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r/malefashionadvice is a decent source for beginners with an interest in clothing and not sure where to start. Fit pics help you get a grasp on what you like/don't like. Belt questions, sock questions, etc. Better place than CP to ask advice on clothing, I would imagine.

You can wear whatever you want, but I think it is important to dress with intention. Whether that means a 3 piece suit or leather jacket or gimp suit doesn't really matter. Full break, no break, pleats, no pleats, etc is personal preference - but hopefully whatever you end up with is something you chose and something you like. Something you feel comfortable and confident in. If that means jeans and a hoodie - right on.

How much of communication is non-verbal? 90%? The clothes you put on your body are a huge part of that. When you decide what to wear in the morning, you are deciding on what signal you would like to broadcast to the world once you step out the door.

Anti-fashion is a fashion. Those staunchly against trends are participating in their own kind of fashion, whether they realize it or not. Akin to an passionate atheist in a discussion of religion.

I try (with varying degrees of success) not to judge those by what they wear. But in my opinion, the poorest dressers are those with vast resources, unconcerned with the question of whether or not they like a thing enough to spend actually money on it. Unable to mix high and low. These people derive much less pleasure from clothing than the kid who saved up for Jordans or the skateboarder who retires a pair of busted sk8 hi's before buying an identical pair, gleaming white, waiting to be broken in.

I would argue that someone with an interest in clothing is generally more accepting of appearances than someone without one. Google Rick Owens and tell me if you think it is cool or stupid. In an ideal world, fashion is rather inclusive, though it often appears otherwise.

Suits are easy, formulaic. Everything else is the fun part.