- Wherever you are, women notice you.
- Strangers will compliment your style.
- Your guy friends may make fun of you in the beginning, but soon they will solicit style advice.
- You will have no problem test driving a Porsche or Maserati.
- People smile at you more often.
- People assume you are successful, and treat you better.
- You begin to want mother of pearl buttons on your shirts, and horn or corozo buttons on your jacket; additionally, you want your buttons to have a shank so they button more beautifully.
- Some people at work may dislike you because you are dressed better than them.
- You analyze other people’s style and you smile when you see them wearing a real ancient madder silk tie, peccary gloves or double sided scarves.
- You start to see the scourge of oversized jacket armholes everywhere.
- You buy your first knit tie.
- You don’t want to leave the house without a pocket square in your jacket.
- Women are more likely to flirt with you.
- You realize sunglasses are not just functional but different kinds work better with certain outfits than others.
- You start reading blogs, websites and magazines about men’s clothing style.
- People want to take selfies with you.
- You try to match the color of your belt and shoes, and your shoes now need shoe trees.
- You think about getting a pair of suspenders.
- People remember you as the stylish guy even though they only met you once.
- You don’t want to take off your jacket anymore.
- Your new suit gives you a V-shape as if you had worked out 5 times a week at the gym.
- Matching colors and patterns in an interesting way becomes your new sport.
- You only use shoe horns to put on shoes and shoe shining becomes very important.
- You don’t mind being overdressed.
- People assume you have more authority and will interrupt you less.
- You start to dislike monochromatic looks.
- You look forward to cold winters so you can wear your heavy overcoat, gloves, and scarves.
- You want shoes with leather soles, not rubber.
- You develop an affinity to tweed and other fabrics with a depth of color.
- You develop an interest in cuff links and french cuff shirts.
- You start wearing bow ties, and you always want to tie it your own.
- You enjoy seeing yourself in the mirror, you get more confident, and you express that in everything you do – other people will notice it.
- You start hanging up your jackets in the car because keeping them on when you drive wrinkles them.