Daily Fashion 189
I Would See That People Really Did Not Know The Basics Of Dressing
Daily Fashion Illustration 189. Tuesday, May 27. 2014
Story submitted by Juan Zuniga. -instagram @teachingmensfashion, @juanczuniga
'It all started about two years ago. I was still in law school at the time and saw how people were dressing around me. Not caring at all how they looked. Then when I would come back home for a visit, I would see that people really did not know the basics of dressing. So my brother and I started Teaching Men's Fashion and as our motto from day one states, we try to change one man at a time. It has been a great process and throughout this whole process I have also learned a lot more about fashion.'
Daily Fashion 188
Daily Fashion Illustration 188. Monday, May 26. 2014
Story submitted by Elkin Cardona. -instagram @
'I considered myself a versatile dresser, concerned with only one thing and that is "FIT." Big name brands down to thrifted goods, sneakers to shoes as long as the fit is on point everything else follows.
There is no other way for me to go around this venture into fashion other than accidental. Being a Respiratory Therapist, suiting up is not something that's required of me for work where I spend 70% of my time. However being a photographer and an artist, accidentally propelled me into an attraction for Menswear. The way you present yourself directly affects your business and it was a no-brainer for me to represent myself to clients in the most polished of ways.
So I started buying suits, wearing ties and purchasing shoes, balancing out my wardrobe which at one point consisted of only sneakers. Over the last couple of years this
evolved my style into what is referred to as an Urban Gent. This made me a very versatile dresser and I guess that's what people are so drawn by. As long as the fit is correct I believe you can be dapper in just about anything and it doesn't have to be a suit and tie.
I really don't consider myself a fashion guy and certainly have surprised myself when I've been invited to private GQ parties, seen my picture printed in a magazine, have had photoshoots with famed fashion blogs, etc....I get this feeling of "how did I end up here?" And I guess that's why I think of all this as sort of a cool "accident."
Daily Fashion 187
Some Time Ago I Found Myself Sitting In A Diner With A Couple Of Friends...
Daily Fashion Illustration 187. Friday, May 23. 2014
Story submitted by Wale Soluade. -instagram @acuratedman, twitter @acuratedman ACuratedMan.com
'When I first really got focused on my style, I tried to follow what I thought was "the formula" by co-opting bits and pieces of things I saw online or on folks around but for some reason I couldn't place. I never really got comfortable. One day it finally dawned on me - Style is a boring thing done in an interesting way, but it had to be my way.
Ultimately I believe Gianluca Isaia said it best; "The key, I think, to be elegant: you have to find your own style. Sometimes they ask me how should I [wear a] shirt, how long [the pants should be]. They are looking for rules, and I don’t think there are rules anymore in the clothing business. I always say I have my rules, but don’t follow my rules—look for your rules."
Quite some time ago, I found myself sitting in a diner with a couple of friends at 2am and the conversation turned to what men wear and why. I live in the Mid-West which already isn't considered a stylish part of the country and in St. Louis specifically where its glaring that the vast majority of men aren't particularly interested in their personal style. I realized that I had in the couple of months leading up to this late night conversation, found myself caring more and more about what I put on in the morning. Matter of fact, I had somehow gotten to the point where I was actually "getting dressed" versus "throwing on clothes" as my friends described it.
The next morning, I sat in front of my computer and started this journey, wanting to learn the basics of fit, tailoring, what made style so very different from fashion. Since then I've found that no, its not always true that "it ain't the brother that's in the suit, it's the suit that's on the brother." Quite the opposite in many regards. Three-piece suit or jumpsuit, our outward appearance as men speaks solidly to our brand, to what kind of man we are.
Everything I know has been self taught, through much trial and error. In the two years since, I spent and continue to spend what my wife considers an obscene amount of time on the internet poring through various websites - everything from Style Forum to Trashness, talking to tailors, reading any book I can get my hands on (I keep a copy of Bernhard Roetzel's "A
Guy's Guide to Style" on my nightstand), talking to sales associates at stores I frequent, you name it. I started my blog to share what I've learned with men who are coming from the same place that I did, as I define my personal style and encourage others to do the same.'