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5 Style Tips for College Student - How The University Man Can Dress Better - Male Fashion
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Hi. I'm Antonio Centeno, the founder of Real Men Real Style. And today I'm going to be
talking about five ways for the student to elevate his wardrobe. This video is in support
of my article over the Art of Manliness. You can go to the article by just clicking right
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this.
So if youíre a student, the first thing you have to do is change your mentality. There
are three things about this, you need to first understand that appearances do matter. The
example I use in the article, I talk about, you know, if you go to a job fair and youíre
at Boston College, youíre with 200 other students. You know what, youíre education
really doesnít separate you from everyone else there because everyone else there is
going to be seen and they ñ probably a lot of them actually have a better GPA than you.
And the big thing thatís going to separate you guys is going to be how you present yourself,
your appearance because you probably donít have much job experience.
And again, maybe someoneís got, like, a point two or a point one higher GPA. But when it
comes down to it as a business owner, I know that if youíve gotten in the door, if youíve
made it this far, Iím looking for the intangibles because those are the real factors when you
have nothing else to go off, you know, you donít have a long history, those are the
things Iím going to look at to make a hiring decision. So you have to understand appearances
are important.
All right. The second thing is that life outside of college has a dress code. So, those of
us coming from the military, those of us that maybe went to a military school or a school
that is a bit more ñ has a dress uniform, we understand that there are uniforms and
that there are reasons for them. Most people though that go to a, you know, say a public
high school and then they go to a public college, theyíve never really had to dress well because
they usually been surrounded by people who donít judge them by their appearance. And
if they do, you know, itís something so slight, you know. Itís not a big deal. But once you
go out into the working world, youíre going to find if youíve got a job at AT&T, there
is a dress code. And whether or not you go in as vice-president, whether or not you go
into the mailroom, whether or not you go as IT specialist, there is a way people dress
and you need to pay attention to that. Itís not all the time spelt out, and youíre going
to need to pick up on that.
Finally, understand fit. Growing up in the United States, most men do not understand
fit. We wear clothing thatís too large for us. We never think to take anything to a tailor.
You need to change that. And the best time to do it is in college. Okay.
So, what are the five tips? Number one, specifically, stop wearing t-shirts, start wearing polos,
or anything actually with the college. I give polos as the one example, but Iím not against,
you know, wearing flannel shirts or wearing something with a collar because look at all
those t-shirts and ask yourself, ìCould I actually wear a collared shirt and would that
serve just as well?î Because a collared shirt ñ just because it has that structure, it
has the heritage of a shirt that commands more respect. So, always go for the collared
shirt.
Number two, sweat shirts to sweaters. Okay. So, we wear sweat shirts all the time. When
I was at UT, I really enjoyed my Texas sweat shirt. I kind of wear that thing all over
the place. But there was a time and a place for it, whenever I was going to the gym, if
I was going to go to a Saturday football game. You donít want to be wearing that to class.
You donít want to be wearing that to your study group, even though itís comfortable,
even though a lot of other people are wearing that. In fact, most people look like they
just rolled out bed and theyíre wearing their pajamas around campus. You know, thatís not
ñ you donít want to be like most people. You want to ñ I donít know about you, but
I look at myself and Iíve got really big plans for my future. And you need to dress
in that manner so that you are dressed for that future.
A part of that is introducing sweaters to your wardrobe. Sweaters are so much more elegant.
They are so much versatile and youíre going to find theyíre very comfortable and they
look great. On a man thatís in shape, a sweater that fits them well is very flattery. So,
look on corporate sweaters. Thatís number two.
Number three, the right type of jeans. All right. As younger man, we can wear jeans that
ride a lot lower on the waist. We can wear distress denim and, you know, torn up and,
yeah, I guess, you know, going through that whole rebel with a cost look. But as you start
to graduate, as you start to move into the working world, youíre going to find that
there are many jobs that they will allow you to wear jeans to work but you need to have
a certain type of jeans. These are darker jeans. This is denim that almost looks like
dress slacks.
And thatís what youíre going to want to migrate to because if you have ñ if all of
your jeans are distressed and torn and light colored, then youíre going to, you know,
letís say you do get a pretty laid back job, youíre going to find that those jeans are
just too casual even for a casual job as a programmer. So, look to migrate towards dark,
non-distressed jeans that are more midrise than low rise.
Number four, repeat after me, ìIím only going to wear running shoes if Iím going
to be out running.î So, we wear running shoes everywhere. And what you need to look to do
is to isolate those. Hey, these are for exercise. These are for ñ if Iím going to be running
around or perhaps going to the gym in the morning and just donít want to carry an extra
pair of shoes to class, you know, what you need to do is you need to have a pair of casual
leather slip-ons, very comfortable. I think actually in many cases more comfortable than
running shoes, and the great part is they slip on and off. Upgrade your footwear. One
of the easiest things that we can do. In addition, stop wearing flip-flops. You know, I saw this
all the time down in Austin, Texas. Yes, I know itís hot, but youíre going to be ñ
you look so much better if you slip on a pair of slip-on Markesanís or boat shoes. Your
feet are going to sweat, okay, well, throw some powder in there. And Iíd link to article
which talks about that in great detail.
Number five, pay attention to your face. In this, I would always see guys wearing baseball
caps. And you could easily tell that they just put the cap on because they didnít want
to brush their hair. Take the time, learn what hairstyles complement your face. And
this is pretty important because when you get a job, youíre not going to be able to
wear a cap. Well, unless itís really, really laid back or youíre working, I guess, from
your home office. But most of the time, when youíre meeting with clients, youíre going
to have to do something with your hair. And you might as well start experimenting and
learning about this stuff in college because hair takes a while to grow in, to roll out
and you want to have some time to experiment. Why not do it in college?
The other thing that you want to pay attention to is using the right type of soap. So, oftentimes,
I know most of you guys are probably using Irish Spring or something else that is a good
general purpose soap. But if youíre going to be washing your face with that soap, you
want to move towards a facial soap. And the reason being is that itís just too harsh
on your face. And, yes, I know up until now youíve gotten away with it.
Itís more ñ itís overtime that youíre going to start to realize when your face starts
to burn, when you start getting a lot of redness, when you get that irritation, and then itís
almost too late. So go ahead and start now. Get facial soaps and use those on your face
and use the general purpose soaps for the rest of your body. Finally, learn to shave
properly.
So when you were in college, you didnít have to shave everybody. Probably you could go
weeks without shaving and no one is going to say anything.
Whenever you get down to the working world, youíre going to want to know that you have
other options besides the disposal razor. Youíre going to want to look at straight
edge razors and youíre going to want to look at safety razors. Long-term, theyíre actually
more cost effective, and for many men, they are much less irritating to the skin. All
right. Those are the five ways to elevate your style as a student.
This has been Antonio Centeno with Real Men Real Style. Take care. Iíll see you.