Brian Sakawa
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Today, Explained
Why is personal style so hard?
Does this look good on me? And do I feel good wearing this?
Today, Explained
Why is personal style so hard?
And I'm Brian Sakawa, founder of He Spoke Style, all about classic style with a modern sensibility. I started in 2013, and our mission is to help guys look and feel their best every single day.
Today, Explained
Why is personal style so hard?
Probably the biggest thing that people ask me is they come looking for basic advice. And...
Today, Explained
Why is personal style so hard?
Along the same lines of what Lakin is saying about building a sustainable wardrobe and getting rid of some things you don't need, I really believe that for guys, building a classic menswear wardrobe is one of the most sustainable practices that they could have because we talk about these foundational pieces. There are simple things that can be styled in many different ways, so lots of versatility.
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Why is personal style so hard?
And once you get those pieces in your wardrobe, there's any number of things that you can do with them including adding your own personal spin on things.
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Why is personal style so hard?
I'm just curious, Lakin, what do you tell them how to start developing a different type of style or experimenting with stuff?
Today, Explained
Why is personal style so hard?
I would also say in terms of sizing, size is just a number. There's been a lot of people just get so wrapped up in, oh, I should be a size whatever, you know, myself included until, you know, recently. I don't care whether I'm wearing a 30 waist or a 32 or a 35. All brands are different. It doesn't matter. The question you should ask yourself is, does this look good on me?
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Why is personal style so hard?
And do I feel good wearing this? Don't worry about the size. Worry about how it looks on your body. And then you'll feel much better and more confident wearing that.
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Why is personal style so hard?
It's a t-shirt that my band in high school made. That's not fair.
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Why is personal style so hard?
I think the amount of content and people, different types of people, different types of styles, different platforms that speak to different demographics, I think it's fantastic because there's so much out there now and you can really find – what you gravitate towards, and you can find your tribe in a way, your style tribe, and say, I like that. I like these people.
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Why is personal style so hard?
And then what I've found, at least in menswear, is people are generally very, very supportive. The amount of stuff available on the internet and the way we can kind of section it off for ourselves and curate it to our own taste is a real positive.