He's been a symbol of Silicon Valley's aversion to style, known for taking the "dorm entrepreneur" anti-fashion stereotype to an extreme. He still wears the same gray T-shirt, oversize jeans, utilitarian running shoes and fleece hoodies, on all but the most formal occasions. By all accounts, he doesn't pay attention to his clothes because he doesn't care what other people think, and of course, he's been incredibly successful anyway.
He's 28 now with two major life milestones recently behind him -- his IPO and his wedding. He hired Frank Gehry to design a cool building. He might still take an interest in his personal aesthetics...
- Taking pride in looking attractive
- Owning one's appearance
- Communicating one's personality through clothes
- Enjoying how luxurious textures and shapes feel on the body
- Scoring social points through mastery of an additional realm -- style.
He can afford the best clothes, and many of these are just as comfortable and easy as the jeans and T-shirts he's used to, while looking way better. He would not miss the texture of a poly fleece when he can touch beautiful knits, high-thread-count cotton and other luxury materials. He would still feel casual and relaxed, but would look more sophisticated.
Mark's coloring is muted and like many guys he's colorblind. Fortunately, he looks best in the type of neutral (not bright) colors that all go together. A wardrobe in grays, browns, dark blues and whites would look fantastic on him and be very practical, day to day. His features are classical as are his tastes, and he is fit; he would enjoy understated clothes from Loro Piana, Gucci, Lanvin and Maison Martin Margiela. He'd look best in higher collars, sharper shoulders, single-button jackets, dark brown shoes.
Dressing well would communicate that he's a young business badass, not a college kid or middle-aged guy. When he puts on a suit, he would own it like Don Draper or George Clooney, instead of looking uncomfortable as if his clothes are borrowed.
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