A man’s guide to dressing in black for all styles

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I keep repeating that people who sweat like us should simply dress in black so that it doesn’t show. But that doesn’t mean there is only one all-black uniform we should be stuck with! That would be boring. No, you can adapt the glorious rules to whatever your style is. And we said that colors in accessories are great to add spark to an outfit, so we don’t have to look like goths either! (But if that’s what you’re into that’s fine too!).

Below are a few examples of what you can wear depending on what your style is. Or if like me you like to change it up, you can have one style one day, and another style the next day. We are free spirits, right!?

Note: because it would cost me a fortune to buy photos to illustrate what I have in mind, I’ll simply share Google Image links that shows outfits examples. Because images are worth a lot of words!

CASUAL / CLASSIC

For the day-to-day, you can do:

  • Bottom: a pair of straight black or blue jeans, or chinos
  • Top: a white, black or patterned t-shirt/shirt/sweater
  • Layer: a blazer, jacket or cardigan (in black, white or solid color if you wear a patterned shirt underneath already)
  • Shoes: tennis shoes, boat shoes, sneakers, timberland-like boots, loafers, chukkas, espadrilles
  • Accessories: scarf, watch, messenger bag

See examples in Google Image

Photo: sharon garcia via unsplash
Photo: pablo padilla via unsplash

CHIC / WORK

For more formal dinners or work meetings, you can do:

  • A suit
  • OR
  • Bottom: black or dark blue jeans or dress pants
  • Top: a white or black shirt tucked in your pants or a shirt with sweater on top for a more preppy look
  • Layer: a suit jacket, a trench or peacoat
  • Shoes: wholecuts, monkstraps, or loafers depending on how formal you want to be
  • Accessories: watch, briefcase

See examples in Google Image

Photo: jeremy bishop via unsplash
Photo: rawpixel via unsplash

STREET

To be comfier on fall and spring weekends exploring a city or travelling, you can do:

  • Bottom: a pair of skinny black or blue jeans/pants or a jogger
  • Top: a comfy white, black or patterned shirt
  • Layer: a hoodie, leather jacket, or blazer (hoodie under the jacket is nice!), a plaid shirt open and worn atop a t-shirt
  • Shoes: sneakers!
  • Accessories: large jewelry, cap or beanie depending on the season, sunglasses and bag (e.g.: messenger, satchel, duffel)

See examples in Google Image

Photo: tyler nix via unsplash

ROCK

To get a more rock look, you can do:

  • Bottom: a pair of skinny black jeans (torn/worn off welcome!)
  • Top: a white, or ideally black or patterned t-shirt (ideally one with your favorite bands’ name/logo on it (holes/cuts may be ok if you can pull it off!))
  • Layer: THE leather jacket of course
  • Shoes: boots (e.g.: Chelsea boots)
  • Accessories: jewelry, hat (fedora type), sunglasses

See examples in Google Image

Photo: Crown Agency via Unsplash


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Ms. SweatySwaggy started this blog to help people adapt their fashion styles to their sweating. She has had hands and feet hyperhidrosis for 15+ years (a health disorder due to sweat glands hyperfunctioning) and after a successful surgery to fix it, now deals with the normal compensatory sweating side effect of the surgery. Since the sweating areas changed, she had to adapt her style, outfits and shopping habits to her sweating both before and after the surgery. Everything Ms. SweatySwaggy writes is based on first-hand experience, which she hopes will help others be their most confident in their outfits.

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