 Yo, yo, what's happening fellas, welcome back to the channel. So the wardrobe. An expression of who you are and the first thing a lot of people are going to notice when they see you in person. It's pretty important, but not in the way of impressing others, it's important how it makes you feel inside. You see, there's a total difference from wearing a sloppy garment to a fly fit, not only for other people's eyes, which you really shouldn't care that much about, but for yourself. A wardrobe with a lot of options and great pieces goes a long way with how you tackle your day. Whether it's a suit, a new pair of kicks or some accessories, all of which allows you to have that confidence and be involved with the certain community. So today we are going to talk about how to build a fly-ass wardrobe. Now I'm just going to say, before we get into this, this is part of my wardrobe. This is just my taste. I don't really know how to dress, but these are just a few steps I took along my fashion journey and it's still under development and I hope it helps you guys out. So right now I want you to picture this whole building your wardrobe thing like building a better physique or building that project car you've always wanted to do. This is going to take time and you always have to start somewhere. So let's get into it now. So the first way to build a fly wardrobe is to go join the workforce. Make some money man. Now I know you don't need a lot of money to look fly, but you need at least like two dollars to buy a shirt at Goodwill. So I don't want to hear it. Like you don't need a lot of money to build a better physique. You can just head to the park, do some pull-ups, do some dips, or you can just get like a ten dollar membership at a gym and with your project car you also need money to at least clean the car to make it look better. I know a lot of you guys probably can't work because of school or you're just too busy. I get that. Cool. Go shopping with your parents instead of having them shop for you or maybe be a responsible, independent kid and help out around the house or something like that. Do some dishes, vacuum the carpet. Come on man. That way your parents can give you an allowance or something like that. Anyways just follow the rest of the advice later on in this video. But that's the first thing. Go make some money. Go join the workforce. Help out around the house. Maybe learn how to resell or something like that. Just make just make a few dollars. So now the second step is to actually study the craft. Those of you guys watching this video are probably into fashion so start learning about it. Learn about the different styles, designers, the history of certain aesthetics and garments, cultures and all that. All of which are on this beautiful thing called the internet. I think once you learn all the terminologies of each branches of these hobbies I really do think you start to develop a deeper interest into said hobby. Like I'm sure some of you guys probably don't even know what an anorak is. It's just one of those pole over windbreakers, it's just a fancy term for it. But learning the terms like react and boost technology. EWR coatings, watching how to style videos. Maybe studying what color blocking is. Each of these terms have a lot of history behind it or it's a fundamental to styling yourself. Take fitness for example. I know all of you guys have watched some fitness YouTube videos. It's been around for a long time. So intermittent fasting, keto, leptin, hypertrophy, bro science. With modifying your cars knowing terms like what coilovers are. Stance or slam cars, v-tech. You guys know what I'm talking about because the more cultured you are with a certain art or hobby the more that you start to understand it and the more that you understand it the more taste you have and the more taste you have which leads to better taste will lead to a more developed and fly wardrobe. Okay, so those first two were mindset stuff. Now we can actually throw clothes on our body and you guys are going to kind of see a progression type of thing whenever it comes to these points and that's the whole point of building a wardrobe. You start somewhere and then it just develops over time. So now what you can focus on after getting those two dollars and studying the craft a little bit is time to pick up some clothes and like with a lot of YouTubers are going to say because it is actually a really great start just pick up basics and neutral colors. You know the essential. So the reason why you start here is because colors like cream, white, gray, black, navy and all of our stupid easy to color block. They pair with pretty much everything. You really can't mess this up. You get versatility, wallet savings, and you still look fly as well if you know how to style it. Which goes back to number two of studying the craft. So pick up those neutral colored crew necks, a pair of skinny black denim, a pair of vans, maybe a bomber jacket. All of these are a great start to getting into the hobby of fashion because if you guys saw my last video starter packs, there's nothing wrong with it. It's a great start. And then once you get the fundamental pieces in your wardrobe, you know how to style it from watching some videos. Eventually you will start to kind of see that you look like a lot of other people, which there's nothing wrong with that as well. But then you might just get bored of that aesthetic or those colors. So then you can progress to bolder colors. You can mess with layering or maybe throw on some patterns and then eventually you're going to start to wear what you like. And this is a really good thing because that means your wardrobe is starting to develop its own character. It's like growing levels with Pokemon. You know, you start off with your little torchic, it evolves to a combust skin, and it evolves to a blaziken. But anyways, now you can start to define your interests. Everyone's got one. For me, I'm a huge Breaking Bad and Star Wars fan. So rocking garments or aesthetics that represent that interest is going to represent you. All of which are going to express who you are more than just in olive t-shirts, some skinny black denim and white sneakers. So depending on your interests, you might move from skinny black denim to let's say cargo pants like me. Or you may move from a military bomber to a worker's Sherpa jacket. Think about this like modifying your car. You start with the basics first. Easiest thing you can start off with is cleaning your car, cleaning your interior, shining the interior. Maybe switch out your dome lights for LEDs. These were my first mods to my car and then eventually you can move to installing a lip or just switching out the headlight assembly. And that's about where I stopped because I am moving back to New York City and I don't need no car. But you guys get the point. Now with hitting the gym, you start with the basics as well. Have a solid nutrition plan. You can't out train a bad diet. Doing full body workouts and