Mens Style Advice - Fashion Rules for 30-Something Men

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By : Hendrik Pohl Submitted 2009-08-07 12:20:22

Once you can't find your age on the calendar anymore, you know you're entering a new stage in your life. After the questioning quarter-life crisis years come your thirties, a time when you're torn between the changing twenties and static forties. For most men, fashion and style tend to change quite a bit during this period, too. Here's how to also change yours for the better. Practice Your Colors A lot of guys get by with just the combination of a white shirt, a black suit and whatever necktie they find in their closets. If you're yet to break the habit, your thirties are the best time to do so. Not only does your style have to be impeccable yet unique to impress the top brass of the company (where you should be someday), but you more or less have the financial security to start spending on fashion. Start with the most fundamental task: pairing neckties to shirts. Countless books have been written on the subject so you shouldn't be short on support. Spend a weekend or two in front of the mirror trying on different combinations of shirts and ties; nothing hones the skill more than outright practice. And if you find that your neckties or shirts are lacking, have mercy on yourself and buy more; there's no such thing as too many. Once you're a practiced shirt-and-tie matcher, move up to matching pieces in an outfit. What shirts can go well with chinos? Can brown Weejuns fly with your favorite suit? Which shades of pink go with your skin tone? It's time you answered all those questions. Begin Investing Men's fashion, at least the kind that lasts, is costly. Tailored shirts, bespoke suits and brand-name shoes never come cheap, even on Black Friday. Since you most likely earn more than enough at this point in your life, you may as well learn investment dressing. Start your investment quest with premium accessories like an upscale necktie or a good belt. They cost around $100 each and thus require little commitment, yet you get to feel a significant difference over the regular chain-store variety. From there you can move up to premium brand shirts and shoes, which cost considerably more. Your last step should be a bespoke suit, which can set you back as much as $3,000, but can last you decades. Keep that in mind when you're looking at the price tags and considering designs. These items are meant to be used for years, not just a couple of months, so choose accordingly. And since you will be getting that kind of mileage out of them, it's money well-spent. Get a Watch Few men can appreciate the value of a good timepiece, and they just happen to be the bosses and guys at the top. Once you hit 30, it's high time you considered buying a watch that you wouldn't be ashamed to pass on to your kids. Horology connoisseurs suggest that you start with brands like Movado and Oris, which sell models for as low as $500. From there, you can move on up to the likes of Rolex, Omega and TAG Heuer, for which you spend anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000. It's only the big boys who buy the brands you haven't heard of, like Blancpain and Patek Philippe, whose prices make $1,000 look like spare change. Yes, watches are a big investment. But you only need one or two, and each one is already a significant statement in terms of style and status. Add that to the fact that it's the bosses who typically notice high-end watches, and it makes the purchase a little less painful. All in all, fashion for the 30-something man is all about dressing to weather the flux, hopefully gaining something in the process. You're probably at middle management by this point in your career, and these style tips should help nudge your climb up some.

Author Resource:- H Pohl is an expert on mens fashion. He himself is a necktie aficionado and enjoys dressing for formal and semi-formal events. Pohl also suggests you have a look at his online tie shop that offers Cheap Ties as well as helpful advice on tie matching and even on How to Fold a Pocket Square

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