 Crewnecks are by far the most underrated item. It's an item that's not really brought up during the fall and winter season, mainly because it's overshadowed by the hoodie. And I'm apologize about the audio in advance. My corgi, she's got a bone. I'm not gonna stop her. But that's just what makes this item more appealing in my eyes. And I'm gonna be showing you guys how I style them. Now take my advice with the granite salt. I don't really know how to dress. I don't know what I'm doing. Who really knows what they're doing anyways? So what even is a Crewnecks sweatshirt anyways? Well, go grab your hoodie, chop off the hood, and replace it with the collar. And you, my friend, have a Crewneck. Now they come in many shapes, designs, and fabrics. There are ribbed and knitted ones that are seen mainly in high fashion or during Christmas. And I'm sorry I don't own any of these, so they will be disregarded during the styling parts. But just know that you could totally go down this route for a different fabric texture. They'll either give you a chic high fashion look or a more grunge or festive look. But for this video, I'll be talking about the basic cotton Crewneck as I find they are easier to style. And they're not gonna make you break out in rashes like grandma's sweaters would. So styling any item starts with color, obviously. There's an endless amount, but trust me on this guys, go muted with this one. If you go bright, vibrant, saturated, it'll obviously be a statement piece for your outfit, so you're gonna have to work around that or have the confidence to embrace a more vibrant color palette and props to you for real if you can pull that off. Man, she's going crazy. So when it comes to color, you wanna drop the saturation and look for items that have more black or gray added to its color. It's easier to show you guys with Photoshop. All you gotta do is pick a vibrant color, add some black or gray to it, and you'll see that's a more muted, kinda depressed-looking color. So these colors are way easier to style around, plus you still get to add colors to your outfit. It's just not a crazy pop of color. Making them more versatile. But if there's one color I'd like to recommend as your first Crewneck, man, it's gotta be the slate gray one. There's just something about this that makes it so awesome. I imagine it's like the MacBooks and the space gray colorway. That's why it's so popular. Like it's not pitch black, but it's also not light gray, which can come off a little bit too laid back and cozy. It's my favorite. Definitely start here and then I'd recommend moving to cream and then olive and then you can branch out wherever you wanna go. And if you want some gray references to colored Crewnecks, I think Kith has definitely nailed their color palettes, but champion and talent lists are also a great alternative. Now when it comes to sizing, you can definitely hit the entire spectrum of fitted Crewnecks all the way to the oversized ones. And with 2020 being 2020, oversized is just definitely the way to go. It's a lot more comfortable. You're staying at home all the time. There's no need to feel like a sausage. Whichever one you don't have, I definitely say pick that one up. And if you don't have any at all, definitely stick with the oversized one. Trust me on this. They're just a lot easier to style, a lot more comfortable. Crewnecks come in so many different configurations. You know the color, you know the sizing, and naturally I'm sure you just wanna roll with a basic one. And I totally agree. But where Crewnecks shine is definitely with the branded ones. These were made popular in my opinion by the collegiate ones. You know, the ones that you'd wear in college. Everyone has worn one of these as their go to because they decided to sign up for the 8 a.m. class because, oh, I did it in high school. I can totally do it for college. And then you realize that's the worst decision of your life. And so you have to rush a class with an easy to throw on outfits. You grab that Crewneck, I know it's not just me. So it could be a collegiate one maybe from your school or a school you got rejected from. I went to the University of New Mexico. Decent pricing, it's printed on Nike or Champion. The quality is there. And that heavy school name branding just means you can get any brand Crewneck you want. Champion is definitely the best place to start off because the brand is quite respectable and it's definitely a lot more affordable, especially if it's your first Crewneck. But pick up any brand that you want. Most brands do produce their own Crewneck. It's a staple. Now, moving on from the branding, try and go for more unique designs. It could be a different pattern of the dyeing process maybe tie dye or it could be one with asymmetric pockets or color blocked ones. There is so much out there. You