| Poor men. While there are countless stores | | | | about your personality and to unite yourself with |
| offering cool, unique, stylish clothes for women, | | | | the working class. Go with simple work-shirts, |
| men typically have to look longer and harder to | | | | beat-up jeans, flannel jackets, and plain t-shirts. |
| find clothes that suit their style. In my experience, | | | | The Woodsman: This one is similar to the |
| many men eventually give up on even trying to | | | | workman, but with more of an outdoorsy feel. |
| cultivate a personal style. They just settle on the | | | | Camouflage is generally a bad idea, at least if you |
| ordinary t-shirt-and-jeans look and don't even | | | | want to be stylish, but it's good to wear olive, |
| think about it anymore. I understand this impulse, | | | | green, and brown tones, including corduroy pants |
| but it's a little boring. | | | | and jackets, green hunting coats, simple shirts |
| And in the end, cultivating a look isn't so hard if | | | | that you can move around in, lumberjack |
| you have something in mind. Rather than just | | | | sweaters, and rugged outdoorsy boots. |
| throwing stuff up and seeing what sticks, it's good | | | | The Sportsman: This one is easy, but it's usually |
| to have a certain men's fashion style in mind, and | | | | not considered very fashionable. Dress as if you're |
| to commit to it. | | | | going on a hike every day, with cotton jeans, light |
| As a general guide, here are the most common | | | | cotton sweaters, nylon jackets and vests, useful |
| looks for American men. | | | | watches, and few accessories. Of course, there's |
| Professional: This is the look in which you cultivate | | | | another version of a sportsman, which involves |
| the appearance of an intelligent, professional, | | | | wearing lots of jerseys and baseball caps, but not |
| working man, but stopping short of being a | | | | everyone can pull this off. |
| powerhouse. In other words, you wear light suits, | | | | Rock-and-Roll: This is one variety of the hipster |
| simple gray and white tones, along with non-flashy | | | | look. It involves leather or jean jackets, rocker |
| ties and stylish leather work shoes. The | | | | jeans, lots of t-shirts, and the occasional vest or |
| advantage of this look is that it's rare for it to be | | | | simple button-up shirt for those "special" occasions. |
| one man's all-encompassing style. After all, few | | | | Of course, you can only really pull off this look if |
| people wear suits to the park on the weekend. In | | | | you also sell it from the neck-up, with shaggy hair |
| other words, you get to be business-stylish on | | | | and stubble. |
| the weekdays, and casual-stylish on the | | | | Laid-back bohemian: This is the other main type |
| weekends and in the evenings. | | | | of hipster look. Essentially, you cultivate a |
| Workman: If you're a guy who works a typical | | | | non-caring air, bringing together a little bit of |
| guy's job-anything in industry, construction, or any | | | | everything, but with a definite artsy and |
| other type of hands-on work, the workman look | | | | cosmopolitan vibe. It's hard to get this look right, |
| might be perfect for you. Of course, even if you | | | | so if you're not a genuine bohemian at heart, |
| don't work in one of these fields, the workman | | | | approach with caution. |
| look is still a great way to make a statement | | | | |