If you are interested in updating your closet or wardrobe with a more versatile and stylish look, try layering your clothing. During the coldest months of the year, layering allows us to monitor and control our body temperatures throughout the day.Who wants to go outside with just t-shirt and jeans in the middle of February? That sounds like a chest cold, pneumonia, or frostbite.
Outside of the context of human health, we also layer our clothes for style purposes. The layered look offers a range of colors and textures to diversify your look with different pieces. For instance, you may layer a plaid shirt over a turtle neck.
For this post, we had the opportunity to meet up with Matthias. If you forgot from our previous post, Matthias is currently residing in Los Angeles, CA as a personal trainer, model, and actor.
Today, he is showing us a layered look.
After browsing through some of favorite websites and blogs, we came across a great article from Everyguyed.com. The reader is provided with a set of guidelines on how to layer clothing efficiently:
1) When starting to layer, always wear your thinner clothes first. Everyguyed states, “Lighter layers means you can easily take off your bulky knit wear or blazer and be comfortable in a setting where the heat is turned up high.”
2) Add thicker and heavier pieces on top of your lighter pieces of clothing. This includes sweaters, blazers, or cardigans.
3) You want to accessorize! Paring your outfit with ties, belts, hats, and shoes can enhance your look.
4) Finally, don’t be afraid of color. According to Everyguyed, “You’ve got a whole palette of colors waiting for you at your disposal, however, you don’t want to go overboard or go crazy with patterns.”
In terms of personal style, Matthias has no problem with versatility. He states,” I would say, at times it’s rugged, other times it can be a little preppy, or it can be a hipster look. I like change and switching things up.”
Similar to how he interprets personal style, Matthias is going for a more diverse look. His outfit begins with a white button-down shirt and tie. We actually like his white button-down shirt because it works well on it’s own, paired with other articles o clothing, or provides more depth in layering. In addition, almost every tie can be combined with the shirt.
Matthias toned down his look with a tailored blazer and thin hoodie. The hoodie and blazer combo were a great fit. In general, you can never go wrong with a navy, tailored blazer. The navy blazer is considered a wardrobe essential by most fashion bloggers. Everyone deserves to have at least one in their closet. According to Matthias, “Every man should have at least one slim fit blazer in their arsenal.”
If you are interested in more looks from Matthias, head over to his Instagram page @Matthias_Lee.
