Posts: 1,832
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2013
Reputation:
35
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 08:55 PM
I can't tell if the first one is cool or if it looks like Hugh Hefner's pajamas. Second one and you'll look like Larry Kudlow (dresses extremely well, mind you, but not my style).
"...it's the quiet cool...it's for someone who's been through the struggle and come out on the other side smelling like money and pussy."
"put her in the taxi, put her number in the trash can"
Posts: 775
Threads: 0
Joined: Oct 2012
Reputation:
6
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 09:00 PM
Both of those are absolutely hideous. Don't like the material of the first one and the second one is just plain ugly IMO. Looks low quality with poor craftsmanship. Don't even think about buying that and wearing it with jeans.
Posts: 37
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2013
Reputation:
0
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 09:25 PM
Some girls your own age might find you less chill, less compatible if you always rock a suit. Is your social circle centred in a wealthy area/class? Do the girls you aim to approach recognise tasteful fashion? Define why you're going to make the change too, that should answer everything.
Posts: 132
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2013
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 09:39 PM
Girls will probably think you are 25 or 26.
Which isn't a bad thing.
Posts: 1,853
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2013
Reputation:
41
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 09:43 PM
Not a fan of either. Get a navy blazer.
You want to know the only thing you can assume about a broken down old man? It's that he's a survivor.
Posts: 2,467
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2012
Reputation:
254
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 09:47 PM
The G might disagree, but personally I wouldn't bother trying to rock a suit on a regular basis until your late 20s at the earliest. The reason being that simply by wearing a suit at a young age you create your own incongruence. You look like a try-hard, because everyone knows you have no reason to be wearing a suit at 22. You're just too young to pull the suit off without looking like you're trying to impress people, and for that reason the suit backfires. Instead of people thinking, "That guy looks fly in the suit, he's the best dressed guy here by a mile," they will be thinking, "Did this guy just get out of a job interview? Why is he wearing a suit?" This goes double if your suit is not stylish and impeccably tailored.
I think you would be better off rolling in nice jeans or dress pants, with some quality button downs and working in a stylish blazer on occasion. No tie.
[size=8pt]"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”[/size] [size=7pt] - Romans 8:18[/size]
Posts: 37
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2013
Reputation:
0
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 09:59 PM
It's gotta suit your lifestyle... if you get that 28 year old on a first date then what.... you said you have no $$
Posts: 713
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2012
Reputation:
3
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 10:08 PM
Man, if I only went to a proper university I'd have a social circle. I've said before that I'm doing a professional Finance & Accounting course, and trust me it ain't anything like a university.
Posts: 2,467
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2012
Reputation:
254
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 10:23 PM
Quote: (02-04-2013 10:01 PM)AlbertoDelMuerto Wrote:
Quote: (02-04-2013 09:59 PM)Ruxman Wrote:
It's gotta suit your lifestyle... if you get that 28 year old on a first date then what.... you said you have no $$
I only take my dates to dive-bars like Slim Jim's, and I only offer them one drink. I've had enough with dinner dates.
This is the problem, and why I said wearing a suit in your position creates your own incongruence. You can't pull off the suit if you aren't frequenting upscale locations and willing to drop a little coin.
Would you walk around carrying a guitar if you couldn't play? You might get initial interest, but once girls realized you were just posing, they would be totally turned off. Wearing a suit to dive bars where you only buy one drink is basically the same thing.
[size=8pt]"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”[/size] [size=7pt] - Romans 8:18[/size]
Posts: 545
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2011
Reputation:
1
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 10:40 PM
Why not go for a preppy collegiate look? You will differentiate yourself with style, but still be congruent to your situation. I'll post some pics of what I mean later
Posts: 647
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2013
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 10:42 PM
Whenever I see some young twenties guy in a suit, I immediately think "must be in the college republicans." And those pro-lifer, stodgy, Christian-types are always the life of the party....haha
You'll grow into a suit dude. Now's not the time. You just need a cool look - cool clothes and a cool hairstyle. Be an individual rather than just another in the crowd.
Posts: 5,806
Threads: 0
Joined: Nov 2011
Reputation:
129
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-04-2013, 11:51 PM
Agree with scorpion. You're young and broke, suit will make you look like a try hard.
Posts: 208
Threads: 0
Joined: Jul 2012
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-05-2013, 03:36 AM
There is evidence that people want to be seen and aligned with people wearing suits and actively wearing one with confidence has been proven to open one's social circles. People want to be seen with you, probably has more DHV value than muscles, these days it take a lot of balls to wear one, if you can work up the balls to wear a suit, you will notise people really treating you differently.
Posts: 378
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2013
Reputation:
6
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-05-2013, 05:00 AM
Scratch the suit idea, hit the thrift store and get some nice dress shirts.. I make good money and still can't bring myself to waste money on new shit, can't beat the selection either. Suited down is definitely going to hurt you more then benefit you especially if you're struggling to make ends meet.. I've got 20~ nice shirts I spent under $100 on total(American Eagle, Jack&Jones etc.). How many suits will that get you? That being said I do have a nice Danier leather jacket to throw over top. Best of casual/formal.. Rock some low cut black nikes or something and you're set
Conceived to beat all odds like Las Vegas
Posts: 713
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2012
Reputation:
3
Suiting up on daily basis at 22
02-10-2013, 12:49 AM
Plaid shirts make me look shorter, I avoid them at all costs. Anyways, I've been wearing blazers for the past few days, and I'm getting more attention from older women. The poster who suggested suits will make women think I'm less chill is right on. God knows why I wasted my money on a new suit and a tuxedo jacket.