10 Rules of Style
Ite I’ll break this section in. Basically what we are doing here is posting interesting fashion choices that we see, people rocking ill outfits, peoples rocking horrible outfits, what we think is hot, what’s not, what’s sexy, cute, horrendous, awkward, silly, blah blah blah. And by we I mean E.Poon, Ravi and myself, Atif.
Here is a list I saw in Details magazine. It is the 10 rules of style by Isaac Mizrahi. I’m just posting it, its not my opinion-so there are some things I agree with and some I don’t. I’m gonna leave it open to discussion. Yeah, posting a comment will take away 3.5 minutes out of your oh so busy day but I’m curious to know what you guys think about the shit we post here, so comment below!
1. Never ever carry a computer case. Use an attaché, a backpack anything. It doesn’t matter what you are wearing-a laptop back will wreck it.
2. A leather jacket has air quotes around it. That's its problem. If you wear one, you have to do it in an unexpected way. If a guy wears it out on a date I'm going to barf.
3. Fat in the new black. There is something fabulous and incredibly sexy about it. Besides people with lots of muscle don’t usually look good in clothes.
4. It’s good to have a signature-if it’s something you’ve always done and you’re not just doing it because everyone else is. I’ve always worn my collar up. And I wear one of the French cuffs on my shirt turned out. People are always trying to fix it.
5. You shouldn’t match your socks to anything. You should unmatch your socks to things.
6. You may as well be gay if you’re going to start coordinating outfits with your girlfriend.
7. Style is all about commitment. If you see someone wearing a little bit of jewelry, it looks wrong. Wear either a giant diamond ring or nothing at all. A small one just looks wimpy.
8. If you have to go to a formal event, wear a classic tuxedo. Everybody should go to Ralph Lauren and invest in a good one. Or go to Savile Row and have one made. It wont ever go out of style. You would have to work with a stylist so closely if you were to wear a tuxedo in a new way- so just don’t. Do not wear rentals, and do not wear “alternatuxes.”
9. What they do in Europe is scary. Do not emulate European men. It’s a little too stylish. It’s not just Italy, it’s the whole continent. A lot of the men dress thematically-almost as if they’re in costume.
10. Plastic surgery never works. You automatically become a drive-by. If anyone looks at you too closely, they will know that you’ve done it-which makes you look about 70, no matter how old you are. Use wrinkle creams and get facials. I didn’t say it wasn’t ok to be vain. Vanity is a virtue.
Here is a list I saw in Details magazine. It is the 10 rules of style by Isaac Mizrahi. I’m just posting it, its not my opinion-so there are some things I agree with and some I don’t. I’m gonna leave it open to discussion. Yeah, posting a comment will take away 3.5 minutes out of your oh so busy day but I’m curious to know what you guys think about the shit we post here, so comment below!
1. Never ever carry a computer case. Use an attaché, a backpack anything. It doesn’t matter what you are wearing-a laptop back will wreck it.
2. A leather jacket has air quotes around it. That's its problem. If you wear one, you have to do it in an unexpected way. If a guy wears it out on a date I'm going to barf.
3. Fat in the new black. There is something fabulous and incredibly sexy about it. Besides people with lots of muscle don’t usually look good in clothes.
4. It’s good to have a signature-if it’s something you’ve always done and you’re not just doing it because everyone else is. I’ve always worn my collar up. And I wear one of the French cuffs on my shirt turned out. People are always trying to fix it.
5. You shouldn’t match your socks to anything. You should unmatch your socks to things.
6. You may as well be gay if you’re going to start coordinating outfits with your girlfriend.
7. Style is all about commitment. If you see someone wearing a little bit of jewelry, it looks wrong. Wear either a giant diamond ring or nothing at all. A small one just looks wimpy.
8. If you have to go to a formal event, wear a classic tuxedo. Everybody should go to Ralph Lauren and invest in a good one. Or go to Savile Row and have one made. It wont ever go out of style. You would have to work with a stylist so closely if you were to wear a tuxedo in a new way- so just don’t. Do not wear rentals, and do not wear “alternatuxes.”
9. What they do in Europe is scary. Do not emulate European men. It’s a little too stylish. It’s not just Italy, it’s the whole continent. A lot of the men dress thematically-almost as if they’re in costume.
10. Plastic surgery never works. You automatically become a drive-by. If anyone looks at you too closely, they will know that you’ve done it-which makes you look about 70, no matter how old you are. Use wrinkle creams and get facials. I didn’t say it wasn’t ok to be vain. Vanity is a virtue.
Labels: Atif
posted by Atif Ateeq at 10:01 PM
3 Comments:
ok i disagree with 5, and 6
1. what is wrong with a laptop case...what if i need to take my laptop somehwere...i think you can pull anything off if you know how
5. please buy some nice socks...ugly tube socks are NOT sexy and do not turn girls on...it is a fact. try some 'low' rise socks...
6. hey hey heyyy...i think matching with ur gf/bf can be cute at times...dont wear the same outfit and shit but if you every once in a while wear the same color or smilar hot kicks or w.e...its hot...being subtle is the key
ps. european men (and their accents) are sexy
i like no. 5 when you get to wear like, rainbow socks under some lux fall/ winter corduruoys.... i'm a big follower of that one. also no. 7 makes sense, and the one about plastic surgery is funny.
also, is there a typo? "Fat IN the new black" or "Fat IS the new black"?
Warning: polarizing opinion
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IMHO, these lists are laughed at by people who truly have style. I mean, authors talk to one another about literary devices, appreciate each others' works and might even borrow ideas from one another on occasion, but they certainly don't ask each other for any magic "rules" to follow in order to produce quality writing. They just have a confidence in their ability to create, and do so intrepidly. THAT is the essence of style (of any art form, really). Not Issac Mizrahi's musings on laptops and fat people. Those clambering for these rules are akin to the people who are reading "Writing a novel for Dummies," trying to mimic their favorite author. They are not yet masters of their trade, and they may never be unless they reject hegemony and explore their own creativity in a way meaningful to themselves.
That's my word. ;)
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