12 Style Ideas You Can Learn From "Street Fighter"

Stop spamming hadoukens for a sec and see what style inspiration you can get from your favorite fighters.

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For over 25 years, the Street Fighter series has never failed at delivering two things: The most unique competitive gaming experience and two, original characters with the most flashy and elaborate styles around. Street Fighter characters have styles that run the length of both extremes. From Dudley's green tuxedo and ruffled shirt to Remy's brightly colored pants. There are tons of ideas that a snazzy dresser can pick up from gaming's most popular brawlers. We've picked 12 Style Ideas You Can Learn From Street Fighter to get you right for the warm weather.

Go Monochrome

Models: Guy, Sean
Complex Says: Wearing a single color outfit is nothing out of the ordinary. Go beyond wearing a suit, donning the Canadian tuxedo, dressing in all white, or going all black everything. You win tons of style points for pulling off a single color that matches exactly in hue. If wearing a single color isn't your thing, try heading in a different direction by combining two similar shades of the same color (like two similar shades of cream or grey) as modeled by Sean (as seen on Sean's alternate color sprite). Accessorize to add more colors to the outfit like Guy’s gloves, belt, and matching socks.

Signature Bracelets

Models: Cody, Chun-Li
Complex Says: Stacked wrist accessories are a pain to put on and to look at. You roll up your sleeve to show five leather wraps, a gold watch, a brass bracelet, a Livestrong rubber wristband, and anything else that can fit your arm. Is there any more room on your wrist? Or should we say forearm? Ditch the overkill for a single wrist accessory that will become your signature like Chun-Li’s spiked wrist weights and Cody’s handcuffs.

Buy: Men's spiked bracelet ($56), 50 Shades of Grey inspired handcuff bracelet ($35)

Mask It

Models: Kanye West, Vega
Complex Says: Before Kanye went Yeti and threw diamonds on his face in concert, masks were better known things like Halloween, downhill skiing, and lucha libre just to name a few. Wearing masks in the winter may primarily be for practicality and not looks, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun giving a mask a place on your face. Wearing a mask to a party that’s not a masquerade can score you major props if pulled off properly. Ditch the everyday outfit for higher fashion and accessorize with a mask.

The Gentleman Look

Model: Dudley
Complex Says: Suits are expensive. Bespoke, off the rack, either way you go you have to pray a pretty penny for quality suiting. Not every day or occasion is meant for you to don a full suit. Though your intention may be to outshine your male peers and grab the ladies' attention, you can do so, sans blazer, with a clean and sharp outfit. Dudley’s outfit can take you much farther than a sloppy suit and keep you feeling much cooler than a summer suit in these upcoming, warmer months.

Headbands Are Classic

Models: Frank Ocean, Ryu
Complex Says: Pay homage to Pac, jock Frank Ocean’s steeze, or just give a nod to Capcom’s poster boy, Ryu. A bandana or headband can replace your snapback and set you apart from the pack. Style your hair up to call attention to it like Adon, or let your hair lay over it like Ryu and Sakura to see who's paying attention.

Real Men Wear Pink

Models: T.I., Dan Hibiki

Complex Says: If you ask Michael Bastian about wearing pink, he’ll tell you, “Everyone looks a little better and more alive in a pink shirt (direct quote from his interview with Men’s Health).” Want to look high on life? See how far you can take the color pink. Try a deep, vibrant shade of pink, a washed out version of the color, a shade that resembles red or orange, bubble gum pink, Bret Hart pink, any shade that fits your character and ever-changing moods the best and then wear it better than your boys. Despite how you feel about Dan Hibiki, real men wear pink.

Rock An Ascot

Models: Eagle, Rolento
Complex Says: Neckties are the common go to piece for pulling a suit together. There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you straighten out the Windsor knot on your tie or when you finish tying an Eldridge knot for the first time, but sometimes the process can become cumbersome and downright tiring. Try wearing an ascot instead. Ascots are a fine way to show that you’re a cultured, mature individual that cares about his appearance as opposed to looking like a run of the mill menswear nerd. Be careful though, rocking an ascot can go wrong if you're too literal with it. Put your own spin on it or run the risk of making list like this.

Hanging Overalls/Jumpsuits

Model: Alex
Complex Says: Overalls are slowly finding their way back onto the streets. If you’re not quite ready to look like a young Farmer John like in your Osh Kosh B’Gosh days then let the straps hang and wear them like jeans. Hanging overalls was an early 90s hip-hop and grunge look, and we think the time is just right for a comeback (well, since the 90s are back and all, hint hint).

Pants At High Volume

Model: Remy
Complex Says: You can’t go wrong with a pair of khaki or navy chinos. These staple colors fit into just about every outfit with ease. Just because rocking khaki and navy is so simple doesn’t mean that they improve every outfit. Some outfits can look better with olive green chinos, white jeans, royal blue trousers, or even a summer color like yellow, orange, or pink. You can dress like our model Remy who kept his outfit dark in order to let his pants pop in color. The red pants make the outfit here and it can take yours up a notch.

Long And Loose Shirts

Models: Yang, Yun
Complex Says: Thank Riccardo Tisci for menswear’s newfound love for and obsession with draping. Long before "the kilt seen ‘round the world", avant garde designers have been toying with the kilt design and longer shirt tails. Be prepared for more of it next season and not just from Givenchy and Pyrex. No seriously, get prepared! Our models, Yun and Yang, don longer shirts out of respect for their elders and their culture. You don’t have to grab a longer shirt for those reasons, do it just to be fly.

European Style Underwear

Models: Urien, Gill
Complex Says: Swim trunks are getting shorter, but don’t be intimidated. If you have been prepping and toning that beach body then you have nothing to be afraid of. Now if your body is impeccable then maybe you can push the envelope. We don’t recommend going shorter than a few inches above the knee to just anybody, only those confident enough and ready to show the goods. Go full Euro at the beach this summer, you might like it.

Kilt It

Model: E. Honda, Marc Jacobs
Complex Says: Don’t call it a skirt man! It’s a kilt and you shouldn’t be afraid of it. The Scottish rock it with no hesitation, and E. Honda fights in it with no problem. Ain’t nothing wrong with a kilt, and with draping becoming more prevalent you won’t look out of place. We wouldn’t go as far as to style it like E. Honda just yet. Go the Yeezy route to experiment, possibly go the Marc Jacobs route, and then see if you want to give the E. Honda look a try.