5 men's necklace styles masculine male necklacesevery man should consider jewelry for men hey, guys! i'm antonio centeno, the founderof real men real style. today i'm going to be giving you a guide on men's necklaces.now, the actual guide is in the article which i linked to right below this video if you'rewatching it on youtube. today, i'm really just going to be talkingabout the five styles, five styles which you should consider. i know this is a pretty controversialsubject. this is something a lot of guys just do not see themselves ever wearing a necklaceand i'm going to address that. now, i want to mention, this is brought toyou by proclamation jewelry. they're my latest premium sponsor, an amazing company out ofhouston, texas. three people came together
and they decided, "you know, we're going tomake masculine jewelry, jewelry that doesn't apologize for what it is and is going afterthe man who wants to stand out, who isn't afraid and is proud to wear rings, necklaces,bracelets, things like that." so go check them out. very unique designs.they make custom bespoke pieces. if you have an idea for a piece of jewelry and you'venever been able to find it, you want to speak with, definitely contact nick. these are theguys at proclamation jewelry who can help take your vision of the ideal, perfect, strongmasculine piece and bring it to reality. so go check them out. okay. let's get to necklaces. now, today inthis video, i'm going to talk about five styles.
like i said, in the article i'm going to gointo a more detail on materials and things like that. but the first style i want to talkabout, maybe not so much as style but something that's become a bit iconic. 1. dog tags can you guess what is the style that prettymuch every military man is almost required to wear? the dog tag. the dog tag actuallycame out of function but if anyone wants, i'd love to hear you in the comments of whatthe function of the dog tag is, but basically you get two sets and most guys would put onepair on their boot, another pair around their neck and that is necklaces.
many of us when you get used to it will likethe feel of it and even when we leave the military, many of us continue to wear it.i actually still have my dog tags. i don't normally wear them but it's just a reminderof a bit of my history, of what i went through. there's just something about my -- i keepthem, i don't normally wear them, but most men who had served in many branches in themilitary, i don't know about outside the us how many other branches use this, but whenyou get used to this, you've worn this necklace and it's a function piece. that's it. if you go back and you look atthe history of necklaces, that the function was that they show that you actually had means.they were an outside symbol of wealth that
you, in a sense, can provide and it was somethingthat women look at. men used to actually be the peacocks of society. we had to send theseoutside messages that "hey, we were a good provider." believe it or not, this did makeus more attractive. you still see this in many cultures, in manyareas. i'm here in los angeles. right now in my sister's place. i can tell you, i seea lot of style. now, these guys maybe wouldn't equate into this but i see young men, i seeolder men dressing in a manner that they show innocence what they have. my wife, being ukrainian and russians, theytalk about wearing what they have or presenting themselves. so they don't really invest inbonds and the stock market. they invest in
their houses, in their cars and by puttingout that fund, by sending those signals, they're able to attract the type of business, attractthe type of partners, whoever it is they want to attract. necklaces have a long history. okay. that was a side note. let's talk aboutbasically style number one which is the dog tag that most men have it or many men haveone. 2. chains number two, we're going to be talking aboutchains. in the article i get into more detail about gold, silver and the different typesof platinums and chains out there but chains
are very simply a chain that goes around.they're usually medium length and if you wear a shirt like i could be wearing a chain rightnow and you guys wouldn't see it. maybe if i unbuttoned my shirt, you'd see a littlebit of it. i usually see this in areas of warmer weather.i know they're much more popular. when i'm in miami or even here in parts of california,it seems like warmer weather, change in wear. in colder weather, they're usually able towear more clothing and accessorize more. but here in hotter areas, you can wear a chainand it's not going to add really any heat to your body and it adds a bit of style towhatever you're wearing. so we talked about dog tags and chains.
3. religious necklaces let's talk about religious necklaces. i grewup catholic and my father gave to me a scapular. the deal with the scapular, if you don't knowthe history, it's supposedly if you die when you wear this, you go to heaven. i'm not goingto say whether that's true or not, but what i am going to say is that this was somethingthat i wore for quite a few years and there are many men out there who whether they bechristian, whether they be jewish, whether they be islamic, whether they be buddhist,that they want to wear something that reminds them of their faith. men are wearing this. they've got somethingon them that reminds them of their history
and their religion and something that theyhold true to. that is the third style. 4. pendant necklaces now, the fourth style is more, it actuallyencompasses some of the ones i talked about but pendant-style or pendants. basically, a pendant is where you have a stringor a chain and then there's a single item attached at the bottom. many religious piecesare pendants. usually, it's reserved more for women that wear pendant. we think of femininejewelry. but many women can wear -- here in california or hawaii you may see some guywearing a shark's tooth that perhaps he found on the beach and it means something to him.
i remember back in high school during ourfootball season, we actually had -- i grew up in midland greenwood and in case you'renot familiar, west texas, football is huge. and i had this little, i think it was lightblue. it was a very light blue string and on it we had a chain link. that chain linkwas supposed to symbolize that as a team we're only as strong as our weakest link. i reallythought that was a good analogy of how we had to band together and become one and worktogether to have a great season. now, we didn't make the playoffs so it didn't fully workbut i do remember it and i guess it didn't work because here i am talking about it. those are pendants. the thing with havinga masculine pendant is you don't it to be
overly large. you don't want to go into costumejewelry. so let's talk about the last piece -- chokers. 5. chokers chokers are necklaces. usually, they can beworn much closer to the neck. if i was wearing a choker right now, you would be able to seeit. they go around here. they're not supposed to choke you but they do, in a sense, veryclose around the neck. chokers, you're going to see, are made fromvarious materials. hemp, i know is pretty popular. i was just up in the portland, seattlearea and i saw some men wearing hemp chokers. oftentimes, maybe beads can be worn.
now, the key with the choker is it needs tobe non-irritating and so make sure whatever you choose that you wear it at least for acouple of days and you make sure that you're not rubbing yourself, you're not going tohave a reaction to the material. so those are the five styles. now, in the comments below, i would love tohear from you guys about what you think about necklaces. can they be worn in a masculinemanner? if you guys want to answer that question i asked about dog tags, go for it. okay, guys. so make sure you go check outthe article. this is brought to you again by proclamation jewelry, a great company andthey've helped fund all of this. they're bringing
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