Here is the 21 Item Essential Wardrobe list: 1 Suit - navy, grey or charcoal grey, two buttons, double vent, notch lapels, no cuffs, no pleats 1 Jacket - not a suit jacket, can be worn with jeans, chinos or odd trousers 3 Dress Shirts - solid white, light blue, pattern (checks or vertical stripes) 3 Casual Shirts - button ups, polos or solid t-shirts (no graphic tees) 1 Trousers - medium or dark grey wool 1 Chinos - tan or light khaki 1 ...

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There are two very different ways to build a wardrobe. You can focus on individual pieces of clothing and outfits, or you can focus on interchangeability.   If you focus on individual pieces, you'll end up with some great outfits, but your combinations will be severely limited. Alternatively if you focus on building an interchangeable wardrobe, you will have unlimited outfit combinations.   Certain types of clothing are extremely versatile. Take shirts, for ...

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Objects in motion stay in motion. Avoid analysis paralysis, take action. Dressing well and building a timeless wardrobe is a never-ending, iterative process. And it's addictive. The key is to get started because you won't want to stop. Once you get that first shirt tailored you'll want to get all of your shirts tailored and all you need some momentum to get started. The 5 Points of Style Law of Inertia Point #1: Beginner This is the point where you are just starting out. You may ...

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Regardless of which constraints or resources you are working with, it makes sense to focus your energy on the most important tasks. The 80/20 principle holds true for building a wardrobe: Focus on the 20% that will get you 80% improvement. The fit of your suit matters way more than the color of your tie. If you're going to spend two hours improving your personal image, don't spend two hours shopping for a new tie. Spend two hours taking your suit to the tailor so it can be altered for a ...

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When it comes to building a wardrobe, there are two main limiting factors: Time Money Most men are limited by both factors to varying degrees. But these are related. Building a wardrobe requires time and/or money, not necessarily both.   Let's look at each quadrant (or scenario) in more detail. Quadrant 1 (top left): Plenty of time, not much money. Just because you're working with a small budget doesn't mean you can't build a great wardrobe. A lack of funds can be ...

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Value is not equal to price. Value is derived from how much "mileage" you get out of a piece of clothing. Value also depends on how you feel when you wear a certain item. For example, say you spend $1,000 on a suit that you wear 10 times per year for five years (5o total wears). Every time you wear it, you feel happy and confident - a 10 out of 10. This value of this suit is: Value = (50 x 10) / $1,000 = 0.5   If you only wore the suit once per year (10 total ...

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Even though all three F's - fit, fabric and function - are necessary to achieve timeless style, it doesn't mean they're all equally important. When it comes down to it, if you have to pick just one thing: Fit is the most important aspect of style. You can get away with lower quality fabric if it fits impeccably. Alternatively, it's usually better to be under dressed in clothes that fit perfectly than to be overdressed in clothes that are ill fitting.   In the same way, function is ...

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There are three basic elements of style: Fit (how well your clothes fit your body) Function (the level of appropriateness and practicality of clothing, based on a given situation) Fabric (the quality of the materials and craftsmanship from which a garment was made) To achieve timeless style, all three variables are necessary. To illustrate this point, let's assign values to each variable. Imagine a man wearing a suit. The suit fits well. Not perfect, but better than average. ...

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