Rule 29

Just a rule on mens style today.  We're not just about casual mens style you know, we know our shit about smart mens style as well.  It's like we're slingin' crack-rock, and we got a wicked jump-shot.

29. Just because you have lots of buttons, it doesn’t mean you have to do them all up. Find your pivot point by squeezing your thinnest part of your waist (it’s the bit just above your hip bone). Half an inch down is your pivot point. There should be a button here, do it up. Leave the rest open.

The Moment of Realisation

Look at yourself, you’ve been dressing the same way since you were 13; baggy jeans, printed tee, some trainers and a few hoodies - the uniform of the apathetic teenager.  It’s time my son, to start dressing like a fucking man.  Society really doesn’t take overgrown teenagers very seriously, and now in life, you need to be taken a bit more seriously.  The problem is, you haven’t got a fucking clue.  You’re going to poke around in vain hoping you get lucky, but you know deep down your going to end up looking like a Peter Stringfellow, or worse still, your Dad. 

Unlike girls who have been refining their appearance since they were about 12, gently developing it for the last 18 years and discovering what works for them, you put some clothes on at 13, and stuck with it.  There are no women who dress the same at 18 as they do at 28, why should men?

Fair enough, you incrementally started spending more throughout your twenties, kidding yourself that there was a link between cost and style, but you were always one pay cheque short of the really good stuff.

DLAFM is not a guide to specific pieces, but more of a toolbox to help you understand the mechanics of what looks good on you.  Far from being a definitive guide, DLAFM should help you start thinking critically about how you dress, the effects clothes have on your appearance and how generally not to look like a fucking cock nose.