I need daily casual wear advice please
So I watched a video and it was along the lines of “…if you wear T-shirt’s with jeans and tennis shoes, you don’t wanna be that guy…” and I felt super called out 😂
I can’t go out and buy a bunch of clothes right now, but I want to come here and ask for some advice on cause wear. If I dress up too much, my wife gets upset because she feels out dressed or she thinks I’m looking for something 😓 I just wanna dress nice.
So what is a step below business casual, but isn’t just “tshirt and tennis shoes” because that’s all I have right now. I’ll shop later just coming here for what to shop for. I live in north Texas USA for weather inspiration. I know it’s hot, but I do not like wearing shorts if I can help it. I will, I just prefer jeans (or a different long pants if anyone knows any for hot weather)
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You could wear some linen trousers with a tee tucked in if you want to elevate slightly
Jeans can be upgraded to chinos
T shirts can be upgraded to henleys or polos
Shoes can make a big difference too
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There's nothing wrong with wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Don't take everything you see in random fashion videos to heart
Remember, videos make money when they get clicks, not when they give good advice. It's a medium where there's more bad info out there than good
That being said, an outfit that's a t-shirt with jeans and sneakers can look anywhere from meh to great depending on things like fit and design of the clothes.
I would recommend posting what you typically wear day to day in #outfit-feedback , then we can see if what you're wearing is good or not and provide specific recommendations
You can look like garbage in a tee and jeans and sneakers or you can look great or anywhere in between like gsh said
Specifics matter in fashion
Any fashion content that makes you feel bad about how you currently dress vs excited about how you could be dressing is not good content
You could wear a casual button down shirt w jeans - so not a dress shirt, but something in a looser fit with casual detailing. Madras, seersucker, chambrays, linens, are all options for hotter weather. I can give specific recommendations for where to pick one up if you provide a budget
You can look good in jeans, tee, and sneakers. If you want to be slightly more formal, which is not the same thing, try chinos, linen pants, polo shirts, short sleeve button up shirts, nice sneakers, loafers.
And you don't have to switch everything. just getting a new pair of sneakers to replace a pair of old ratty ones can make a difference.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with jeans, tshirts, and tennis shoes. If that's what you like then wear it. Just because some idiot on youtube said you have to pay $$$ to dress differently doesn't mean you do. It's a basic daily-ish uniform for like a hundred million people in just the US. It works fine.
But if you actually want something different then the key is to figure out what you like, not just do what youtube-idiot says. So. Watchu like?
Don't watch videos along the lines of: "So I watched a video and it was along the lines of “…if you wear T-shirt’s with jeans and tennis shoes, you don’t wanna be that guy…"
You shouldn't take it personally just because there's someone on the internet who thinks an outfit is bad.
People have all sorts of opinions on the internet. For every person who thinks an outfit is bad, there will be a few who think its great.
People have all sorts of opinions on the internet. For every person who thinks an outfit is bad, there will be a few who think its great.
I was just in Italy for almost 3 weeks and I gotta say I'm embarrassed at Americans and our sense of fashion. I barely saw anyone wearing t shirts which are the standard American uniform. Not a lot of shorts either, even tho it was 100 degrees. Guys on the beach with linen long sleeve shirts etc. Was like that everywhere. And let's not even get into the body differences and fitness levels.
I sort of made the decision now that I will rarely leave the house in a t shirt going forward unless I'm hiking or some other functional reason. That's just my opinion though. OP if you feel inspired to do the same I'm here to fully support you. I'm currently working from home without using cameras and still wearing a buttoned linen/cotton blend short sleeved shirt and casual chinos
But how many people in Italy did you see changing tires
Not sure what you mean, I don't often see someone changing a tire in US either. Lol. I live in a beach town and all summer here I just see graphic t shirt and shorts of people getting ice cream or walking around town or out to dinner
In italy it was all finer materials and more formal in every occasion
Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
I mean I'm open to being wrong, but it's hard to disbelieve my own eyes, same for my wife, same for anyone I talk to about this who visits Italy (I have Italian family) so I dunno it seems pretty real. Where do you guys live that you don't see most people in t shirts and shorts in summer?
Also for the body shape thing it's statistical facts lol. The beaches here have a much heavier demographic if you know what I mean. I guess not just the beaches but everywhere