So, Styleforum, please help me with ideas on upclassing my odd jacket/dress pants.
Attending conferences (+ VIP events), it's difficult to stand out with what I like to wear. I'm comfortable in the white button-up & odd jacket/dress pants combo. It works well for me. I have quality dress shoes, a solid signature cologne, and a few other, unique stand-out features.
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Typically at these conferences, there is an ocean filled with these three categories of attendee style:
Attending conferences (+ VIP events), it's difficult to stand out with what I like to wear. I'm comfortable in the white button-up & odd jacket/dress pants combo. It works well for me. I have quality dress shoes, a solid signature cologne, and a few other, unique stand-out features.
What's the problem you ask?
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Typically at these conferences, there is an ocean filled with these three categories of attendee style:
- Jacket, button-up, jeans, cheap dress shoes
- Jacket, t-shirt, slip-ons
- T-shirt, jeans, running shoes
- Tie - other than well-dressed bankers in suits, the only time I see ties is on the guys I know who are very sloppy dressers. Some of you pull it off very well, but it's too stuffy and out-of-place for me.
- Pocket square - I can't get into these. I want to like them, but I don't. Better than a tie, but still feels out-of-place.
- Flowers - I'd love to wear a small flower, but they seem distracting and try-hard. (Apparently, there's also some new trend in pocket boutonnieres for weddings)
- Enamel pins - When smaller, these have sometimes worked. I have one that gives off vibes that I'm a politician (which is fine given who I am). However, I still struggle with them.