A Minimalist Wardrobe for Men: Part Two — The Bare Basics of a Minimalist Man’s Wardrobe

Remember: White or Solid coloured shirts, don’t have to mean plain, smooth textures — you can also go for something with a slightly raised white-on-white texture like in the above shot.

3 work pants

All you need is really 2 or 3.

The most classic style is a flat front, un-pleated, fitted, straight-legged pair.

I’d say 3, just so that one is a backup for in case you spill something that has to wait until laundry day.. but other than that, BF wears the same 2 pants all week.

Pants don’t really get dirty or smelly during the week, and if you wear them in a khaki or darker colour, it can be worn until its frayed death.

If all else fails, you can always wear the pants from your suit in a pinch.

3 t-shirts

Plain, cotton with some spandex, t-shirts. Don’t try and go fancy, or too spandex-y or strange.

What you don’t want, is to have the shirt cling to your body — for one thing, it doesn’t let your body perspire comfortably, and if you have a less than stellar shape, it’ll highlight the rolls rather than skim over them for a smoother look.

Basic colours: black, white, grey, or blue

This is for when you work out, or need to do some painting around the house, like that free t-shirt someone from the beer company tossed at you in college.

I’d suggest having one t-shirt for “household work”, that you don’t mind getting dirty.

The other two shirts are just for backup or just to wear around the house. Remember: one is your backup.

2 polo shirts

(Please do NOT pop the collar and wear it just as its shown in the image above)

You may be wondering why I am suggesting 2 polo shirts when you have 3 t-shirts already.

This is because you want to look somewhat casual, but not too casual or formal.

This is where the polo shirt comes in — it’s for dates, or other slightly more special occasions.

In fact, depending on your profession & industry, you could have 5 polo shirts as the base of your business casual wardrobe, and just one white button up dress shirt for events & occasions.

BF used to wear polo shirts to work everyday until he became a freelancer, and then he stepped it up a notch to be more professional at work.

3 sweaters

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