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I would recommend keeping your current style if you don't want to try to hard, and simply tweaking it with new items. For example -- keep wearing jeans, but bu

I would recommend keeping your current style if you don't want to try to hard, and simply tweaking it with new items. For example -- keep wearing jeans, but buy a couple pairs of nice, dark/black well-cut jeans. Instead of wearing a sweatshirt hoodie, wear a nice pullover sweater (H&M sells a nice waffle-texture sweater for fairly cheap, I got mine on clearance for $5 and I've worn it for years now). Button-ups can easily look too formal, but flannel is a good middle ground. Some nice-fabric solid-tone tshirts are a good basic, as well. Now that you have a few pieces, you can mix-and-match as well. Sweater + flannel underneath, unbuttoned flannel with tshirt underneath, etc. For shoes, instead of wearing cheap running shoes, find some nicer-looking neutral-color sneakers (might be worth looking thru https://www.reddit.com/r/Sneakers/comments/2e9b1o/we_should_create_a_guide_to_buying_casual/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Sneakers/comments/2e9b1o/we_should_..., but I can't vouch too hard for it). Depending on your style, you might also want some boots -- I have some big black Doc-esque boots that I love, but brown is a less-punk choice that's a classic. FWIW: I'm not a guy, but this advice is pretty gender-neutral. Good luck!

stuaxo 9y ago
Same thing, I'm a TShirt + Jeans type person and didn't understand this at first. Make sure the jeans you have don't have holes / rips in them. Get some new TShirts - don't wear older / faded ones. Make sure what you wear is in good condition, and you should be good. If you're not happy in boring shirts, then there are some that have prints that are a bit more interesting. Similarly for shoes; I tend to really not be keen on average brown / black - but blue suede was OK. Obv not saying to wear those exact things, but if you have a look around you can find stuff you like a little even in styles you might not like over all.

stuaxo 9y ago

Same thing, I'm a TShirt + Jeans type person and didn't understand this at first. Make sure the jeans you have don't have holes / rips in them. Get some new TShirts - don't wear older / faded ones. Make sure what you wear is in good condition, and you should be good. If you're not happy in boring shirts, then there are some that have prints that are a bit more interesting. Similarly for shoes; I tend to really not be keen on average brown / black - but blue suede was OK. Obv not saying to wear those exact things, but if you have a look around you can find stuff you like a little even in styles you might not like over all.