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style advice for young lawyers with no time& no money - lawyer fashion clothing tips hi! i'm antonio centeno, the founder of realmen real style, and today, we're going to be talking about how does a lawyer look sharpwith no money and no time. if you haven't already, please subscribe toour youtube channel. by doing that, these videos will come right to you. in addition,if you like this, if you enjoy it, i would appreciate it if you would click the "like"button right down there. in addition, i'm going to link you to an article which is goingto expand on what i'm talking about today. and finally, if you haven't seen it, if youhaven't grabbed it, make sure to go down there and grab our free 47-page e-book. it's overat real men real style and i put a lot of

time and effort into it. i think you'll enjoyit. okay, let's jump right to the question. "antonio,my biggest style challenge is cost. i'm a third year law student working two lawyerjobs with a special license. they'll ask me to work as a lawyer and be a student at thesame time. i'm in the courtroom at least three days a week on various matters ranging fromdivorce to felony defense. i make very little after rent, food, books, and tuition. i currentlyhave a black suit that's decent-fitting, but how do i assemble a wardrobe that keeps melooking like a lawyer on a small budget? the other problem i have is that i'm muscular,6'4", 225 lbs, so most suits do not fit me off the rack. thank you for any help. jason."

all right, jason, it's one of those catch-22s.you're in a position where as a young lawyer coming up, you want to do and spend as muchtime possible probably doing internships, working with different judges, doing all typesof pro bono work, everything you can to gain experience. on the other hand, you're notreally getting paid for this. you're looking at this as an investment in your future, butwhen it comes down to it, you can't pay the rent. you can't buy new clothing just by saying,"hey, i'll pay you in five years, in ten years." now, maybe a few years ago before this wholecredit crunch, you could've gotten those 0% apr credit cards and pay those off for tenyears. okay, it's not going to happen today. you need to figure it out. you're young, youhave no money, and you have no time, which

usually with young people, i tell them, "hey,you've got time," especially if you're just a regular college student. go out there andtrade your time by going through thrift stores. it sounds like that is an option which you'rekind of saying isn't really an option for you because, well, you just don't have, again,the time for it. so what i'm going to suggest is a little bit unconventional and i thinkyou're going to enjoy it. 1. you're probably going to have to acceptthat you are going to have to compromise. you're going to be surrounded by lawyers andjudges who perhaps you meet out in town, you meet at social events, you meet at those monthlyget-togethers for education i know you lawyers have, and you're going to notice they've gotgreat-looking suits and these guys look sharp.

you're going to have to realize you're notat that point and you probably can't afford those $2000 custom-made suits that those guysare wearing. on the other hand, as long as you focus onfit, which for somebody with your build is going to be the big issue, you're going tobe good. you're saying, "okay, antonio, how can i focus on fit, again, when i have notime or no money?" you're going to want to look for a designer brand or somebody whomakes clothing that actually is more for your body type. again, i'm a custom clothier, soi don't really spend a whole lot of time in stores, but you can go out there and look. 2. also, you are going to want to spend sometime in thrift stores, but not in the way

that i normally suggest. so normally, i wouldsuggest that people go into thrift stores and they look around. now, for you, what iwould suggest is you want to have kind of a net of thrift stores. you want to get toknow the people that work there and you want to put out a bounty. you want to give themyour measurements and you want to say, "hey, this is the type of suit i'm looking for.this is my position. if you can help me find it, i'll pay you 20 bucks." no one does that and you going in and doingthat, you're going to make an impression especially if you've got a good story. it sounds likeyou're young and you're probably pretty attractive and there are usually young women that workthere. you can make this happen. what you're

doing is you're asking other people to beout looking for you. if you haven't already, you need to ask your family if you've gotsisters, if you've got brothers. really get other people involved and let them know aboutyour plight. don't be embarrassed by it. be proud that you're the kind of man that youwant to take control of the situation and you're going to go whatever means necessary. as i've been building up my company, i'vehad to swallow my pride a lot of times and it just comes down to if you want to succeed,you need to be willing to do what most people aren't willing to do. 3. focus on fit. i talked about that earlierby looking maybe for a designer, and the reason

you want to go possibly with a designer brandversus something from the men's wearhouse is the men's wearhouse, jos. a. bank's, decentstarter companies, but most of their clothing is going to be square. and for somebody ofyour height and your build, it's going to be really tough to get this stuff altered. 4. let's say you get stuck with that. well,you still want to focus on fit. take it to a seamstress or a tailor. most seamstressesare women and you're going to notice that these are usually older women. offer to barter.perhaps you don't have the $50 to $100 that they would normally charge. tell them yourstory and make an offer and say, "hey, i can't pay the full amount." you sound like a big,strong guy. look around. look at what needs

to be done. perhaps these ladies, they need to get somethingmoved out of the office, big and heavy. perhaps they need someone to come in and yeah, youmay have to get up at 6:00 in the morning on a sunday and work until 10:00 cleaningout, maybe working on the landscaping of their office building, but you know what? it's goingto be worth it because you're going to save money and you're going to create a relationship,which is a lot different than they have with a lot of customers. again, use your story.you've got a good one, and people want to help people. so i've talked about putting out a bounty,focusing on fit, bartering, accept that you're

going to have to compromise. now, specificallyyou're going to probably compromise on fabric. fit and style, don't compromise on style.well, you don't want anything from like the 1970s or '60s, but you can look at it. you're going to want to focus on the fit,that's the number one thing, then look at the style. i talk about fit and style in otherarticles, so i'm not going to get into it too deep. you're going to compromise on fabric.so if you find something that's 50% wool, 50% polyester, it's going to be okay at thispoint. when you start making a little bit more money, take care of those tailors. it'llhelp you out. also, look to upgrade the quality of your suits.

all right, sir, i hope that helped you out.i'll see you guys in the next video. bye-bye. so that's my answer. i hope you like it. i'dlike to hear from you guys in the comments and i will see you in the next video. bye-bye.