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• Jewellery

• The body

• Shopping

Really important things to note ∞

• A big list can be found at Shopping.

  • It is important. Read it.

• Pay attention to wash/dry/etc requirements!

  • Sometimes you may not have the time, skill or other circumstances to take proper care of certain items.
    - e.g. if you're poor, don't buy an everyday item that's dry-clean only!

• Beware of buying clothing from foreign countries!

  • They may list their clothing sizes differently than you may expect. "L" may mean something different.
  • China has tiny, tiny, people.
  • Always read, understand, and test any measurements they give. This is very important to know. If you're not buying trackpants and baggy sweaters, you need things to fit properly.

Advice ∞

Resources ∞

• Real Men Real Style

• How to Build an Interchangeable Wardrobe

  • Building a Minimal Wardrobe
    -- by Art of Manliness
• https://stayclassicblog.com/

• https://www.primermagazine.com/tag/the-getup

Reddit >

• https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoBudgetsOneLook/
• Male Fashion Advice
• Frugal Male Fashion

• Buy It For Life (BIFL)

  • See Sustainability
  • apparel (clothing, jackets, socks)
  • shirts
  • pants
  • jackets

Items ∞

• WHAT NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT JEANS *life changing*

  • by AlexandrasGirlyTalk
  • Mostly for women, but quite interesting.
• https://www.tailorstore.com/ca/en/a-bad-fit-vs-a-good-fit-how-to-spot-the-difference [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

• Shoelaces

  • There are various ways to tie your shoes or boots to make them fit better.
    -- e.g. a heel-lock / runners lock.
  • Don't have worn-out shoelaces.
• There is "boot stretching spray". IT WORKS.

• Army Packing Hack: How to Fold Your Socks in Pairs (Double Roll) - Ranger Roll Basic Training

  • by armygringo

• Pants fitted properly.

  • Don't have sloppy pant legs that are baggy at the bottom.
• Have a tie that meets your waistband, not too high and not covering your buckle.

• Don't have lint.

Shirts ∞

• The "gig line" is a line from your shirt placket through the side of your belt and down your fly.

• Showing your undershirt.

  • If you have an open shirt, have a V-neck or deep-V
  • Be wary of transparent shirts.
  • Be wary of rolling up sleeves.
  • Consider an undershirt that is similar to your skin tone.

• Don't show a muffin top.

  • Consider tucking your shirt into your underwear.
  • Consider a shirt tail garter aka a "shirt stay".
• If you roll your sleeves, be skilled about it.

Shirt collars ∞

• Top 5 Polo Wearing MISTAKES Men Make & How To Fix Them!
• Polo Styling Tips

• 2 Secrets To The Perfect Shirt Collar

  • magnetic collar stays, million dollar collar

• Get an alteration done to create pockets for a collar stay

Clothing maintenance ∞

• Don't put jeans in the dryer, it will damage the plastics in it (like elastane) and make them baggy.
• Pants Stretcher

• A shoe kit for leather shoes

  • If worn regularly, shine them once a week.
• Cedar Blocks and Hanger Disks are recommended for putting on the necks of your hangers, to drive away moths, fleas and silverfish. When the aroma fades, lightly sand surface of block to renew them. https://www.lehmans.com/ may still sell them.

• Neatsfoot oil

  • softens and preserves all leathers: Saddles, boots, gloves, belts and shoes.
    -- Belts shouldn't have stress lines, scuffs and scratches. You can also use shoe polish, to have it match shoes for example.

• Shoe tree

  • in your dress shoes to keep their form, especially for long-term storage.

Sweaters ∞

• WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU BUY ANOTHER SWEATER

  • by AlexandrasGirlyTalk

• Remove any pilling or fuzzy appearance from your sweaters.

  • A sweater shaver should help.

Un-shrinking / stretching ∞

• https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-unshrink-clothes/

• https://www.wikihow.com/Stretch-a-Cotton-T-Shirt

Inbox ∞

• https://www.maxwellsclothiers.com/

  • They have "tours".

Last updated 2024-09-20 at 01:05:33

Footnotes



1. was https://www.tailorstore.ca/a-bad-fit-vs-a-good-fit-how-to-spot-the-difference [ ↩ ]
2. was https://www.tailorstore.ca/alpha-m-stop-wearing-these-5-unstylish-things [ ↩ ]