How to choose a suit: Beginner’s Guide (B)

All men today need to have at least one suit that must always be ready to come out of the wardrobe. Suits are the formal men`s attire and probably will be a long time from now. We recommend that you should have at least two suits: one that is more formal, and a second one that is casual. But how to choose a right suit?

In case you are a rookie when it comes to picking clothes, here are the main things you need to look for:

• First of all, you need to choose a good fabric, although it might be more expensive. Wool is the best fabric out there, but if you can`t afford a wool one, you can choose another fabric, as long as you keep in mind that there are other important factors that make a good suit.

• A right suit needs to have proper sleeves. Try it on and let your arms hang on your sides, your sleeves should end where your hand meets your wrist.

• The shirt sleeves should be one-quarter longer than the jacket ones.

• When it comes to buttons, we can say that you might want to choose a 1 or 2 button jacket. 1-button jackets fit better on men with a slimmer physique.

• The pants should be comfortable. Try putting a finger in your pants, even so, it still needs to be OK. It’s pointless to wear pants you can’t move in.

• The older rules said that pants should have one pleat, but the trend now is to have no pleats whatsoever.

• You can rarely go wrong with a white shirt or a shirt with small stripes or checkers. Also, your tie should go with your shirt, they must not necessarily match.

• When it comes to maintaining a suit, dry clean it as infrequently as possible, in order to preserve the strength of the fabric. If need be, have it professionally steam pressed or, and hang it in the shower with the door closed.

 

Suits are the so to say “male trademark” so buying the right suit is really important. However, if you have body that requires a certain type of suit that you won’t find, for example if you are a teen (teens have a hard time finding clothes that fit), buy a suit that’s a size larger and go to a tailor to have it adjusted. It’s amazing what a good tailor can do.

A good suit can go a long way, so we advise you to invest in it. It will also make you feel better and more involved, especially if you know that the suit fits your body. Looking well and feeling well go hand in hand, and that’s what we want for you.

 

Fraquoh and Franchomme

 

 

 

 

 

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