The Best Clothing Colors for Men | Why You Should Wear Neutral Colors
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- The best clothing colors for most men are neutral colors. Buying clothes in a neutral color is a great way for any man - regardless of body type, age, skin tone or style preferences - to build a versatile wardrobe.
Here’s why I love wearing neutral colors and why all of my wardrobe staples are in neutral colors. First off: neutral colors include black, white, any shade of grey, beige/cream and navy.
Even if you only wore these colors, you could be well-dressed and stylish every single day, no matter the occasion. If you throw in a couple more versatile colors, such as olive and light blue, you’ve got a complete wardrobe.
Here’s the best part: if you like other, less standard colors, they will also work with this palette. For example, if you love wearing burgundy or look great in yellow, both of those colors work well on top of a neutral wardrobe. You don’t have to add extra colors, but it’s very easy to do so. Here are some of the benefits of neutral colors:
#1: All Your Clothes Look Good Together
With a neutral wardrobe, putting together an outfit or packing for a trip is a breeze. You can almost get dressed in the dark because everything goes together.
#2: You Can Always Add Color (But you Can’t Remove It)
If you want to be more colorful, you can always add splashes of color to a neutral wardrobe. But if all your clothes are bright and colorful, it’s impossible to remove that color for a more subdued look.
#3: Easy to Control Your Contrast
As a shorter man, I prefer low contrast outfits. In other words, I try to minimize the difference in tone between my top and bottom halves. But that doesn’t mean I always have to wear dark colors, as some style “advice” for shorter men would suggest.
I love wearing light colors, but I want to make sure those outfits are also low contrast. With a neutral wardrobe, this is easy.
#mensfashion #neutralcolors #styletips
💥 Shop the Video
Navy Polo → fave.co/38YngYT (size 1)
Light Grey Polo → fave.co/2X7vQPx
Chinos → fave.co/2Lf2rA6
Raincoat → fave.co/3ocRwpj
Watch → geni.us/BbfBEl
Bag → Out of Stock
Sneakers → fave.co/2MwBU1U
🎬 Related Videos
Style Mistakes To Avoid → • 10 Style MISTAKES You ...
5 Reasons to Buy a Custom Suit → • 5 Reasons to Buy a Cus...
🧍🏻My Sizes
I'm 5'6" with shoes on and about 123 lbs after dinner. I have a 34" chest; I usually wear XS tops and 28x28 pants (sometimes hemmed to 27").
📸 My Gear
Camera - geni.us/J626i
Lens - geni.us/5Ditjv
Shotgun Mic - geni.us/maFN
Desk Mic - geni.us/uCBKS
Mic Arm - geni.us/iPSr
Laptop - geni.us/zZlxFFb
Keyboard - geni.us/wDXb (Amazon)
🛠️ Resources
Income Reports - fulltimeblog.com/
How to Start a Fashion Blog - mdst.mn/safb
Blogging Tools - bit.ly/2ymUxO7
TH-cam Music - share.epidemics...
👕 Style Guides
Free eBooks - mdst.mn/guide-pack
Premium Guide - mdst.mn/tmmsg
👉 Find Me On
Blog - www.themodestm...
Podcast - fave.co/2vej94M
Instagram - / brockmcgoff
Twitter - / mcgoff
Facebook - / modestmanblog
FB Group - / modestmen
---
Contains affiliate links // Stay stylish!
Finally someone who has valuable content and not yelling to the camera.
wittosuaff
Or puching bad stuff!
Agree. He is a man of culture and manner.
Who could that be? Haha
tmf
Ahmed Afzal Tmf has good videos, but he’s not such a great person.
Unlike pretty much of style channels nowadays, your channel has not turned itself into a marketing channel and your videos are still pretty rich in content. Thank you for your work Brock, your channel rocks!
Thank you sir 🙏
@@robertjoseph3134 I more ok with ads that skip-able, or short 15 sec then a sponsored segment of 30 sec..
Yeah agreed! One of many reasons I am still subbed to this channel!
@chris patel TMF, Alfa M basically most of them!
