Combining formal and casual clothes /u/tmc08130 /r/malefashionadvice

I have seen many layering guides but seems nobody talks about the importance of formality. Just want to share some personal thoughts.

(1) First of all your base layers tell them all, so if you are wearing t-shirt, jeans and sneakers, you can formalize it by throwing on some dressy pieces, but it is still casual by its nature, vice versa.

(2) Each layer can’t go too far. Layering a dressy blazer on a hoodie or a ski jacket on a suit will not going to look good. Some good examples might be duffle coat on hoodie or fishtail parka on a suit.

(3) Layering your clothes from casual to formal or formal to casual. It can go wrong if you don’t follow the levels of formality. For example if you are wearing a Henley shirt as base layer, then throwing on a blazer and finishing with a down parka. It can be confusing that whether you want to casualize or formalize it. Of course I think this is a rule you can break, but it would require some techniques.

I have seen many layering guides but seems nobody talks about the importance of formality. Just want to share some personal thoughts.

(1) First of all your base layers tell them all, so if you are wearing t-shirt, jeans and sneakers, you can formalize it by throwing on some dressy pieces, but it is still casual by its nature, vice versa.

(2) Each layer can’t go too far. Layering a dressy blazer on a hoodie or a ski jacket on a suit will not going to look good. Some good examples might be duffle coat on hoodie or fishtail parka on a suit.

(3) Layering your clothes from casual to formal or formal to casual. It can go wrong if you don’t follow the levels of formality. For example if you are wearing a Henley shirt as base layer, then throwing on a blazer and finishing with a down parka. It can be confusing that whether you want to casualize or formalize it. Of course I think this is a rule you can break, but it would require some techniques.