I am Man, hear me step stylish

Photos by: Bethany Struble                            Jacket by: Forever 21                           Shoes by: Fly London

When it comes to fashion blogs, I must say, women run that world. But is it so in style/fashion? Many seem to believe that fashion/style is a feminine trend. I believe they are wrong. The desire to look good to impress others can be seen in male birds throughout the world, but we are not birds. So what was the point of that whole spiel? Nothing, I like flashy male birds. Anyways, When it comes to style, you don't necessarily have to dress dandy or feminine in other to look stylish or fashionable. So here is a look I styled to give off a more masculine presence. well...not really, but it's in front of a tablesaw, that's pretty manly right? Well anyways, seeing as how I like to hear myself rant, here is yet ANOTHER styling tip!

Tips to dress more stylish in a masculine manner (plain/clean/basic)
1. Stray away from flowy things (try not to include these things in your outfit: scarfs [soft flowy ones, the blockier ones should be fine], long light cardigans, light colored denim [or any floral denim, or any printed denim for that matter], anything sheer, sheer shirts, sheer pants, skirts, bras)
2. Try to incorporate masculine pieces (Raw denim, leather jackets, solid colors)
3. Carry a barbel (the heavier, the better)

Hope that helped! And let me know how you guys like the new 2k13 layout. Follow my blog for more ridiculous styling tips!

PS. those of you interested in the jacket, It's just a plain raw denim jacket that I layered over a jacket with beige inner lining. I folded the end of the sleeve inside out to give a flash of beige :]

Layering Tips

Photos by: Nick Sutjongdro                         Jacket by: PacSun

Winter is finally here....sort of. Well it's been really cold lately, cold enough for me to wear this awesome jacket. In fact, it's sort of been my go-to jacket for the past month. So I wanted to also address the topic of layering. When it comes to layering, a lot of people just pile on the layers. Which is a terrible way to layer...well not really, you're technically still layering and keeping warm, but when you do, you're just an fashion onion.

Fash·ion on·ion

[fash-yuh n uhn-yuh n] 

noun

1. A fashionisto/ta that has plenty of layers of clothes and zero layers of style. And also stinks.

But when it does come to layering, here are a couple tips to keep in mind.
1. Colors (Have coordinating colors, i.e. complements and other colors that go well together)
2. Details/Patterns (Floral dress shirt with a floral v-neck sweater doesn't make you dandy/dapper, it makes you look like a walking shrubbery, which....may be useful at times. but if you're gonna layer prints, most of the time, you'd wanna keep it to a minimum, with maybe just peeks of it to enhance the outfit)
3. Fit (idk how many times I emphasize this, but the fit/size of things really matter, don't wear an incredibly large cardigan with a tiny slim fitting leather jacket)

That's pretty much it that I can think of, I hope it helps! Now go out there and layer my cold stylers! And...hopefully you won't end up looking like a walking bush.