Introductions and stuff

First off, this being the inaugural post of this fledgling blog, I want to say thank you for visiting, and that I hope you enjoy your stay here, as long as that may be.  I hope you take something away from your visit.   The purpose of this blog is not to be a true sartorialist on the bleeding edge of modern fashion; I’ll leave that to men with deeper pockets!  I can’t claim to compete with contemporaries in LA, New York, or DC.  Instead, my aim is to broaden the fashions here at Oregon State and bring a sense of modern, intentional style to fellow students and twenty-somethings on a budget by sharing attainable and affordable style suggestions taken from real students.

Guys, I’ll be frank.  As a whole, we're a pretty shabby looking lot.  The typical style I see on campus is a pair of baggy jeans one size too long, coupled with a worn pair of sneakers, a clean-ish tee shirt (sarcastic comment or printed pattern optional) with an athletic sweatshirt or track jacket covering the whole ensemble.  This particular look reminds me of something.

It’s called “High School”

And now that we’re all grown up and in college, making big grown up decisions (well, maybe not yet) it’s time to start dressing the part.  Time to dress like a man.

To those of you who are worried about it, let me tell you straight away; dressing well does NOT make you gay.  Caring about your style and appearance does not mean you are stuck with the dreaded “metrosexual” label.  Dressing well doesn’t mean that all the other guys are judging you.  Well, maybe they are, but if you’re reading this blog, maybe you don’t care about that as much as you let on?

I’ve heard a lot of excuses about why people dress the way they do.  I may have used a few of them once or twice (read: dozens of times)

“I know how to dress up if I need to.”

“I’m on a budget, and nice clothes are really expensive.”

“I don’t want to look like a runway model.”

And my personal favorite,

“People don’t really care about the way I dress.”

All of these excuses are fairly legitimate, with bits of truth and untruth in them.  But they don’t really excuse you from anything.  They are simply reasons to not make an effort every day.  20 minutes every morning is more than enough to coordinate a stylish outfit, and once you get the hang of it, you’ll get faster at it.  And I’m here to try and make this process easier.

Next article: the right pair of pants.