Unfortunately for image and style reputation equality in the college scene, it's much easier for a guy to get dressed in the morning than a girl.
Your typical college male can throw on a wrinkled formal shirt, some swim-trunk-esque khaki shorts and call it a day. If a girl did the same, it'd be chaos.
However, simplicity doesn't equal good fashion.
Spending an extra two minutes thinking about your outfit in the morning will increase your "fashion sense" exponentially. At the height of these decisions should be your accessories.
There a few basics, and a few aspects of accessorizing that not everyone is familiar with. However, even the basics -- matching shoes to belt, non-conflicting pants-to-shirt colors -- don't come easy to everyone, and they should.
Your primary accessories are going to be your watches, sunglasses, socks and jewelry. Watches are simple: you slap one on your wrist that matches your outfit. Your watch should serve as an outward portrayal of where you want to fall on the spectrum of casual to formal. Basic, leather watches can work with a shirt and shorts. If you try to sport some fancier "ice" with a casual outfit, it's going to conflict.
Sunglasses might be the hardest choice. Like watches, it's easy to pick up a pair of shades on your way out the door and not think anything of it.
If your sunglasses are they type that are most of the time free -- neon lenses, maybe a logo on the side -- then they shouldn't be combined with clothing you feel puts your best foot forward.
Speaking of feet, covering them is an accessory that not everyone realizes is considered an outfit accentuation. Socks don't have to necessarily match the shoes, they just can't conflict heavily. In 2018, the trend of "crazy socks" is more prevalent than ever, so you don't always have to be anal about it, considering brown and black socks aren't always the most exciting accessory in the world.
Jewelry is a category that most think belongs to only girls, but guys shouldn't be afraid to boast it if they've got it. Necklaces and bracelets that have some bling aren't common, but a ring or something like it won't be looked down upon.
Planning out your outfit the night before pays immense dividends in the end, but it should also include planning of accessories. But if you just thrown on a wrinkled shirt from the laundry heap by default, that needs to change first.
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