Gen X vs. Millennial vs. Gen Z Menswear Debate | Off the Cuff

This was so good!! I really enjoyed the conversation. I laughed out loud at James' commando joke that Raphael and Antonio didn't get! 😂

As for glasses, I think:

Gen X — B&L Ray-Ban, Oakley, Oliver Peoples
Millennial — Luxottica Ray-Ban, Tart Optical, Moscot
Gen Z — (not sure)

As a Xennial ('83 baby), I remember the fashion of late '90s Britain being split between wigga (white guys trying to be West Coast rappers, think Ali G), the semi-skinny fit that came out of the Brit-pop subculture and the loose fit scruffy stuff of the late grunge/early emo style.

The one shoe that fit across all these styles were Timberlands, the wiggas didn't lace or tuck them into their jeans, the grungers lace them medium tight and tuck them, the Brit-poppers laced tight and fully tucked them.

The Brit-poppers were the only ones that didn't sack their jeans, wiggas said without a belt and grungers had the studded belt but left it loose enough to sag out jeans.

Now a lot of my friends wear just basic straightcut jeans, a basic t-shirt and comfy trainers when not at work. Depending on the workplace culture, it's gonna be cotton slacks and an open collar shirt with comfy dress shoes (maybe chinos for someone who's more "fashion forward") - unless there's a workplace uniform!

Baseball caps have to be the very worst clothing item that Europeans have imported from the US and it did indeed start in the 1980s with Gen X. It wasn't me! Nobody looks better for wearing one.

Excellent collaboration of 3 experts in this field. Antonio , I was initially turned off by Unisex Tom Ford perfumes. Just the idea of it. Changed my mind after positive responses. You have to test and experiment.

Just remember, The French Empires loved fashion, and the US didn't. Who rules the world?

The Sinatra family is paid very handsomely for their association with Jack Daniels. Don’t let that fool you

Interesting discussion guys. My intent was to listen to this conversation in the background while housecleaning, but it engaged me more than expected. By all means, do more of these.

Looking good James

The holy trinity of menswear! Been watching each of these guys for years, great to see all my favourite menswear stylists coming together to debate and discuss a topic that has influenced my fashion choices and personal style.

Omg!! 😃🙂 rmrs involved! Had to watch this video!! Should have invited Aaron marino too. Hes gen x

Would love more episodes of this!

No way that hes a millenial lol

Gen x for ever

Love how we got to see James speaking in a more natural environment with less of an agenda, even cracking jokes (came out of nowhere, had me laughing :)) Keep up the great work y'all

Traducción al español pls

There are only two types of suits. Shop suits, and tailor suits. It doesn't matter who designed your shop suit, or what it cost, it's still a shop suit. So, buy cheap suits until you've saved up enough to go to a good tailor and have a real suit made for you. Or two. At work, a shop suit will do. Avoid fashion, never wear a tuxedo in church or when you have to dress properly, a tuxedo is dressing down from a suit.

Fashion is recycled with a touch of modern tech, themes, social influence etc. Wearing a suit and tie will never be outdated regardless of width, length, taper and shape of various garments or accessories. The only thing I don't like about today's fashion is mixing casual wear with formal wear. Smart casual used to lean more towards slightly formal, decent, but relaxed. Now people have taken a pair of joggers and paired it with a 3 piece tailored suit, like a Skysports presenter I saw today. Worse thing is he knew the camera shot would be of his whole body. Oh my days!

How much did the CIA pay for this psyop?

Good talk.

Well done, gentlemen. Only thing missing was cigars!

Great video

Well done, Gents!

Help me out here. What is the name of the Japanese sock company you mentioned in a video? Can't seem to find it.

Most men i know do not think about clothes or style or colours or their appearance. They either don't bother themselves or are indeed lazy. The men who do are not common. There is also a big variation between city and country dwellers. However for women and men choice of clothing is usually about fitting in and conformity. Its great to see men taking an interest in their grooming and style.

More of these collabs!

Young millennials and the SWAG era

Great talk by all the speakers!

It's weird that I am technically a millennial yet I believe I am closer in age to and can relate more with James than I can with Raphael

Gen z is probably ath-leisure

Oh boy. I came for the style conversation, but the end got real.

Great conversation 👏

That's an unexpected crossover episode from Antonio and Raphael. But is Raphael really a millenial?

I'm still making fun of my friend if I catch him wearing makeup.

Dude makeup should only be worn by actors on camera. Unless it’s literal war paint 👍

I like that the young man is the only one wearing a tie!!

I absolutely love this. The only thing is that its a little hard to hear everyone at times

This is Great video. Loved how you brought in all three generations. Please do this again. R.

"Get a suit! ".- Barney Stinson.

Gen Xer here. I was always taught to dress for the job you want, not the job you have. Notice what the other employees are wearing. Notice what the CEO is wearing..

It’s great to see all of you collaborate, each from a different generation. Well done.

The trend in ALL 3 generations by the typical man is dressing like slobs. Sadly.

Such nice gentleman in one spot. Hats of gents.

I'm 46, but I feel teenager inside, I never wear formal clothes, I only have 1 stand collar blazer and 1 black suit, for everyday I wear denim jacket, leather jacket, field jacket, I feel out of my element when wearing suit, I feel like a pretender in formal clothes.

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