things and experiment and I'm absolutely not afraid to step outside the box however I still try to keep everything classy I think most mistakes happen when guys follow trends a little too closely or just go with whatever they went with 10 or 15 years ago skin tight skinny jeans or baggy anything won't look good on you keep your pant legs slim not skin tight and tapered down to your foot also keep the hem at about your ankle bunching or puddling jeans down at your foot doesn't fly so mistake number three is wearing the wrong shirt so graphic t-shirts with big branding logos slogans and cartoon characters all over them are no longer appropriate instead try simple solid colors and since we're on the subject of t-shirts like nobody wants to see your chest hair creeping out of like a big v-neck or some giant scoop neck t-shirt either as for your button-down shirts so they shouldn't be big and baggy and you should not wear your dress shirts untucked so I've wrote about this before guys I'm okay with the untucked look but not all dress shirts are meant to be worn untucked so dress shirts inherently by design have longer tails and they're meant to be worn tucked in so they look really goofy when you wear these shirts untucked and it kind of makes you look like you're wearing a little dress so shirt tails shouldn't hang below about mid crotch when you wear them untucked I know I also try to stay away from like super busy bold patterns that can kind of make you look like a clown here's another thing guys so unfortunately our bodies start to change a little bit once we hit a certain age so if you find yourself buying shirts or clothing and you're having to size up a little bit to accommodate your barrel chest or maybe a spare tire finding a good tailor will benefit you more than you can imagine what they can do is nip and tuck all the fabric that's billowing and create a shirt for you that looks like it was custom made for your body mistake number four is wearing sport coats that are too big so a really popular and classy look for guys is going with like a dark denim brown brogues and a sport coat it's a fantastic classy smart casual date night outfit the problem is that this look can go sideways real quick if you're noticing a trend here it's fit fit is king everything should fit your body type if the fit is off it can ruin an otherwise well-thought-out outfit so when wearing a sport coat you should see about a half inch of sleeve cuff with your arms straight down to your sides if your sleeves on your sport coat are too long take it to a tailor and have the sleeves brought up another thing is when your sport coat is buttoned you should feel a slight pull at the button now I said slight so if you can take your jacket and pull it away from your body when it's buttoned the jackets too big for you if you have a jacket that fits well in the shoulders but maybe is a little too loose or too tight in the body take that jacket to a tailor they can take the sides in or let the sides out and make it perfect guys real quick before I get into number five if you like men's lifestyle content like this and you want to see more from me please hit that subscribe button because it really does make a difference I'd love to have you guys hang out alright so mistake number five is trying to dress like you're still 25 look around a little bit do you see 20-somethings wearing the same things you are it's the music at the stores that you shop out getting a little too loud and are the sales associates in those stores are they kind of like teenagers if so chances are you need to better place the shop stick with the classics and make sure the fit is on point guys feel free to leave me a comment let me know some mistakes that you see and if you like me to maybe take a deeper dive into this subject in another video let me know guys I'd love to hear from you again thanks so much for being here and I'll see you in the next video

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Length: 7min 42sec (462 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 11 2018