I just wanted to buy a hoodie. Now I feel bad because I don't own a field jacket, chinos, Chelsea boots, dress socks etc. I'm just going with the black hoodie lmao
As a lover of minimalism and understated elegance, this is like a capsule wardrobe but classy but casual minimalists.
I'm a woman, all the colourful stuff is in my tops and dresses/one pieces, all bottoms, outerwear and shoes and bags are neutral/black/white which means everything will always match and nothing will clash. If you want to bring colour in and still have a versatile wardrobe, add colour to ONE category of clothing 99% of the time.
This literally is one of the best mens fashion videos I have ever seen. Thanks Brock. The modest, minimal fashion you provide ideology on is lost in todays society. Where hypebeasts and streetwear has really taken over. I must admit I love streetwear but after watching your videos I have really been able to go out buy a few pieces and add them to a wardrobe that goes from day to night very easily. Which is ideal with my work schedule. Keep up the good work...
One of the most underrated youtuber
His voice is perfect, he’s not yelling or clout advertising. 👌🏾
I might be repeating myself. I apologize if I am. But the gray/neutral colors in the world of oil painting are referred to as " the beautiful grays." They are mysterious and they actually change throughout the day as the light changes. Strong color is actually more stationary. If you wear too much strong color, it saturates the retina very quickly forcing the viewer to turn away. Strong color grabs the attention quickly, but then loses it just as quickly.. Guys who try to ' peacock " and draw attention by wearing loads of color can actually create the opposite effect they intended.
As Frank Lucas said, "The loudest guy in the room, is the weakest guy in the room."
Good point, Chairman7w!
Where can i read about this?
You can google the science of color and how it affects the retina of the eye. Strong color is great in small doses. If you look at any great painting in Art, you will see that 80-90% of the canvas is composed of grays....with only small bits of strong intense color. The only images you see that are strong in color are advertisements; they are designed to grab your attention quickly, knowing full well that you will turn away after a second or so. The Pepsi sign is a good example. IF you want to hold a viewers attention, you have to be careful with the amount of strong color you cover yourself with. The grays are really where it's at. Grays, good texture, and fit. A small pop of color is generally best But yeah, Kubensis, google strong color and how it affects they eye....and your brain which is attached to the eye of course by way of the optic nerve. It's fascinating. .
That was really nice to read, great job finding that information, and adopting it, it's impressive.
It reminds me of the watch i want to get to add a small pop of color to my wardrobe, i have mostly all greyscale and navy, but i wanted this -
i.pinimg.com/474x/e9/cd/25/e9cd2578e6b58e3120be6a8eaf760ba2--lizards-seiko.jpg
it's the sheiko serb 033 with a green lizard skin strap. too bad the serb 033 is discontinued.
This wasn't just great content, but the way that you communicated your message was also effective! It was a great use of pictures and image movement to help us visualize your thoughts. I'd recommend continuing these techniques in your videos.
The best video you’ve done yet. What separates you from the rest, is that you are humble and, appropriately, modest
The more you think about your clothing choices in the beginning, the less you have to think about them when you get dressed (and the better you will look)
Right at the beginning! "neutral colors...any man regardless of age, body type, skin tone or style preferences." In Seventies parlance: right on.
Right on!
Well-done! I figured this neutral pallet out when I was around 25. Basically, it’s hard to make two strong colors work in the same outfit (ie purple pants and orange shirt), so neutral colors are the true foundation of any men’s wardrobe.
I really agree with his point about low contrast, and in my opinion the lighter that your skin complexion is the most important the low contrast "rule" becomes.
I've always been a shy person, but, I've always had an affinity for bright, bold colors (common--strange how the mind works). When I look at my friends who dress in more understated neutrals, I think they have such a good look and natural style. Thanks for the video, for spelling it out for me. I'm undergoing a change of style. My wife is already pleased.
Thank you for giving a nice layout of a "starter wardrobe". Gives me something to work toward instead of choosing my own haha.
Your videos are awesome, your advices are very professional but I feel like you're giving casual advice as if we were taking in person. The best fashion blogger in my opinion.
I do my best to maintain a minimal wardrobe that covers all my bases and this, this video gentleman, is gold. Brock, thank you for your contributions.
