Mad For Plaid

This look is yet again greaser-inspired. Red lumber-jack shirt gives it a "careless" feel to it, and leaving it unbottoned reinforces that. I wanted the red to remain the main attraction, so everything else is black and white.

The white shirt underneath is yet again another nod, but it's tucked in to give it a fitted feel look. as careless as it may be, it shouldn't look sloppy.

 It's finished with the classic staples of black jeans and Converse sneakers. The sneaks go back to the black and white, and you just can't go wrong with black denim especially if you're going for this kind of look.

Simple and Clean

Simple doesn't always have to be synonymous with boring. I feel like if you can pull off everything right by making use of color scheme, nice items and sensibility, it'll all work out.

The main reason I bought this shirt, was for the plaid underneath. Always look for interesting embellishments.

With this, I went for something understated rather than overt. The shirt itself is nice, and the plaid underneath of it gives it something extra. Since I don't want to take anything away from this, I didn't wear a cardigan or anything that would obstruct it.

It's so nice not having to wear a belt all the time. These are one of the few pairs where I don't need one.

Since the shirt isn't that dark, I decided to go for a darker jean. This is a really good shade because it's dark but a far cry from dull. Never do dull.

Gray actually goes with a lot of things. It's ripe for experimentation.

I went with gray Vans. Gray because it's nice but won't distract, and Vans instead of shoes because I didn't want to give this particular look something that was too formal. It's all about balance when it comes to putting pieces together.

Chambray Today

I went out to eat with my brother and sister on this day, so I threw this little thing together. As nice as it looks, the simplicity is really key. I wanted to wear my favorite chambray shirt from Club Monaco, so that was the center piece of the whole look. From there was pants. I didn't want to do jeans because it gives off a "matchy" look, and that looks especially tragic when jean is matching with jean. If I did wear jeans on the bottom, I would makes sure that it's a completely different shade altogether.

You can't beat quality chambray with a stick.

I chose light gray pants because it really plays off of the chambray. The contrast is nice in and of itself, and it also serves to make sure that the shirt stays the center of attention. For example, I wouldn't wear a vibrant colored pant with this.

Cowboy boots can be thrown into the mix for fun.

I finish it off with brown cowboy boots, which you'd think would oppose the black belt, but it doesn't. Unbeknownst to many brown does go with black. They play off each other very well actually. And since a metallic is involved, It only furthers the whole, "matching in a not so obvious way" vibe.

Studded belts can also offer another layer to whatever you're wearing.

All these work in unison, partly because they're all solids so there's not a lot of things going on at the same time. It's very clean and together which is harder than people think to pull off.