Add up your letter scores and refer to the style descriptions below where you scored highest. These will give you a starting point to better understand your personal style. Combine the aspects that resonate with you most to form your individual personal style description.
A - Natural / Relaxed
Feeling comfortable in your clothes is most important to you and your easygoing nature tends towards more casual outfits. Simple lines and designs are your preferred choices over anything too detailed or fussy. In keeping with this carefree attitude you tend to buy only easy, wash and wear garments. You prefer fabrics such as denim, cotton jersey and lightweight knits. Your jewellery choices reflect your minimal look and you tend to wear basic and durable accessories with footwear also focussed on comfort.
B - Classic / Traditional
You are drawn to refined clothing and understated accessories, preferring to invest in quality fabrics and timeless styles rather than jumping on trends. You have a rather formal wardrobe and always look polished and put together. Matching and co-ordinated looks are your preference over those that incorporate bold colours and prints. Your jewellery and accessory choices are not overbearing and are complimentary to your outfits without being the focal point.
C - Artistic / Creative
You’re way of dressing is innovative and individualistic and you aren’t overly influenced by current trends or traditional rules. You use your clothing choices to reflect your personality, and put together unique and interesting outfits with items purchased from varied sources. Different colours, textures and prints fill your wardrobe and your jewellery collection is bold while your footwear and accessories are usually statement making.
D - Dramatic / Edgy
Wearing the latest fashion takes precedence over comfort and you are willing to give most new trends a go. This means your wardrobe consists of many different styles and one off pieces ready to make a statement. Your look is striking and well thought out with added details providing the finishing touch to your look whether it be a bold lip colour or eye catching shoe. You compliment your statement making looks with jewellery and accessories in shiny metal finishes or bold one of a kind wearable art pieces.
E - Romantic / Feminine
You have a soft appearance and generally prefer flowing silhouettes and muted colours. Your clothing choices are pretty and you love feminine details such as bows, ruffles, pleats and lace. Even with simpler styles you will most likely choose them in pretty colours or with decorative details and you can never go past a floral print. Your footwear and accessory choices are delicate and minimal with fine necklaces and ballet flats among your staples.
F - Alluring / Sexy
You like to make an entrance and favour bold colours and prints to ensure you stand out from the crowd. You are usually showing off your body in figure hugging silhouettes and know how to work a plunging neckline and short hems. You prefer to wear heels whenever you can and make the most of accessorising as another way to add intrigue and flirtation to your look. You likely put a lot of time and effort into personal grooming, always providing your friends with the latest beauty tips.
G - Modern / Chic
You put time and effort into the way you look and you love accessories, sometimes spending more on bags and shoes than anything else in your wardrobe. You’ve likely experimented with most key styles and while you definitely follow trends you generally shop with care and won’t buy into a trend that doesn’t compliment your existing wardrobe. You tend to avoid bright colours and go for a tone on tone look. Your jewellery choices reflect this minimal approach, either making a statement with a single accessory or balancing a number of more subtle pieces.
Fashion is a fickle thing. Seasons change, trends flux and what’s “in” one day is “out” the next. Style, however, is a different matter. The key to great style? A reliable selection of clothing essentials that make for a firm foundation to build on with those pesky, oh-so-undependable trends.
Despite the cyclical trends in fashion, certain men’s clothing essentials – a pale blue button-down shirt, dark indigo jeans or a pair of box-fresh white tennis shoes – will always keep you looking fresh, no matter the time of year. And when the time comes to layer up with trend-dictated details such as a puffer vest or sleeveless sweater, it's of intrinsic importance that you have a dependable starting point — say, a faithful dress shirt — for your timely runway-ready ensembles.
That said, selecting said basics is no mean feat. There's a difference between a thin, uncomfortable white T-shirt and a midweight option that's perfectly cut to flatter your shape. Here to remove the brow-furrowing think work from the equation, we at GQ have hand-selected the 32 key men’s clothing essentials that’ll keep your wardrobe sharp, whatever the occasion. You can thank us later…
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While there's plenty in this long ol' article to choose from, your true clothing essentials are simply the items you feel your best in — and those you reach for the most. Be it a classic pair of selvedge jeans or something a little more statement-making, when you're dressing for yourself, you can't put a foot wrong. That being said, you're going to need a white T-shirt or two. You just are.
A capsule wardrobe is one of those things that sounds excellent on paper but is often hard to execute. The concept of a capsule wardrobe is that you have a minimalistic selection of pieces that can be worn and re-worn in order to create cohesive outfits in different combinations that'll never produce a dud. It's also a win for sustainability… but sometimes a good sale is hard to resist. We'd suggest using the capsule concept to build out a reliable foundation of pieces, all the while allowing yourself some room for experimentation.
Whilst we've already compiled a full list of projected trends for SS24, conceptual looks from the runway and the contents of your own wardrobe don't always directly correlate. It's for this reason that we've compiled a list of thirty-three key pieces that will survive the seasons and always pack a streetwise punch. You're welcome and happy scrolling.