00:00You're watching Essence Now.
00:06I'm your host, Makon Jlovu, and it's time for Ready, Set, Fierce, where we showcase
00:11all kinds of fabulous fashions with expert advice.
00:14And today, it's all about the fellas.
00:16Now, here to keep our guys fashionable for the fall is stylist and Essence fashion assistant,
00:21Avon Dorsey.
00:22Welcome back, Avon.
00:23Thank you, Makon.
00:24It's a pleasure to have you.
00:26So this fall, it's all about the sweater for guys, but before we get started, what would
00:29make a wardrobe staple like a sweater hard to style?
00:32Sweaters.
00:33So they're seen as being old-timey and old-fashioned and stuffy, but this season, the sweaters are
00:40popping.
00:41They are slim-fitted.
00:42They're printed.
00:43They're patterned.
00:44Like, girl, they're banging out the box.
00:45They banging out the box.
00:46They are banging out the box.
00:47I am ready.
00:48Let's get this show started.
00:49The first sweater category was featured on runway shows like Ovadia and Raf Simmons.
00:53It's the pullover.
00:55Cecil, come on out and show us how you're working the pullover.
00:58Now, Avon, tell us how you styled this pullover look.
01:01Yes.
01:02So Cecil has on a graphic print sweater.
01:05So it's a pullover made by ASOS.
01:07It's called the Block Design Mohair Sweater.
01:09And it's a fabric that has a texture to it.
01:12So the khakis, they're olive green.
01:14Okay.
01:15And they pick up the color inside one of the prints in the sweater.
01:17So that's the way to do it this season.
01:19Kind of play around with it.
01:21Go for something that's fun out the box.
01:23So the boots are L.L. Bean and they're the signature men's wax canvas hunting boots.
01:28All right.
01:29Thank you so much.
01:30Now, our next model is styled in a sweater staple that all men should definitely have
01:35in their closet, a cardigan.
01:36You've seen it on runway shows like Givenchy and J.W. Anderson.
01:40Isaac, won't you come on out?
01:42Now, Avon, tell us how you styled Isaac's look.
01:45So Isaac has like the urban cowboy look.
01:48I love urban cowboys!
01:49So, I mean, it's not, you know, to the T like what a cowboy would wear.
01:53But with this sweater, it's a cardigan by American Rag.
01:56It's called the Folk Shawl Cardigan.
01:58And then we just paired it with some denim underneath to make it pop.
02:01So the jeans, they are by Liverpool, the slim straight jeans.
02:06These are Steve Madden, Patterson boots.
02:08Thank you so much, Isaac.
02:09You look so good.
02:10All right.
02:11Next up is the sweater coat.
02:12Now, we've seen this on Balmain.
02:14They featured this unique look in their runway shows.
02:16Randy, come on out and show us how to rock it.
02:19Yes.
02:20Wow.
02:21I am obsessed.
02:22I feel like I could wear this.
02:24Tell me about this jacket.
02:25Yeah.
02:26The sweater coat.
02:27Okay.
02:28So the sweater coat.
02:29So the thing with the sweater coat is that it's the inside worn out.
02:31So you're not just doing the sweater over top of a shirt or with your jeans or pants.
02:36Now you can go for the warmth and the full lengthness of a sweater coat.
02:40And so he's wearing a Boohoo Man smart wool look overcoat.
02:44Now tell me about the jeans.
02:45So the jeans.
02:46Oh my gosh.
02:47Yes.
02:48City street.
02:49Okay.
02:50Slim fit jeans.
02:51$15.
02:52$15?
02:53$15.
02:54$15.
02:55$15.
02:56I can't.
02:57The jeans.
02:58Yeah.
02:59For the cap.
03:00It's a stark shirling cap.
03:01Okay.
03:02Then he also has the Visitas backpack, which is held like a bag.
03:04And then the sneakers as well.
03:06I love the sneakers.
03:07I just love this whole look.
03:09Randy, thank you so much.
03:10You look great.
03:11All right.
03:12Our last model is wearing a turtleneck, which can be really tricky for a lot of men.
03:16Like we've seen it on designers like Neil Barrett.
03:18They had men rocking turtlenecks on the runway.
03:20Now Javon, let's see how it looks on you.
03:23Come on up.
03:24Well, I'd have to say it looks mighty fine.
03:27Avon, tell us what you did here.
03:29So Javon is very sophisticated, very city chic with his turtleneck.
03:33Okay.
03:34So he has a non-traditional turtleneck because turtlenecks that we know, they go all the
03:38way up.
03:39They kind of roll down the neck.
03:40This is open at the collar and it's by Old Navy.
03:43It's a shawl popover sweater.
03:45He has a button detail at the top.
03:47The pants are slim, built-in flex khakis by Old Navy as well.
03:50Oh, wow.
03:51So the pants are $40.
03:52The sweater is $50.
03:54And then the shoes, you know he has a monochromatic look.
03:57So the shoes by Piccolinos, they're a Glasgow shoe, and they have a contrasting Oxford detail.
04:02Our boy Cecil is wearing a pullover.
04:04Isaac is in a printed cardigan.
04:07Randy is sporting the sweater coat.
04:09And Javon is showing us how to pull off a turtleneck sweater.
04:13You all look fun.
04:15Avon, thank you so much for joining us and bringing us these guys and these style inspirations.
04:20Now for more sweater inspiration for the man in your life, pick up the latest issue of Essence
04:24magazine, Essence Now fam.
04:26What y'all think?
04:27Use the hashtag Essence Now to let us know which of these sweaters you'd love to see your guy in.
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