@2:55 "So if you have a neutral outfit and you want to stand out; you want to add a splash of color. You can do that by adding an accessory."
First thing that comes to mind is the dog in the photo.... curse my fashion sense!
I loled
The quality, advice and information in this video is super helpful, and its just really well done in general. Thanks again for providing quality content, Brock! Especially the wardrobe example at the end.
Oh, and much respect for not trying to sell me something for 2/3 of the video
P.S. I love the interaction you have with your audience, shows that you care
This is like just the 3rd or 4th video that I've watched of TMM, and let me tell you this, Brock is legit the best guy to follow for style and fashion on TH-cam. Period. So chill and with good Sense of Humour. Love you already bro.
P. S. He doesn't go ranting about the sponsors for 2 minutes. Like whattt??
Thank you my friend 🙏
The Modest Man, No no thank you, my friend.
Good advice on color choices; vivid colors have their place in some summer clothing, but are difficult to incorporate into an everyday, all-year wardrobe.
Using Neutrals is the best course. It makes shopping a breeze. It makes layering a breeze. It is almost impossible to mess up. When you use them consider the 60:30:10 outfit rule: 60% of your outfit is one color. 30% of your outfit is a supporting color. 10% of your outfit is the highlight color. An example of this rule would could be a Navy Suit supported by a white shirt with a true red color tie.
I love black, light blue, Navy blue, lavender, olive green, brown, light brown, khaki, grey off white and white.
The 25 dislikes are from the various channels like tmf, rmrs and alpham that only accepts sponsors
The visuals at 5:56 was really helpful for me to picture it all at one time. Nothing wrong with the slide show of course.
Clint W
If you only get like 3-5 different stuff of each you get 1.000 combinations. Very far from the wath should I get from the cleaning basket today. 😎
I just took copious notes because I desperately need new clothes and want an interchangeable wardrobe. I'm CLUELESS about how to mix and match colors so this was VERY helpful. Thank you!
Neutral colours are safe. If you don’t really know how to coordinate it’s a safe way to shop. Bright accent pieces like shoes or accessories can help not looking boring and unintresting
Its also important to know colors that fit your skin tone and color blocking.
There is actually some sicence and math behind it.
Fx the brown shoes always fit a navy blue and thats because brown is a complementary color of navy blue.
Check out my color 101 webinar. Covered a lot of the technical stuff behind color 👍🏻
Binge watching right now, motivates me to try to make videos and show people the things turn a man into a gentleman
I keep sending these videos to my husband, who started a new position that is more "client facing" than before. Love your style!!
Really solid advice, Brock. My fashion sense is a little more on the rock or casual side, but the colour palette advice is equally applicable. It also makes buying new clothes less risky. If I see a pair of navy/grey sneakers I like, I don't have to worry about whether it will fit in with other clothes if I already have jeans, shirts and t-shirts in shades of grey and blue. Same goes for having black, burgundy, olive in your wardrobe.
Exactly! Thanks for watching 👍🏻
THANK YOU I have been looking for this type of info for 3 days now and your video just filled all my needs, you’re awesome
3:03 a dog will always be the best accessory ever 👌🏻
Navy blue for the ultimate suit
This is the one fashion video every guy should watch
Hey Brock, I've been here for a little while and came over from RMRS. Even though I'm kind of your polar opposite size: 6'6", 315 with a huge chest and legs, I find that your style advice fits me well, no pun intended. It's really helped me build my wardrobe in between beach casual (I grew up in a beach city so this is all I used to wear) and business formal. Thanks for the great videos and keep up the good work!
0:55 off-white? modest man confirmed as a hypebeast
allanxaesthetics ”wtb Any kind of off white”
😅😅
This is a terrific video especially for an older gentleman like myself. We fall into the habit of always pairing the same colors. Great advice on how to switch things up and still remain conservative.
Fantastic video. One of the hardest things for me to learn are color combos. As a larger guy it can be difficult to look good. Plus my wardrobe is all over the place from graphic tees to suits. So I’m trying to consolidate my style away from the tee shirt side of things.
