Fashion Fix - Zak Maoui
EPISODE 6: HOW CAN I MAKE MY WARDROBE BASICS WORK HARDER?
Welcome to Fashion Fix at THE OUTNET, our IGTV styling series where we answer your fashion dilemmas.
We asked our male shoppers to share their burning style questions – and were inundated with queries about how to give new life to your wardrobe basics, from lockdown tracksuits to everyday denim. As GQ’s Style Editor, Zak Maoui was the perfect person to ask. He shares his expert tips about how to bring new energy to your existing sartorial favourites, whether giving a relaxed, modern edge to office trousers or elevating your jeans. Through styling hacks and easy inspiration, Maoui’s insights will help you get the most out of your wardrobe.
If you have a styling dilemma, send your question to our team via Instagram and we hope to answer it in our future episodes.
THE EVERYDAY JEANS
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Think about contrasts – relaxed vs formal
“A lot of people think that jeans are a casual item, but I think the opposite. You can wear them in all sorts of situations. If you want to wear them to a casual lunch or to the office, you should pair them with a really nice, structured blazer such as this one from Acne Studios and a pair of chunky black Derby shoes such as these from Kenzo.”
THE TRACKSUIT
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Angular lines will juxtapose any loose silhouettes
“I wanted to focus on how you can wear the tracksuits that you’ve been enjoying for the past two years out of the house and during your everyday. Maybe that’s to dinner, maybe that’s to the office should your job allow, or just seeing friends. The easiest way to pair a tracksuit, such as this one from Helmut Lang which is made from a nylon shell material, is to wear an oversized trench coat. The angular lines of this trench, which is from Maison Margiela, will instantly elevate it and take it to a new sort of area that a plain simple T-shirt wouldn’t.”
THE FORMAL TROUSERS
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Switch up that white shirt and shoes combination
“We all have that pair of suit trousers in our wardrobe that we think might just belong in the office, but you should be able to wear them everywhere – to restaurants, friends’ houses, anywhere. I’ve paired these ones, which are from Maison Margiela, with a pair of Adidas sneakers, which instantly takes them to a more casual place, and a white T-shirt, which again gives them a more relaxed vibe.”
