How to be Classically Masculine

Style and elegance lessons from icons of classic masculinity like Sean Connery's James Bond and Cary Grant.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Style
2:40 Grooming
3:40 Fragrance
4:47 Physique
5:54 Personality
6:56 Conclusion

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[James]

Calm, composed, competent, professional and polite.

[vghkthm]

Being masculine requires manners and a suave demeanor .. seemingly lacking these days Those men were clean, confident. classy.

[quanganhnguyen]

You cant fake it: It is the fire behind the eyes. This comes from genuine hardship and ambition

[jonnyaesthetic]

This is exactly why I still prefer watching movies from the 50s-80s era. Style, eloquence, and class will never go out of style.

[danzbeard]

Being masculine is more about the energy you possess and project rather than your outside facade.

[petereastwood]

Remember, Sean Connery started out as a bodybuilder, not an actor. Of course, this was before steroids were used to get jacked. So, yes, he pumped iron for the sake of it, not just for sport. His physique was partially why he got the Bond role.

[Seriouslyfunny]

Someone made this finally. I've been sick of these 'red pill' videos which base the idea of masculinity revolving just around getting girls to your bed. While some of those videos do give good advice about your dressing, self improvement and fitness, most of them are manipulative and assume that world works linearly.
Glad you did this video.

[robertbunnell]

I'm 56 and you reminded me of something I've lost thank you . I'm glad to see young men like you thinking this way

[nothing]

Today's blokes see masculinity as wearing their girlfriends leggings, a shirt 2 sizes too small, and being a complete nob.

[V.S.]

I'm looking for a man like that. A man who is calm, collected and respectful, who is not controlled by his ego complexes. A man of substance and class.

[K_gh]

Henry Cavil is a good example of classic masculinity

[MrFenris]

For quite some time, I have been drawn to the rather stoic yet debonair Humphrey Bogart. His style, wit, and nonchalant attitude truly enhanced his confident demeanor. Men, today, mistake bluster for masculinity, when in reality, it makes them come across as insecure, immature, or both. When I was in the Navy, we had a saying, "Big mouths have

[newbee]

Measure of a man is his character, his virtue
Manners and verbosity is how the virtue exhibits itself
Strength is also necessary

[JamesRDavenport]

What helps me is to remember a phrase I heard a lot growing up as the son of a military officer, "squared away." It is the embodiment of the classical masculine ideal. Everything in proper order, appearance, competence, focus. As to a style example, I look to Ian Fleming's cousin, the late Sir Christopher Lee. Elegance, competence, dignity, humility. Squared away in all things.

[SigmaLegendus]

It is not the smoking that makes them masculine, its more of their outfit, facial expressions and personality and traits.

[williamjohnson]

Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Errol Flynn, and Stewart Granger are some of my favorite old school actors

[annahenderson]

Oh man, this is a great video! I am an old soul who bemoans the culture of today with its sissified males and power-hungry women. There are still a few of us old-fashioned, feminine ladies looking for good, decent, manly men who have manners and morals and confidence and character and class. The 40s and 50s exemplified that. I love Cary Grant. Keep on with this kind of content!

[freddobbs]

Confidence: Stating your case, making it interesting all the way through, and not immediately begging for likes and subscriptions. Good masculine traits! I liked and subscribed immediately.

[markkennedy]

That controlled aggression point was spot on. And the lack of attention-seeking is again spot on. So simple yet so true. Something almost forgotten nowadays. Subscribed.

[timrobinson]

Love your observations on men's classic style. You are spot on sir. Keep spreading the good word.