just got to do your research. Find a brand that you like. Find a color palette that you like and roll with it. Now that you guys know what to look for, I'm gonna show you guys some fits. First fit up, I will be styling my Slate Gray Talentless Crewneck. They don't have this specific one anymore but they do have the standard unisex non-branded one. It's the same thing. I'm wearing a size large for the oversized vibe if you guys are curious. I've raved about Slate Gray Crewnecks enough. Start with this one and you won't regret it. Through on this Jade necklace that I got from my mother who got it from her mother. And I've just got to say that we don't really embrace our own cultures enough. I'm sure you guys have your own unique necklaces or accessories or pendants, definitely embrace it. Now, since I wore that Jade, I wanted to compliment that color with the red ones. Green and red are complementary colors, meaning they are colors on opposite sides of the color wheel. You could watch my color blocking video to learn more about colors and color blocking and what complementary colors mean. But anyways, I've got on this black slim denim. I'm not a big fan of skinny, skinny denim anymore with Jordan Ones. I either like a slim fit to where I can lay it over the top of the sneaker without it flaring out. These are great quality selvage denim from the sponsor of today's video, Days of September. So I have really fallen in love with this brand. If you don't know what selvage denim is, just know that it's way better quality. A quick indicator would be the cuff with extra material along the inseam. This is how you know it's met the standard because there are different grades of denim out there. 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These are now my favorite denim. And so if you guys wanna pick up a pair for Black Friday, click the link in the description. You guys can use my discount code tie10. This is going to be their only sale so definitely capitalize on it if you guys haven't. Thank you Days of September for sponsoring this video. Let's keep it moving. So if you don't like the ones or you just want another easy alternative, swap the kicks for the Oliver Cabello's. Basically common projects but half the price. Throw on a mustard beanie and the outfit is still simple but nice in my opinion. Sometimes simpler is better. For the second outfit, I'm going to be styling this ride division crew neck with an extra asymmetrical pouch. This one is an olive colorway and I really have been appreciating the mixture of fabrics lately. So this is cotton along with nylon for the pocket. Gives it a monochromatic look that I really dig. I have a simple messenger bag from Orbit Gear to add more depth to the outfits and topping it off with a bandana that I know is probably not everyone's favorite but I've been feeling it. You could easily rock it without one if you want. Pants are the 511 Apex Cargos and my kicks are the collaboration between a cold wall and converse. Not a bad fit but I typically will spruce it up, lean more into that tech look by throwing on the SFB field boot twos. What you want for combat boots and yes there are people who have served that recommend these boots. You want to blouse them and this is something I messed up in my combat boots video. There are videos out there on how to blouse your boots but to keep it simple since we're not in the army, you want your pants to kind of flare out and start stacking or you can go with the traditional technique and roll the hem inside your pants. It gives your fit a clear disconnect of stacked fabric to the boot silhouette. Yeah I've probably rocked this a lot more than the cold wall sneakers but I just decided to try it out. The boots definitely freshen it up to my preference and last fit we will be styling this cream crew neck from Second Layer. It's a pretty small low key brand that I recommend checking out. So the crew neck, shorts, crew socks, athletic sneakers and a dad hat. You can never go wrong with this. It's cozy and you don't really have to think too much about how your fit looks while still looking pretty fly. I think crew necks and shorts are an underrated look as well and this is definitely an athletic look for more comfort but since it is currently fall as I'm recording this video, I will throw on some accessories, a bag and swap the shorts for olive cargo pants and then throwing on the Niger twos. The fit with the shorts, you can probably rock that in the springtime but I just find this fit to be more of my alley of simplicity and comfort, nothing too crazy, something you guys could easily replicate yourselves and those are my typical crew neck outfits, nothing crazy. If you guys have any tips, leave a comment down below. Follow me on Instagram at Flava Johnny Tie, check out days of September and subscribe.