Everyday Standards – Below the Waist Accessories

Everyday Standards – Below the Waist Accessories

Here’s my quick cheat sheet of things you need to know when it comes to proper daily fashion. What to wear when and why it’s important to follow those rules. And, unless you’re David Beckman, which you aint, you should follow the rules.

Shoes and Belts:

Match your belt with your shoes. Black shoes, black belt. Brown shoes, brown belt. There is no exception and no leniency in mixing the two. I will hit you in the face if I see brown shoes with a black belt.

Wearing Navy – Wear brown shoes and belt. Never black with Navy.

Wearing Black – Wear black.

Wearing Khaki – You should wear brown but if you must, you can rock black as long as your top half has darker colors. If you wear black shoes try for a darker Khaki. Match your belt regardless.

Sneakers:

In this day in time it’s OK to wear sneakers in and out of the office. The key is to select kicks that show your personality and work well with your outfit. They can dress down a serious outfit or make a simple ensemble pop.

You can pull off a cool pair of sneakers with anything as long as the overall color matches the rest of the outfit.

Keep them clean! That pair of New Balance you’ve had to 4 years doesn’t look good. Stop wearing them. Buy some sneaker care products like leather spray. Treat your shoes before you wear them and clean them every few walks around the block.

Spend some time selecting shoes. Look online, hit up some sneaker stores. Don’t be afraid of the classic Adidas or Puma. They still look dope and people might think you’re cooler then you are.

Socks:

MATCH YOUR SOCKS!

Wear black with black and navy with navy. You can throw in some crazy patterns from time to time, that’s totally cool. But again, make sure that the primary colors of the sock match the outfit.

It’s never, ever, ever OK to wear white athletic socks under pants or shorts for that matter. In fact, you you shouldn't own socks that go above the ankle bone. I’m going to say it now, if you wear white tube socks to work, you’re an idiot and I have little respect for you.

In a business setting, you should never see any skin when you cross your legs. If you do, get taller socks or longer pants.

The exception to the skin rule is if you are wearing shoes with no socks. This is reserved for summer months only, which generally carries a more casual atmosphere.

Socks with sandals? Please leave this blog because you suck and you're wasting my bandwidth.

Sandals:

Flip flops are the only OK thing to wear in the summer months only. They should be skinny and simple in color. Reefs, Rainbows or Havaianas

You can't wear mandals. Never. They are done. They're not even "gay" as an insult. Think of mandals like Zima. They were cool for a summer in high school before you knew better. Now it's a joke to everyone and you should know better.