Are old malefashionadvice guides still relevant?
Things from 10+ years ago. I'm just getting into fashion and malefashionadvide has been a godsend for me, but when I see posts like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/15tjgv/livemethods_heroically_enormous_seasonal_color/
with lines like "Building entire outfits out of really, really loud colors is hard, but it’s going to be very trendy this year. It was HUGE in women’s style last summer, and carried over pretty strongly into fall, especially jcrew’s women’s line," I just don't know what to think. Surely the trends are different now and some of the advice is outdated. How do I know what still works and what doesn't? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
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A lot of it will be outdated
Best advice if you want to get a sense of stuff more current is to look at lookbooks coming out for next season, check out outfits from people in here in #waywt-highlights and what people are looking at in #inspiration
shooot. there goes all the reading ive been doing :/
It’s not useless, just good to be aware than some stuff changes with taste
right
Stuff like fit is gonna be the most obvious variable
why is that?
Fit has shifted dramatically over the last decade and it’s the easiest and most predictably reoccurring pendulum swing
how would you recomend i find what works now then? tiktok and youtube?
of course the waywt and lookbooks too gotcha
i think i see what you're saying now.
Really depends on what you’re interested in, there are “house styles” to all the fashion spaces so I would find fits you gravitate towards here or elsewhere and save them/ask what brands people are wearing
Then you can find those brand lookbooks or see how other people have styled similar things
You can always ask people how they put together their fits/what their inspo was
alright, im gonna try this. find cool styles, as k about them in the discord. yougot it
thanks bishop!
No prob good luck
Like CDB, memeshots, slim fit tan chinos, black dress shirts etc
I don’t know who was ever recommending black dress shirts but yeah
are CBD not fashionable at all anymore? i thought they looked awesome
U thought it awesome, that is all matters.
Honestly I've seen some pretty sick fits with CDBs recently. A specific outfit (OCBD, tapered chino, CDB) pushed by that guide might be out-of-date, but that doesn't mean the individual items can't be used in interesting, trendy ways (OCBDs with neo-prep, tapered chino with minimalist Tim Dessaint looks, CDBs with earthy hikercore/gorpcore stuff)
They look good but now it's become stale I guess
That’s all that really matters. There’s no point in wearing the trendiest shit if you personally dislike it. Wear what you like if it makes you happy. Most people don’t give that much care about what others are wearing as long as your outfit is appropriate for whatever you’re doing.
They’re more expensive now so it’s less of a common beginner recommendation but they’re v wearable if boring. Folks more into the hobby are generally looking for something more interesting at that price point and folks less into fashion are looking for something cheaper
gotcha i see, that really sums it up than you!
brands and prices change.
basics like fits, fabrics, and some basic outfit ideas still hold up (though people do prefer looser fits nowadays)
99% of people of people don't notice or care what colors you pair during which season. i wouldnt make decisions just to meet the rules that a vocal minority of online male fashion enthusiasts made. the main thing is that youre doing fashion for yourself and expressing yourself.
is the less the case that the rules are outdated, but moreso many of us have realized some of these rules were never really set in stone to begin with
10 years ago, many people on here scoured those guides thinking that it would help their career, dating and social life if they got the minor details of fashion correct.
10 years later, people realized that most of that doesnt have an impact. your interpersonal relationships are mostly based on your social skills, putting yourself out there, kindness to others. etc. (and your professional life is mostly just about your skills)
much of online male fashion discussions feel more about checking boxes and following rules than about individual expression. (this was true back then too)
:D
They were always stale but were extremely affordable for an entry level “quality” leather shoe that meshed with the basic styles that were in vogue a decade ago.