This comes out of working ten years selling men's wear, and this picture is used by permission of the owner.
There is one problem with this picture: the man doesn't match the woman for class. I'm sure he spent about $150 on the jeans and probably at least another c-note on the shirt. But cost doesn't equal class. She's wearing a dress and heels and looks absolutely stunning. He couldn't be bothered match her in style. I'm not even saying should should have gone all suit and tie. But a sport coat and a button-down collar--even untucked over his jeans-- while she's in such a good looking dress would have totally up the class level here.
The men's wear store I worked in was next to a restaurant, and on a slow Saturday night, I'd watch the couples going into the restaurant: the woman was almost always dressed up, even if only a little. Cute pants or shorts (depending on the season), a nice top, and some cute shoes--sometimes heels, sometimes not, and usually make up. It was obvious most of them had made an effort to look nice going out.
I could also tell the guy had made an effort to look good. His jeans didn't have paint on them and his t-shirt didn't have any holes in it.
Guys, we've been cheating our women and flying a double standard. We want them to look good for us, we love it when they dress up for us, most of us expect it. But we don't return the favor. We almost revel in our sloppiness. It's time we stopped doing that and matching our ladies. Dress a little nicer for her, make an effort when she's made one. We'll never be able to look as good as they do, but we can put a little more effort into looking better when we are out with them.
It really doesn't take much to class up and outfit guys. Stop being lazy.
Invest in some nice dress wear--a suit and tie for formal occasions, a sport coat or blazer for something more casual, or to dress something up when you weren't expecting it.
There is one problem with this picture: the man doesn't match the woman for class. I'm sure he spent about $150 on the jeans and probably at least another c-note on the shirt. But cost doesn't equal class. She's wearing a dress and heels and looks absolutely stunning. He couldn't be bothered match her in style. I'm not even saying should should have gone all suit and tie. But a sport coat and a button-down collar--even untucked over his jeans-- while she's in such a good looking dress would have totally up the class level here.
The men's wear store I worked in was next to a restaurant, and on a slow Saturday night, I'd watch the couples going into the restaurant: the woman was almost always dressed up, even if only a little. Cute pants or shorts (depending on the season), a nice top, and some cute shoes--sometimes heels, sometimes not, and usually make up. It was obvious most of them had made an effort to look nice going out.
I could also tell the guy had made an effort to look good. His jeans didn't have paint on them and his t-shirt didn't have any holes in it.
Guys, we've been cheating our women and flying a double standard. We want them to look good for us, we love it when they dress up for us, most of us expect it. But we don't return the favor. We almost revel in our sloppiness. It's time we stopped doing that and matching our ladies. Dress a little nicer for her, make an effort when she's made one. We'll never be able to look as good as they do, but we can put a little more effort into looking better when we are out with them.
It really doesn't take much to class up and outfit guys. Stop being lazy.
Invest in some nice dress wear--a suit and tie for formal occasions, a sport coat or blazer for something more casual, or to dress something up when you weren't expecting it.