That monochromatic green look is 🔥 🔥 🔥
This is one of the best style you tube videos to come put in a long time - even more true from the long time style bloggers.
Well done Brock.
One of the best videos I have seen in recent years on colour matching. Nothing too technical like some vids which are so hard to understanding matching this and that and ...
Brilliant! A stylish and minimalist way to improve one's wardrobe, as well as a solution to the dreaded half brained and hurried dressing up process of most mornings. Thank you for advice, and your time.
Alexandre de Sousa Agree. This video should be listed on Building Basic Wardrobe 101
I wear all black when I'm out of school, and when I wear shirts, which is every school day, I put on black pants and a blue or burgundy oxford.
Great content some sound advice . the only thing i think that needs to be added is skin undertone. you have to choose your neutral colors in a warm tone or cool tone depending on the undertone of your skin. for example I have a warm skin undertone and its optimal for my skin to wear a warm toned cream white than pure bright white and a rust brown or chocolate brown instead of a classic cool toned beige. even down to Navy blue is more complementary to my warmer tone skin than black because warm tones have yellow undertone which can make the skin tone more peachy in fair skin tones which orange and blue are opposites on the color wheel so they are complementary where as cool tones have a blue undertone which will complement black better do to its stark lack of warmth which will be complementary to cool tones in the way a stark black and white look good together. and no matter what your skin from very pale to very deep everyone has either cool or warm undertones so deff something to keep in mind if you wan't to wear the optimal complementary neutrals
Great video, my only suggestion would be to be aware of what colours work best for your skin tone. For example my skin tone looks way better with black, white, grey than with beige, brown, olive green or orange. Therefore for clothing up around my face like shirts, sweaters, sport coats or outerwear, I know I will look better if I avoid earth tones. From my understanding its pretty much one or the other you should be able to put on a beige shirt and a white shirt and determine which compliments your skin tone better. For me a warm beige shirt will highlight the rosy pink undertones of my skin while the cool white shirt will wash some of that out and make my skin appear less 'rosy'. There are some sites that talk of skin tones that I find a little tough to discern as they are more targeted at women but I think I am a "cool winter" which they suggest looks better to avoid "warm colours" and instead stick with "cool colours" like blue, purples and reds.
I'm also a cool winter, red isn't really a cool color it's a warm color, instead try maroon which is red with just a hint of blue (the coolest color there is) but not enough to be considered purple or the right shade of pink with no hints of orange(not corral which is that pale orange color that almost looks pink), I wear it as shirts only guys have to be careful how they wear pink, but a hot pink polo or a pink dress shirt looks great paired with a pair of grey chinos. Also consider forest and mint greens over yellow greens and olive greens because they have more blue(cool) than yellow (warm). I've noticed my worst colors being off whites, tans ,browns, red, yellow and the worst of all orange since it is a combination of red and yellow and sits between them on the color wheel and is the warmest color, browns tend to be on the darker spectrum of the oranges and yellows if they fall anywhere on the color wheel. Another thing you may wish to consider if you are cool winter is to avoid gold/brass colored belt buckles, watches, rings, eye glass frames and the like always go for silver/stainless/pewter colored metals. If you want to wear warm colors just follow a few rules, 1)If you wear a warm color only wear one warm color at a time 2)you can wear them as accent colors such as stripes on a tie. 3 and 4) keep warm colors away from your face, and hints of cool colors can really cool down warm items for instance I have a red plaid shirt but half of the checks are grey and I always wear it with a forest green t-shirt showing underneath sitting just under my chin. I have another brown polo that looks good on me even though it shouldn't being brown, because it has a blue stripe down the center and a blue collar. I tend to just stick with a few striped ties, outer shirts, and coats/jackets for my warm colors because they are the easiest combine with cool under shirts or in the case of striped ties, cool dress shirts,.... everything else is cool, you may look best in cool colors but it's nice to have just a few warm items to keep your wardrobe interesting 5) choose the right warm colors for instance light lemon yellows are better than mustard yellows.
