10 Style Choices That Make You A Well-Dressed Douchebag

It's the Panama Hat's edgier cousin that prefers vodka drinks to beers and probably will buy shots for every girl at the bar. We're all for brimmed hats in the summertime, but we also know that not every guy can pull one off. If you can, chances are that your wardrobe is as full of itself as you are.

We're talking to you, dude in layers. Nice three-piece suit. Too bad it's 78 degrees outside and we still have about a month of warm weather left until it's actually appropriate to wear any of the cool fall gear you just bought. Stop showing off and start dressing for the weather like the rest of us.

While great for summers on the coast and Mediterranean cruise stops, they're definitely ten steps up from flip-flops... just not very practical for gross subway stops and urban sidewalks. Wearing them is like telling the world you cab everywhere because you hate riding the train with peasants.

There's nothing wrong with pops of color, but there is something wrong with being the kid that screams "Me! Me! Me!" everyt time he walks into a room. Bold colors like red and blue can be dope, but anything like hot pink or tennis ball yellow is pretty ridiculous. All eyes will be on you, sure... but they're probably shooting knives at your audacity.

You know how you can judge how old a tree is by the rings in its trunk? You can also judge how many menswear blogs a dude reads by how many bracelets are on his forearm. If he has two, and he definitely loves clothing, but is still grounded in reality. Any more than that and he's officially a stage five creepazoid.

Scarves and hot weather just don't mix, no matter how steezy you're trying to be. It's a clothing oxymoron. While they might be useful in keeping sand out of your face, chances are you don't live in a desert that regularly experiences sandstorms. They can look snazzy when worn under a linen suit or light sportcoat, but they definitely make you look like you'd rather be someplace better and more European.

The boot tuck has divided many a menswear blogger, does it look good? Is it horrible? While it's definitely a move that only the boldest guys go for, your superior steez might intimidate lesser stylish beings.

Bowties are still a signifier of a dude who's just learning to dress himself, and are usually one of the first style risks a guy takes. There's nothing inherently wrong with them, and they do look cool when paired with something like a chambray shirt and workwear-inspired blazer, but they're just one of those trends you see so much that most people are pretty much over them right now.

Leave the top one unbuttoned: you're normal. Leave the top two unbuttoned: it's hot. Leave any more than that unbuttoned: you're sexy and you know it… but you're wrong. Then again, Kid Rock did say it's only being cocky if you can't back it up. So if you don't mind showing your chest hair or stomach, go ahead. It's the sartorial equivalent of "COME AT ME, BRO!"

The number one sign that everything you put on was deliberately calculated in order to make you stand out. You're out to prove that you know more about clothing than everyone else in your immediate vicinity, and they should not talk about style or you'll embarrass them. Also, it's a possible sign that you're definitely not on your man period and therefore are slightly less uptight than usual. Unless you're Andrew W.K., in which case, party on.