incorporating compound lifts is what's going to build you a better physique. Then you can start switching up your nutrition and your workouts. Maybe you switch to push-pull legs and then you just skip legs altogether. I know you probably do it. Getting the basics down first allows you to develop your own personal style which in turn leads to developing a fly wardrobe. Next up let's talk about the accessories. I think accessories are the best way to express who you are as a person. And it's also going to really separate you from another person who's also wearing the same exact fit. I know I sound like a broken record now but man, so many guys are not trying accessories. I don't know why I don't see that many people rocking necklaces or bracelets and all that. I started out with necklaces ever since I was like seven. I've always worn them growing up. You know, I was Buddhist back then. So I'd always have a gold chain with the boot on it. It was a great look. I was just a kid but expressed who I was as a person. Started a lot of conversations, a lot of people rubbing the belly but then eventually I lost that necklace. Sorry dad. And then I moved on to be the bracelets and then onto rings, throwing on some headgears, sling bags. The whole point with buying pieces, accessories and all that is you don't buy everything all at once. You start off the little things, the basics and then eventually you move on to the more advanced items. Like when I got into rings, I started off with these ones from Amazon. Plain and minimal. Nothing crazy now. You know, I started to wear a ton of different rings. You know, these angel wings, talon claws and all that. Now recently I've been incorporating glasses to my outfits. Oh yeah, and you guys are probably wondering where I got these glasses from. These are actually from the sponsor of today's video, Jade Black. Really makes a huge difference to the fit, right? Anyways, Jade Black is a company that makes glasses and shades for men. And I've worked with them a ton lately, you guys already know, but I've always talked about their shades. But this time I wanna talk to you guys about their prism collection. So I've always worn blue blocker glasses ever since I went through my hustle 24, 3, 7, 6, 5, always on my grind, you can't stop me. 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It's gonna save you guys some money and these are also a great Valentine's gift for your boob, trust me. So thank you Jade Black for sponsoring this video and also just wanna thank you guys as well for any of the support you guys have. Even just watching the videos truly means a lot to me, but let's move on to the next one. Now the next part of building a nice wardrobe is to understand what to splurge on. So I only think you should really splurge on two items. And those are jackets and sneakers. Obviously you can go higher value on basics and neutrals. If you are like me and you actually care about durability, it's not necessary, but with jackets and shoes, I think it's necessary. Because one, bang for the buck is real here. Because with let's just say a pair of jeans, you're not gonna notice a $100 pair of jeans to a $40 pair of jeans. But sneakers and jackets, man, they have a huge impact to your actual outfit. A great pair of sneakers, let's say the Jordan ones, but it drastically can change how an outfit will look. I'm all about cheap sneakers too. Vans you can never go wrong with. But over time, like I said before, your taste is going to start to develop. You might get bored of a certain style of sneaker and you might gravitate towards new ones. The jacket covers a ton of real estate on your body. So splurging on it to get a better look from let's just say a regular denim jacket to a more functional parka jacket. Cool, I'm all for that. Because you can always rock basics and neutrals with these items because those are mainly statement pieces and it's still gonna look great. And last but not least, you guys are gonna want to diversify your inspirations. You guys are probably wondering what I mean. So I want to take you guys back to when I went to the essentials pop-up. I actually met this guy, Blake Skye. He's from the Gents Lounge. I also saw this kid. He looked exactly like Blake Skye. I kid you not, from the glasses to the hair to the actual outfit. I almost mistaken him for Blake because he was literally the copy of him. Now I want to be clear. There's nothing wrong with this at all. We all have our inspirations, I get it. Back when I started this channel, pretty cringe I dressed exactly like Richie Lee and Jose Zaniga. And I also made the same because that content has them. And that's kind of what I see a lot of guys doing right now. Just diversify who you watch and where you get your inspirations from. And I'm serious about this. Don't only just watch my channel. Watch others on YouTube. There's a ton of other great channels out there and not just men's fashion channels. Check out the ladies like Agent, Claire Marshall, Ashley from Best Dressed. Super great channels. I've watched these channels for a long time as well. Like I said before, read up on articles on the history of items, certain aesthetics, the actual culture. Just go really deep into it instead of just watching your favorite YouTuber or following outfit society. Like I said, there's nothing wrong with it, but I just don't want you guys to stay that way forever. And I also think this is just part of the process. You gotta go through those phases of men's fashion, which I already made a video on. Like we all have our phases in life, you know? Back when you were born in 93 to let's just say 97, you probably either went through a ghetto gangster phase or an emo skater phase back in middle school. Don't lie to me. Then you probably go through the phase of caring what other people think about you. Then maybe you're overcompensating phase and okay, I'm just roasting myself now. But you guys get the point. You gotta go through these phases to become a more respectable, mature human being. Just like you gotta go through those fashion phases to develop a more respectable, more mature, stylish wardrobe. That's all a part of life. Just be glad that your taste is actually changing. That just means you're making progress and you're into the culture. All right, fellas, I hope this video helps you out. Like I said, it's just like your hobbies. Splurge on that cat-back exhaust. Accessorize with a headband, duffel bag, or wrist straps. Fashion is the exact same thing. You start off by learning about it and eventually you start to develop your own share and taste of the culture. And you can truly express who you are instead of just mimicking. If you guys haven't already, go and follow me on Instagram at flywithjohnytai. Subscribe to this channel if you haven't already and leave a comment down below. What was your favorite Pokemon game growing up? And until then, stay fly, stay animosity free. Thank you, Jade Black, for sponsoring this video. I'm out, bruh. Peace.