Hybrid
The hybrid Tuesday
- Overshirt worn openyours
- Crew-neck T-shirt, untuckedyours
- Five-pocket jeans with a cuffyours
- Low-top leather sneakersyours
- Gold-tone dial watch on a leather strap
Sample Style Report, made from one photo. See her report →
Your Style Report
You're a deep autumn.
Your style: Clean Minimaleasy · polished · warm
Start here
Three moves, in this order. Everything below explains them.
- 1Swap the silver metal-bracelet watch for a gold-tone dial on cognac leather.It's the one cool note in your warm look.
- 2Buy formal trousers.Unlocks the Monday meeting, After dark, dressed up
- 3Your skin turns rich next to camel and olive and stays clear of grey, so warmth is what makes colour work on you.
Part 1 · About you
Your colours
Wear these colours near your face and keep everything outside them warm.
- Deep autumn
- Medium skin
- Warm undertone
- Medium contrast
- Muted colouring
- Oval face
- Average frame
Near your face
- Camel tan
- Deep olive
- Rust terracotta
- Chocolate brown
- Deep teal
- Burnt ochre
- Oxblood
- Forest green
Your base
- EspressoTrousers, belts and loafers
- Warm ivoryFormal shirts and linen trousers instead of stark white
- Ink indigoJeans and smart chinos
- Warm stoneLightweight suits and chinos for hot days
Keep away from your face
- Icy grey
- Pastel lilac
- Electric cobalt
Undertone is the rule you can't bend.
Your skin turns rich next to camel and olive and stays clear of grey, so warmth is what makes colour work on you. Your very deep hair, strong brows and full beard give you enough definition to carry a slightly crisper shade without it overpowering you, as your white sneakers show.
Metal: gold. Your golden-tan skin and warm brown shadows pick up yellow metals as a match, while silver sits on you as a separate cool note.
The changing-room test
Take the shirt to a window and hold it flat under your chin. If the skin along your beard line and under your eyes turns grey or ashy, put it back; if your skin looks golden and your brows and beard look sharper, it is yours.
Part 2 · About your style
Your style
Clean Minimal
easypolishedwarm
You already dress in a few calm, tonal pieces with no logos and no fuss, which is exactly the clean and minimal look you want.
From your photo
- ✓Camel tan overshirt worn open
- ✓Olive crew-neck T-shirt
- ✓Dark indigo slim jeans with a cuff
- ✓White low-top leather sneakers
- ✓Brown wood or stone bead bracelet
- ×Silver-tone watch on a metal bracelet→ A gold-tone or brushed-brass dial watch on a cognac leather strap.
Part 3 · What works
Fit rules
13 rules. Tap Why to see what in your photo led to each one.
Neckline and face
- An open collar with the top one or two buttons undone, forming a soft V
- A clean crew neck that sits close at the base of the neck, never stretched or wide
- A shallow V-neck knit or polo-style knit collar for dates and evenings
- A semi-spread or spread collar with medium-length points for formal work shirts
- A watch case of about 39 to 42 mm with a slim profile, and collar points of medium length
Shape
- Open layers over a fitted base: an overshirt, an unstructured blazer or a Nehru jacket worn over a slim tee or shirt
- Soft-shouldered or unstructured blazers and jackets, with no padding
- Mid-rise trousers that sit at or just below the navel, with a belt for formal work
- Formal trousers: full length with a slight break or none, no cuff, hem just touching the shoe
- Small to medium, low-contrast prints and textures: fine checks, tonal stripes, waffle or slub weaves, small geometric camp-shirt prints
Hair and finish
- Keep the short tapered sides with length and volume on top, styled up and back
- Keep the full, close-trimmed beard with clean cheek lines and neat edges.
- Keep the watch size, but swap the metal bracelet for a brown leather or suede strap on formal days and dates.
6 outfits
For the week you actually have. Pieces marked yours are already in your photo.
Formal work
The Monday meeting
- Formal shirt, tucked
- Unstructured blazer
- Formal trousers
- Penny loafers
- Leather belt with a gold buckle
Hot and humid, formal work
The humid-day suit
- Unstructured suit jacket
- Matching suit trousers
- Formal shirt, open collar
- Suede loafers
- Gold-tone dial watch on a leather strap
Shopping list
Buy in this order. Stop when your week feels covered.
Buy first
Gold-tone dial watch on a cognac leather strap
The hybrid Tuesday, The humid-day suit, Dinner, then drinks, After dark, dressed up
Search for it5Unstructured suit, jacket and trousersCotton-linen, Soft shoulder jacket; mid-rise, gently tapered trousersInvestmentSearch
Stop buying
- Silver or steel accessories
- Icy grey, pastel lilac, electric cobalt and stark white tops
- Padded-shoulder blazers and skinny trousers