7 Bizarre Men's Style Rules & Strange Logic Behind Them!

About this video

Centeno explores the historical and practical origins of common men’s style conventions, including why watches are worn on the left wrist, why button placements differ between men’s and women’s clothing, the military origins of the ‘gig line,’ suit jacket buttoning rules, shirt color formality standards, and hat removal etiquette. He argues that many of these rules stem from practical functionality or class distinctions rather than arbitrary fashion decisions.

Key takeaways

• Centeno explains that watches are traditionally worn on the left wrist due to practical reasons: right-handed people can more easily wind the crown, the non-dominant hand experiences less scratching and impact damage, and it allows quick time-checking without interrupting activities on the dominant side
• Centeno traces button placement differences—right-side buttons for men, left-side for women—to historical practicality, suggesting explanations range from weapon access to child-rearing convenience to laundry identification
• Centeno describes how shirt color formality (white as formal, blue as casual) originated from class distinctions: white required constant maintenance and signaled wealth and office work, while indigo blue was inexpensive and practical for laborers
• Centeno argues that hat and sunglasses removal indoors traces back to medieval times as a gesture of respect and vulnerability, showing one’s identity and that nothing is being hidden

Episode details: published May 31, 2020 · 98K views · 9:05 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Antonio Centeno’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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