Another thing to consider past color is your contrast levels, if your hair is dark and skin is light or vise versa combine light and dark colored clothes to create balance, but if your hair and skin are about the same degree of light and dark wear clothes that are less contrasting in light and darkness
Thats true, not all reds, the stuff I have seen recommended cherry red, a bit cooler than the primary or fire engine red and a lot of different shades of pink, however based on my personal experience, I feel that I personally don't look great in a lot of the shades of pink I've tried on but they may have not been exactly the pink shades that are recommended.
This was one of the best. No change that this was THEE BEST video on this subject hands down!!!! The content was clear, the ideas were expressed very nicely easy to visualize with the help of pictures. Very true and practical what was said. Straight out proper video. The host did not go off on other things just said what needed to be said. He didn’t try to draw attention to himself or try to insert his personality into the video. Very Very Helpful for me. I learned that I need more white dress shirts. I also will be getting a deconstructed jacket blazer coat. ( don’t remember if this was mentioned here) but this video reminded me that I need to get a coat sport type jacket.
I’m glad I came across your videos...Great job once again.
Brock! This hair length really does suit your face. Looking super sharp!
Truely,a modest and fashionable man , keep up the great work.
I got one dark blue jeans, one light blue jeans and an olive khaki pants, and for tops I only own white and black.
Thank you, for the low contrast tip.
Perfectly corect, thanks!
Burgundy or the dark colors works great with all the neutrals.
Versatility is key, great differenses in neutral colors and materials gets you a lot of chioces.
Thanks for the video and tips. I went over by wardrobe pretty comprehensively in the last couple of years. I found that many of the logo or brandings on t shirts, polo's and sweatshirts were not as versatile for me. It was a time where I wanted to show a polo placket's distinct check patter, or a my "going out" and "clubbing" button front shirts where so exagerated in details like printing inside the cuffs and detailed stitches on the collar that I would wear them once and that's it. Now I stick with charcoal, black, white for basics. Chocolate brown, navy, charcoal, olive and burgundy for some color, and I gotta say that most of my clothing goes very well with the other pieces. From casual to smarter fit I do: pocket t, henley, work shirt button front, ocbd, dress shirt. I have each piece in both M and L depending on the fit I want to have will be more relaxed or smarter fit.
I was cynical and was expecting the moment when you would introduce the sponsor! And I am happy to be disappointed this time. Very nice advice and very friendly video. I subscribe! Thanks.
Your content is always spot on, and I've been applying it to my everyday life. I've been following you for awhile now and you truly deserve more viewers and subscribers.
One of your best videos to date, I find myself coming back to it quite often and it has definitely helped me out the most in my "style" journey with color blocking. I remember owning nothing but bright colored shirts and like you said very individual pieces when I first started that I'd have so much trouble putting together with my other clothes. It's always good to remind myself of the basics, you're the man Brock!
The Modestman I use those colors!
This works well for taller guys too - 6’2” and love your channel! Wearing grey and blue today!
You sir are a genius!! Best advice on styling clothes that I've heard so far so I'm definitely subscribing!
I enjoy wearing bright, flamboyant colors
It's an eye opener for me, that makes me more interested to pick neutral colors!! Keep posting helpful videos!!! Bravo!!!
ever since I subscribed to your channel, most of my wardrobe consisted of neutral colors. Makes getting dressed a bit easier when you have an interchangeable pallette
I agree completely!
Awesome advice for all men. Thank you.
Thanks for watching 👊🏻
That burgundy suit is amazing!
Your videos are cool Brock, very innovative, incredibly helpful and you've not succumbed to product marketing gimmicks in every video as of yet, which most other youtubers do and its really annoying sometimes. Keep up the good work mate. All the best.
I wish I'd have had such good advice when I was younger.
Very insightful and great videography and graphics. I admire the work you put into making such high quality videos. You the man, Brock!
Very nice video man. I just noted a few mistakes I've making with my wardrobe (like the high contrast making me shorter) that I've never even noticed. Great stuff!
You nailed it with this video, you answered all the questions it takes 5 to 10 similar videos to address. Very rich content. 👍
Thank you 🙏
man i love you.... love your videos.... bcoz of you i got my confidence and self esteem back.... coz i follow your advise and always works for me.... thanks for the million times...
