The Style Mistake You CAN'T Avoid | Men's Fashion Faux Pas
About this video
Sacawa identifies the universal style mistake of trying too hard when beginning a menswear journey, characterized by over-accessorizing and wearing overly formal clothing in casual contexts. He shares personal examples from his early style days and offers practical strategies to avoid this pitfall, including embracing subtlety, avoiding trendy accessories, and sticking with a classic color palette.
Key takeaways
- Sacawa argues that trying too hard—demonstrated by excessive accessories, lapel flowers, multiple bracelets, and overdressing for the occasion—is an inevitable mistake early in every man’s style journey
- Sacawa recommends practicing restraint by adopting the principle of ’less is more,’ taking inspiration from Coco Chanel’s advice to remove one item before leaving the house
- Sacawa cautions against trendy accessories like lapel flowers, wooden bowties, and novelty items, and advises staying with the basic menswear color palette of blues, grays, and browns rather than forcing representation of every color
Episode details: published September 11, 2019 · 158K views · 8:55 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Brian Sacawa’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.
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