Men's Fashion: A Guide to Urban Clothing

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Urban clothing is one of the most popular and favoured trends among men. It's a combination of casual, hip-hop and streetwear, and it seems that men really love it mainly because of the freedom to mix and match different things. Men urban clothing is all about allowing men to feel comfortable and stylish at the same time. However, there are some general rules that you should follow so you can successfully wear different clothing pieces.

Combine Dark and Neutral Tones

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Urbanwear is all about combining darker-toned and muted neutrals, and it seems that men simply love it. While darker colours are considered more elegant and formal, still, when combined with some casual clothing pieces they can help them achieve just the needed effect – smart casual with a hint of comfiness and street style. Usually, it's the bottom part of the clothing that's in darker colours like dark blue, charcoal grey and black, while the top clothing pieces are in lighter colours like white, ivory, light grey even baby pink and baby blue.

Feel Free to Play with the Proportion

Urbanwear is all about playing with proportions which allows you to wear chunkier, oversized, classic and a range of other clothing pieces. In order not to overdo things, you should pick only one looser clothing piece or in total two if considering the jacket/coat. That being said, you should keep the rest of them more fitted. Whether you prefer oversized tops or baggier bottoms it really doesn't matter, all that matters is choosing stylish men urban clothing pieces that always look good as they feel.

What to Wear?

T-Shirts

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T-shirts are one of the most basic types of urbanwear clothing pieces. Whether plain, with a smaller or bigger logo on them, tees have been a staple in urban and streetwear style from the very start. Since they're available in numerous designs, sizes and colours, this makes them versatile clothing pieces that can be worn on different occasions.

Urban t-shirts also allow being worn on their own, under shirts or jackets and coats which makes them the most universal clothing piece of all time. So, it's safe to say that men's urban t-shirts have the ability to outlast most fashion trends.

Depending on your preference, you can choose between longer or shorter sleeves, whereas tees with longer sleeves are considered more casual. Regardless of the type, you choose, the rule that stays the same for all urban tees - they should feel like a second skin. Thus, they need to be made from comfortable and durable materials like cotton or a cotton blend.

Shirts

Unlike other types of shirts, urban-style shirts are a bit oversized and looser. Even though it isn't strange to see a button-down shirt combined with cargo pants or denim jeans, still urban style is all about wearing unbuttoned shirts over t-shirts. Given the fact that this style is all about wearing looser and comfier clothing pieces, you should opt for ones that are made from comfortable materials like cotton, bamboo, linen and polyester. When the weather is cooler, this style also allows wearing overshirts which are something between a jacket and a shirt. They are made of thicker material which allows being worn on their own or as an overshirt over tees, hoodies and sweaters.

Hoodies

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Hoodies are an important part of the urban style. They're warm and cosy, perfect for keeping you warm in the cooler time of the year. Aside from allowing being worn on their own, they also allow for being layered. Aside from wearing a coat/jacket over them, you can also wear a t-shirt and even a shirt under it. Since this style is all about wearing baggy clothes, make sure to choose one size up if the model isn't oversized enough.

Regarding the look and design, they can come plain or with logos, with or without zippers on the front. While both of them can be considered casual types of urban clothes, still the zip-up style is considered more casual.

Just like other types of urban tops, hoodies can also come in a range of colours, designs and fabrics, which allows you to pick just the right models for the right occasion.

Hats

Whether worn forwards, backward or sideways, hats are a must in urban wear. In fact, they are considered as one of the few fashion accessories that are a must in urbanwear style. The most universal hat type in urbanwear is the classic baseball cap style, however, you can also invest in several beanies. Even though some men love wearing them throughout the year, the fact that they're knitted makes them the perfect choice for wearing during the cooler time of the year.

Sneakers

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As with streetwear, sneakers are a fundamental part of an urban wear outfit as well. They have the ability to elevate even the most ordinary outfit and give it the needed spark. Just like with everything else, you can choose from a large selection of brands, types, models, colours and designs which gives you the opportunity to mix and match them with different outfits. All it takes is opting for quality and durable ones coming form trusted brands.