Thanks for taking time to take a look at the latest Squad Cloth post!
This week has been quite stagnant for Squad because of the distance between California and Ohio, but I have been keeping myself busy. I have discovered an amazing website called http://www.skillshare.com which has thousands of different unique subjects that you can learn online for free. Not only are the classes interesting, they are also taught by professionals in their given industries, so they are providing students with information from their own experiences. Jeff Staple, founder of Staple Design and ReedSpace, is teaching classes on starting your own fashion brand, as well as how to manufacture and market your product. Other classes I am currently enrolled in are flat garment construction using Adobe Illustrator, and fashion sketching with a designer from the New York brand Bellavance. It is exciting to learn more and more about the things you're passionate about because you become so absorbed in the subject it almost becomes ingrained in your way of life.
This week for fashion tips I want to talk about outerwear since winter is creeping upon us. Now for the past few years North Face fleece jackets have been the normal winter outerwear for "bros" across the country, regardless of what the dress code says. This jacket is fine with sweats or blue jeans, but that is pretty much it honestly.
If you are going to wear a jacket with dress pants do not match it with a fucking cheesy North Face. Instead, I would suggest a trench coat that matches your color palette and stick with darker base colors as well (black, gray, camel, and navy depending on your pallet). The one below is from Kenneth Cole on sale at Macy's for $160 http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/kenneth-cole
The most versatile jacket to work with though would be a leather bomber because it would look great dressed down or dressed up with blue jeans and dress pants respectively. The jacket to the left is also from Kenneth Cole at Macy's on sale for $280 http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/kenneth-cole-full-zip- . On the right, this bomber jacket is from Schott NYC at Karmaloop for $340 http://www.karmaloop.com/product/The-26-Wool-Blend .
Going back to my recommendation of darker colors of whatever outerwear you decide to wear, the purpose of this being to stretch your money because outwear will last longer. So you should accessorize with accent colors and keep the foundation darker ( There are stipulations to every rule, but generally this is a safe bet. White can also be considered a foundation color at times depending on your color palette. ). Lastly, I know there is a stigma in the Midwest about men wearing scarves and I can assure wearing one will not make you gay, but instead take your outfit to the next level by adding color and patten to a dark, solid colored outfit.
Thank you for checking out the blog and check in next week for more posts! SQUAD CLOTH. HOME OF THE FULLGROWN.
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