CORRECTLY Match Loafers With Jeans (Most Men Get This Wrong!)

0:00 if you're going to wear loafers with jeans right off the bat there are certain mistakes you want to avoid first up unless you're a rock star avoid the distressed denim with loafers it can be done but for most of us it's a difficult look to pull off now the reason is that loafers are technically dress shoes and although all jeans are technically casual wear distressed denim is ultra casual and mixing the two together yeah that's like mixing oil and water and speaking of denim Styles slim cut and straight cut jeans are going to be the best styles to pair with loafers in general now relaxed cut especially if you're a bigger guy can be managed you just want to make sure that the opening at the bottom of the jeans isn't too wide and you know I'm going to go ahead and say that if you are a thin guy and you like skinny jeans and you've got a pair of loafers and you think the combination looks good you can probably

0:45 pull it off but skin tight jeans yeah those are not only out of fashion and they never should have been but wearing them with loafers is a no-go and what's all the rage now loose fit baggy jeans guys those are a no-go with loafers all right gents so now you know what not to do when matching loafers with denim then how to wear the combination and look good well gentlemen that's the subject of today's video now today's video gents is brought to you by our sponsors callers and Co now gents I've talked about callers and Co multiple times here on the channel because I love what these guys are doing essentially these guys allow you to get the look of a dress shirt without actually having to wear a dress shirt so these luxury pillows are designed to be layered to be worn under sports jackets to be worn under sweaters to be worn

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3:02 1930s and this loafer in the 1950s and 60s became a classic menswear piece that just dominated it was casual it was easy for men to be able to dress up dress down it was just a favorite of young college students who continued to wear it into their 40s 50s and now 60s which actually if I think about it I'm sure there were guys in their 90s still wearing penny loafers the point here is the Lindy effect and that is the longer something has been around the longer it is going to be around so the fact that penny loafers have been around for a hundred years you can pretty much rest assured that they're going to be around for another hundred so this means that if you're going to be picking up a pair of loafers there's nothing wrong with actually buying and splurging for a pair of quality loafers now when I look at the design of a pair of penny loafers it's the Simplicity that grabs me the fact that when you look at this there's nothing flashy on it in fact you go with

3:48 a solid color if you're going to be adding this pair of shoes to your wardrobe look at the shoes that you already wear if you've got all black dress shoes then stick with black penny loafers if you stick with Browns dark Browns medium Browns then go ahead and bring in a similar color what you're really doing is you're changing out the style and you want something that's already going to mix and match with the existing clothing in your wardrobe so that you can wear it with more than just jeans now speaking of color it's important to note that black is going to be the most formal of all dress shoe colors so if you do really want to go with loafers they're going to work well with the widest number of jeans you probably want to go with a lighter colored loafer in general I've seen guys be able to pull off black loafers with denim highly recommend if you don't own any loafers this is the one you need to start with it is so easy to bring into a

4:33 wardrobe especially if you want with a color like Oxblood or dark brown is that you could wear them with a casual suit you could pull these off with jeans in the same day and they're just going to work for you next up let's talk about tassel loafers and these are very recognizable by that tassel right there on the vamp now these emerged right after World War II out of Europe they made their way over the United States these have always been considered to be some of the dressier loafers out there we're going to see this with the finish on the shoes in general they're not going to be made in very light colors so we're going to see these darker these are going to be some of the hardest shoes to wear with denim it can be done dark denim go with maybe a medium brown tassel loafer but in general I would not recommend these as your first loafer and if you really want something to wear with denim these are probably one of the

5:20 loafers that in general to avoid that being said I still own a pair and I can wear them with casual suits but with denim it's hard maybe with Denim and a sports jacket you could pull it off but yeah it is a push it's a little bit of a stretch next up we've got the bit loafer also known as the horse bit this emerged I believe 1953 Gucci is the company that made this popular initially it was just something worn over in Italy made its way out of Europe and soon in the 1980s especially became a style fashion trend that everyone was jumping on and now to this day it is a classic loafer now made by a wide variety of different manufacturers it's nice simple loafer I've got a pair of Gucci's and what I love about these is yes you can wear them with denim the bit across just makes them casual make some fun and they come in a wide variety of colors I will

