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This was originally a response to canibuses thread about fitting clothes etc but it evolved into a guide of its own and I felt it deserved a thread of its own. Enjoy.


Shirley's Guide for ow to Dress Like a MAN!

First thing's first lads, you don't wana look like you care bout ow you look. A lot of people will tell you the idea is to do the exact opposite, is to demonstrate to the woman ow much care and attention you put in. This is bollocks, however.

From my personal experience, women DO NOT want you to care too much about your appearance. Men aren't vain, they don't care bout their petticured nails and shit, they know a man makes the clothes, they're comfortable in their own skin whatever that might be.

You want to look nonchalant. Like you just got outa bed and chucked on whatever was on your floor. But you wana do it with style. Let your attitude show through your clothing. Did you see Micky Rourke at the Oscars? His hair was greasy, his suit wasn't particularly formal or even in fashion but e was easily the best dressed male there (pure peacockin as well btw). Do you reckon that was accident? Of course not. It was very carefully contrived. Micky Rourke put in a lot of care and attention into lookin like e put no care and attention in whatsoever! Clever ey. This is what I want you to do.

Here are some tips for ow to get your look just right in preparin for a night out.

1) Before you even shower, decide ow you're gona dress. The rule of thumb is, PUAs always do the opposite. If it's a very casual event, dress up! If very formal, dress down a bit. Adhere to dress codes but barely! Twist the rules.

2) Now you've got your look in mind, you wana wash up. Don't put too much effort into this lads, wash between the creases and get yer hair wet. Don't bother with too much smelly stuffs, it'll strip the oils off your skin and just make your sweat stink later, just make sure yer no honkin yeah.

3) It's hair time! If you've a unibrow or unsightly nasal hair, get rid. Don't shave your body hair with the exception of your pubic hair, cos that's just good manners. The rest of it is sexy lads, damned sexy, don't wax, that's for ladies.

Make sure your facial hair is in congruence with your look. I generally think a bit of stubble goes a long way in any occaision, let's the birds know they're talkin to a man, not a boy. Gives you that nonchalant look an all. 'This is no biggie, I don't need to shave for this or you or anyone else'. You badass, you.

Whilst it is temptin to focus too much on your head hair, assuming you're blessed enough to possess some, do not overdo it. Do it perfectly if you ave to but then stick a hat on top or deliberately shake it up, don't spend too long pumpin product and concern into it, just make sure it's lookin decent.

4) Choose yer togs. You should already ave an idea of what sorta styles represent you and build up a wardrobe that can support these. Dress to impress guys, no half measures. If you've put in time and thought into your look in the past, you won't ave to put in much at all gettin ready, just make sure your look's congruent and that your clothes fit.

I won't tell you what style to adopt or ow to dress, just that a real man, contrary to the prior post, does NOT own lots of shoes. Girls own lots of shoes. You are allowed a pair of boots, a pair of smart shoes, TWO pairs of trainers tops, and maybe some gym shoes or sandals or some shite. Remember, you're a bloke and you're hetero, please do not wear skinny jeans and cardigans and shit, dressin like a skirt will not help you pull one, dress in ways that accenuate your masculinity, not your feminine side. All this metrosexual bullshit has to stop, dress like the man you are baby.

5) Please do accessorise and do it congruently, I cannot stress this enough. This is one thing I'm gona emphasise, cos it's so painfully overlooked and misunderstood.

People think accessorisin means peacockin. So they stick on any old crazy shit, or even just some jewellery that doesn't really mean anythin. You think Mystery just wears those goggles and never refers once to them? He has a HUNDRED stories and uses for them, different ones for attraction and comfort and everythin.

Your accessories are props guys, props that will tell people about YOU. They're important.

Don't overdo them, mind, spread them out. A hat, a neck chain, a ring, a wristband, a pair of glasses, headphones, a chain from your jeans, whatever the fuck you like. The idea is that every accessory tells a story about you.

Let me give you an example. Tonight I ad on a green beaded bracelet thing, a chain with an amulet on the end, a pair of old school bulky headphones, a belt buckle, a beanie and one of me fingernails was painted green. Not that outlandish right? Now, whilst lookin casual and just 'thrown on' (which they actually were!), all of these items ave a purpose. A couple girls ended up takin the hat off me head and wearin it, one asked me to wear it and one I put on her head without her askin. Total prop. The painted fingernail was asked about. I explained that a female friend painted it whilst I was sleepin and that green's my favourite colour and that's why another female friend made the green beaded bracelet for me (both true as well!) The big bulky headphones were complimented and I went into a story about ow my ears won't take normal headphones cos they're uniquely cartilidged, leadin into icebreaker kino. The chain has an amulet of St Christopher attached, who is the patron saint of travellers, leadin into stories about either ow I like to travel (it was a gift from me father before I went to Toronto) or about my religious upbringin, dependin on what stage we're at. The belt buckle has a bottle opener attached (obviously useful to ave girls open bottles on your crotch), a detachable knuckle-duster (I do martial arts, kinda related, plus you can piss about with it) and says DRINK FIGHT FUCK on it, my (partially) retired motto. Plenty of stories down that route. I've also got tattoos which are an extreme but awesome accessory and I used to ave lots of piercings but now I just ave my lip pierced cos I din't wana guild the lily.

So, make your accessories useful and make them personal. If you go out of your way to over-accessorise in a way that does not represent you correctly, as in, if you dress to someone else's expectations or try and 'Stylemog' someone if you will, you miss out on the most vital part of your dress code.

6) Once you've sorted your look and you've added the finishin touch to ow you look and looked in the mirror for the final time, make sure it is the final time. You should be appy with ow you look now. Don't think about it when you leave the house, know you look the dogs fuckin bollocks. (Obviously check to make sure you've no got sauce down your front now and then, but you know what I mean). Don't focus on ow you're dressed / your hair in front of girls, remember, nonchalant guys, men don't care about those things, check your vanity at the door and allow yourself to live securely in the moment and ave a great fuckin time. You're the most talented and resource-savvy bloke there by a longshot so fuckin know it, live it and strut down that fuckin street like you built the fucker.

Pretty spot on.

I tend to dress-up a bit (as in loud) bordering the lines of metrosexualism. I pretty much always wear jeans, they're always good, with a decent belt and buckle. Shoes have got be kicking, I tend to go with the more "stylish" pair as opposed to the laidback b/ball kicks style. I like colours and I like shirts, I'll usually go out in a tee though (colours including lightish green, yellow, pink cause i can pull it off without looking like a cocksucker, a couple of blues) and I've got a couple of shirts that I go out in, look way better than t's IMO. The pieces to finish it off are just 2 bead-like surf-style braclets, because I love the beach. I often get asked about the braclet's, usually girls just want to wear them for a bit, but I'm possesive of my braclets and they've got to earn them first.

I'm blessed though, my grandad was a tailor and I've inherited some of his genes. I'm able to inquisitively know what colours work for me, what looks good, what doesn't, whether something has the right form etc. My style is very simple in the end: Messy or/ spiked hair -> Clean shaven or 1-3 days growth -> Bit of aftershave -> A better t-shirt/shirt than everyone else -> Jeans -> stylish shoes (without them being formal). In all it's congruent with my personality so it works for me.