What's up, guys? I'm Brian Sacawa, you're
watching He Spoke Style, and today I'm
showing you five minimalist ways to
style a navy suit.
This video is
sponsored by Everlane. And want to give
a big thank you to the brand for
supporting this channel. The suit I'm
going to be wearing in this video is the
Everlane Italian wool performance suit,
which they just introduced not too long
ago. If you know Everlane, you know that
they have a minimalist aesthetic, so that
was sort of in my mind as always putting
these outfits together. Let's take a look.
First up is one of my favorite ways to
style a suit during the fall and winter
months and that, of course, is with a
turtleneck. It's clean. It's elegant.
It really kind of elevates the suit. And
it projects this air of casual
sophistication. Don't let anyone tell you
you can't pair navy and black together.
It looks totally fine. With this look,
especially, it gives it a touch more
elegance as something you could
definitely wear for an evening event.
Typically, I'd use a white pocket square
here just for a little contrast, but
keeping with that minimalist aesthetic, I
decided to go with a black pocket square
just so everything was more cohesive. For
an evening look like this, I love wearing
glasses. Again, kind of lends some more
sophistication to the look. And then
finished off, of course, with some black
Oxfords. Next, we have kind of a high-low
casually dapper travel look. You know,
maybe a suit isn't the first thing you
think to wear when traveling, especially
if you're traveling on a plane. But if
you have the right fabric, it can
actually be really comfortable. This suit
is actually made from an Italian wool
combined with two percent elastane, which gives it
a little bit of stretch, which makes it
very comfortable to wear even when
you're sitting down. And, I have to say, it
steams out really easy.
Now, couple casual elements here. Just a
very classic heather gray athletic
sweatshirt up top. And anchored by some
clean white sneakers. One thing you might
have noticed that's missing is a pocket
square. Totally intentional. With a clean
and simple and casual look like this I
thought that adding a pocket square
actually created this dissonance, kind of
making it too formal. And I also didn't
like how it stuck out and took away from
the cleanness of the suit. Here we have
the simplest of simple business casual
looks.
Now the fit of this suit is slim, as you
can see. The jacket fits really nice. And
the pants are slim as well. With this
kind of aesthetic and silhouette, simple
is always best and it doesn't get any
more simple than a classic white
button-up. No tie. As you can see, I did go
with a pocket square here just to
emphasize the business side of business
casual. Now, again, because of the
aesthetic of the suit, it does, for me,
have kind of a more sporty feel overall,
which is why I chose white sneakers over
a dress shoe. Full disclosure, I did try
dress shoes on with this particular look
and it just didn't work for me. Now we're
going to transform the previous outfit into
one that is definitely a business look.
Two simple ways to do that. First,
obviously, adding the tie. Simple silk tie
with a very symmetrical pattern, playing
into that overall minimalist feel. And
then anchored by a pair of black
Oxfords. It's almost too easy. Now, I get
a lot of questions about price points
for different suits, especially from guys
who are just starting out in their
professional lives, maybe just graduating
college. Don't have the budget for
something bespoke or nice made to
measure currently, but are looking for
something that's luxury that doesn't
cost a lot though, and that they can get
a lot out of. This suit is under $300. I
think it's a great option for something
that's very versatile and that from
other retailers you might have to pay
somewhere around 650 to 700 dollars for.
Finally, just a really easy way to stay
suited up but keep it casual and sporty
at the same time. This is a minimalist-themed video, so the only new thing we're
seeing here is the top, which is a
crewneck sweater with some horizontal
stripes. And, also, if you look closely, it
has a very nice texture. My favorite
kinds of details all the time are those
that you sort of have to look for to
really see. A little bit of contrast as
well with the sweater. It's a looser fit,
but I think it is a nice contrast with
the slim fit of the suit. Gives it a
casual and sporty kind of feel. Keeping
with casual and sporty, we have, again,
the white sneakers. And I did decide to
do the pocket square here with a puff
fold to pull the lighter colors of the
outfit together.
Don't forget about minimalism. It's a
really easy way to always look good. You
only need a few pieces.
And it doesn't take that much effort.
Thanks, once again, to Everlane for
sponsoring this video. Links to the
Italian wool performance suit featured
in this video will be down below in the
description. Leave a comment. Let me know
which look you like best. Thumbs up. Don't
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thanks for watching and stay tailored.