6:06 say though the big negative with these is that you've got to have a little bit of confidence to be able to pull this off because you've got this shiny thing right there that really serves no functional purpose on the top Vamp part of your shoes gotta hey I know what I'm wearing I enjoy it I like the look not for everybody again that's why I'm recommending penny loafers for the majority of men if you're just starting off wearing loafers especially wearing them with jeans next up we've got moccasins and moccasins come in a wide variety of styles they have since kind of been hijacked by the dress shoe world and they're technically not dressy as you can imagine anyone that's familiar with Native American history knows that the moccasins come out of the North America's native population although there's some argument that different cultures in different parts of the world made similar shoes now what's interesting in a classic moccasin you actually don't really have a soul you just got a leather covering on the

6:53 bottom they would wear out quickly and they would be resold rebuilt the top actually lasting a lot longer but in modern moccasins we do see a soul we do see a structure there on the base so that they'll last longer be able to give the wear a bit of grip and we see them in a variety made by a wide range of different manufacturers but the heat with moccasins is going to be the overall structure with the stitching going right around the top outside and with their non-traditional background not coming out of the dress shoes these are going to be one of the most casual slip-ons you can grab out there you're also going to see driving shoes fit into this category as well driving shoes though instead of having the leather just at the bottom they're actually going to have just bits of usually rubber these aren't shoes actually you'd want to be wearing out I know I've actually done this and I realize I'm wearing into the shoe they're actually truly made to be worn when you're out

7:39 driving and they should give the driver a little bit more feel of the controls and the other pedals at the same time be able to give him good grip all that being said these are very casual slip-ons so these are perfect for denim if you're looking for hey a slip-on a loafer that is actually 100 pretty much made for denim it's going to be the moccasin you could also argue it's made for shorts but really this is to even wear these with a suit these would have to be really dressed up moccasins you don't see them very often and even in that case I really wouldn't wear them with a casual suit so of all the slip-ons we're talking about today the moccasins are going to be the most casual probably the best ones to pair solely with denim next up we've got Belgian loafers not to be confused with tassel loafers because Belgian loafers

8:25 are going to be much more casual and we see this in the materials they're often made from so when we look at loafers that are made from suede a variety of different materials it's going to be Belgian loafers right there at the top so what's great about these is that they're pretty versatile they're going to be a little bit flashier than a lot of the other loafers we talked about but if you want something again that you could wear with a casual suit something that you could wear with jeans and really stand out I've seen like green suede blue suede really interesting you know if you like style Belgian loafers are such a great option they're very functional you get a good quality pair incredibly comfortable next up let's talk about Kilted loafers also known as kilties these apparently have been popular with golfers and people over in Scotland for over 100 years Kings have worn this particular style so you know this stuff is good but basically they just got this apron right on the front

9:11 that gives it a little bit of a Kilted look and hence why it gets its name but again these have been around since you know made popular since the 1950s mesh manufactured but even before then these things were popping up and uh just again if you're going to be out playing golf you want a classic shoe or you just simply like the look you and they're casual so again these are perfect for wearing with denim next up let's talk about slipper loafers don't confuse these with slippers which are a whole other type of shoe which I think are fine more men should have slippers but slipper loafers these are actually going to be incredibly formal yes you can wear this stuff with black tie with white tie you aren't required to wear a type of slipper or a you know a particular type of shoe basically they call these Opera pumps yes men wearing pumps but the idea here is that these are made from velvet

9:57 they're made from very high quality materials only worn to special occasions made to be worn with delicate clothing that a gentleman would wear to the show to meet the king you know those kind of events yeah we're going to see them oftentimes with initials if they do have an initial that is going to make it much more casual but as you can imagine it's safe to say that these are probably not ones you want to wear with denim it can be done again if you are a fashionisto and you what are you doing watching these videos you can pull this off but I think for the majority of us mere mortals we should probably skip this look all right gents we talked about shoes we talked about jeans we did not talk about the upper body I covered that in this video right here how to wear jeans with a polo shirt how to pull it off because there are mistakes things you want to avoid guys I got you covered

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