Thanks for watching!
My favourite video of this channel
One of your best videos yet Brock! Keep up the great work!!
Great video! I’m 49 and looking for good style advice, and I really like your channel, style, and method of delivery. Good on you, and a very professional channel indeed.
Great video. I love the way you tied it in at the end with the visual of different pieces of clothing. Thank you for uploading.
Lacost navy polo and moore boots.
Nice video as usual, you are such high class down to earth.
Awesome teaching of the fundamentals of developing a wardrobe. I've stuck to dark neutrals colours for most of my life (ie: Black and Dark blue). And I've recently branch out, buying yellow chukkas and tan Chinos, and I've been looking for a nice way to complete the upper half. This video helps a lot to help understand the lighter half of the neutral colour palette. Thanks.
This is basic clothing color use or one can call it : the easiest color combination rules for men's clothing.
A great artist said : " No ugly colors, there only be wrong color combination, put in bad composition " , or every one knows this saying : There is no ugly woman, there only be women who don't know how to beautify themselves.
A real outstanding fashion designer, he can use ANY color to beautify a man.
But I must say, this video clip is useful for men who are being lack of real life experience < Or about theory of mixing color > or color combination for clothing. Choosing color for a specific person that also depend on the shape, the build, the skin color of that person and the environment the person are being in....too.
Grey, olive, black, white, dark blue, tan, navy are kind of "color in THE BOX - A SAFE BOX", One should think "OUTSIDE OF THE BOX " , dare to play NO RULE once you know too well of yourself and color combination rules.
Be creative and bold as well as free....
Thanks.
I'd dare to say this is the best content I've ever come across with regards to men's fashion.....well done padna....we're tuned in all the way from Trinidad
Absolutely love this video. Amazing content with lots of information. Not just pushing ur wardrobe across. Really valuable content, even for a woman.
This is a very good tip for newbie like me.
I am not a color wise person. And I am not good with color combination for my wardrobe.
I believe this tip will help me build my foundation wardrobe color.
Thanks brock.
Your content quality is getting higher through time. Keep creating.
I really love the Navy and brown (leather) look, it reminds me of nautical theme.
best channel ever.
Thank you 🙏
One of, if not THE best video i watched recently. Glad to have found this in my recommended. SUBSCRIBED!
On a side note, i can't think of any reason or anyone (except may be a few ex's) who would dislike this video.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
It has been amazing to hear it from you sir
This is great advice ! Love your channel
I like how he grouped together the job interview with the funerals...
I choose color pallets based on matching to my fragrances. I'm a FragHead so its scent driving sartorial. For example, Terre d'Hermes with its "dirty" orange, brown spices and orangey-brown spices match well with autumnal colors like burnt orange, rust and brown. A Fougere like Tom Ford Beau de Jour or fig leaf scent like Dior Dune, greens. Guerlain Homme? mint green.
Great video! The Clothing list is very well put together, I might get rid of a few items in my wardrobe and replace them with more neutral stuff like light grey and olive.
Can i get the model and brand of the watch shown at 2:38.
Nice Job. Could not agree with you more. Thanks
that blue polo really brings out your eyes.
Thoroughly explained with good examples. Thank you
perfect !!
i am half through building my wardrobe like this already
so helpful
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Very(!) good advice. I do live with this concept since a while, just added dark grey jeans and some more coats there. Great job, subscribed
Oh, just forgot:
Add some bracelets, add a versatile watch with different straps and you can individualize these outfits even more ... like your Hamilton by the way 👍🏻
I've been your subscriber for a long while and I really like your closet. You know your colors very well.
Brock , I am speechless!! Fantastic
This channel is so underrated
This is great guide for a minimalist wardrobe. Thanks.
Bro you always upload style vids right before I go shopping :). keep up the amazing work!!
I have a question, in your opinion which suits a black jeans, super washed out light blue jeans and a khaki chino better. A grey or tan chelsea boots? I mostly wear the black jeans, sometimes i go with the chinos and rarely put on the light jeans. Getting new footwear soon need recommendations.
Edit: I also usually go with a white, black or grey T's with a black leather jacket.