Tailor Made Suits
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Saturday, July 6, 2013
Button Cuffs
Button cuffs are single cuffs, which wrap around the arm and are buttoned into location. By far the most common button cuffs have a single button or could be adjustable, with two buttons side-by-side. They are the cuffs most normally discovered on prepared made shirts. In custom shirt circles you are going to find dress shirt cuffs with two buttonholes and two vertical buttons, a far more formal alternative usually called the barrel cuff. Button cuffs may also possess a compact button on the sleeve involving the cuff plus the end from the cuff opening. Referred to as the gauntlet button, this smaller sized button is intended to stop the area from opening and exposing the gentleman's wrist. Gauntlet buttons are a sign of a high-quality made shirt, a tiny detail ignored by most off the rack producers.
French Cuffs
French cuffs would be the most formal cuff choice, but are perfectly acceptable for daily put on in many industries. The French cuff is a double cuff, folded back and fastened with cufflinks to create a distinctive and distinguished appearance. Cufflinks must often be worn with French cuffs ¡§C though you will find additional subtle options obtainable, including fabric knots ¡§C so the gentleman have to be prepared to maintain a affordable choice on hand. French cuffs will not be created to become rolled up; throw within the phenomenon of cufflinks getting prone to disappear, along with the French cuff becomes a less appealing selection to low upkeep males.
The decision of ones cuff type is really a quite vital detail and should be chosen together with the intended use with the shirt in mind. tailor made suits Though not every person demands a closet complete of French cuffed shirts, a gentleman should really have no less than one for all those occasions when he desires to appear just a little more stylish than the ordinary. Embracing this sophisticated look is definitely an excellent method to declare to all observers that 1 not only takes pride in his appearance, but in addition has an appreciation for subtle elegance.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Line shirts
In the photograph, Peter Harvey's fresco jacket is combined with a shirt of Carlo Riva Lino Arsenal, a Simonnot-Godard pocket square and a Drake's London bow tie. Perhaps the least appreciated of those is the linen shirt, which is another of that set of things that deserve to be more common than they are.
Until the rise of cotton, linen was the most common fabric used close to the skin, which explains the name linens for shirts, handkerchiefs and bedding even though few of those are commonly made from linen any longer. Labor intensive to produce, the economics of linen usually require a higher price than cotton and the cost limits its popularity. On the other hand, linen wears cooler and absorbs moisture better than cotton, making the stuff a particularly comfortable choice for hot weather.
A second negative to linen besides price has been that in shirting weights the stuff creases when it is so much as looked at. Pure linen shirts are one of those things that should be changed at least once a day, which is hardly practical for men who need to be out and about for most of the time. And that is where another one of those blended fabric miracles of modern weaving technology comes into play, for Carlo Riva and David & John Anderson, the two best shirting makers of the world, each offer 50-50ish linen and cotton blends with a finer hand and a reduced propensity to crease than pure linen. Better still, in the somewhat rarified air in which these fabrics play their price is no more than the best pure cottons.
The usual knock on summer shirtings is that they can be sheer. Neither Lino Arsenal or DJAs Zephir 170 have this trait and that makes them perhaps the best choice for hot weather dress shirts.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Linen – The Fabric That Makes You Feel Cool
Just like the title says, linen will help you feel cool… literally. We all know that linen allows for better air circulation but how many of us have intentionally looked for it when shopping?
Most clothes nowadays are either cotton, polyester, or a combination of both. Finding a linen shirt or – God forbid – a linen tailored made suit is more like trying to find the Rosetta Stone.
OK, now you’re probably asking yourself: why on earth should I waste my time looking for linen garments when I could just as easily get them in cotton and get it over with? Cotton is also a natural fiber, what’s wrong with that?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. But I do have a few reasons that will definitely change your mind.
The first one is comfort. When you put on a linen shirt, if you’re not a style student, you might not even feel the difference. However, when you’re outside, you will surely feel the air currents better than you would in a cotton shirt.
If you happen to live in an area where you get at least a few weeks a year of really hot days, linen will feel like the only fabric your body will not reject.
The second reason is its antibacterial properties. IN short this means they will not catch smell as easily as cotton does. This is more apparent with linen socks, which, for reasons that will be discussed later in this chapter, I don’t recommend.
Third reason for wearing linen is simply the idea of having a wardrobe suitable for any season and meteorologic conditions. It’s about taking care of stylish details that are not apparent for others but, rather, for yourself.
Just like you wear umbrellas or hats or caps when it’s raining… just like you wear suede only when it’s not… and just like you wouldn’t wear sneakers and trainers in winter like some guys do… similarly, you want to wear the right fabric for the right season.
And since wool is mostly for winter (although some wool works in the summer too), cotton for every season (but it depends on how thick it is), linen should be kept for summer or hot autumn and spring days.
Fourth, fifth and sixth, linen offers good UV protection, is non-allergenic (if you ever got rashes from synthetic fibers this you should definitely give linen a try) and non-static, which means it does not accumulate static electricity that you sometimes feel when you take of a sweater, for instance.
Lastly, linen is eco-friendly. Almost no pesticides at all are used to grow it, unlike cotton fields which, according to a statistic I found, accounts for 50% of the World’s pesticide use.
OK, that’s a lot of reasons to wear linen. But let me give you one last reason: price. You’ll find that most linen garments cost about the same as their cotton versions. So why not mix things up a bit and get one right now?
Clothing items
If I succeeded into motivating you to give linen a chance, you’re probably wondering what clothing items come in this fabric? Quite a lot, actually:
· shirts
· Tailored made suit
· pants
· shorts
· ties
· pocket squares
In addition to those, I also mentioned linen socks earlier and I told you to avoid them. Pretty much anyone who’s ever owned a pair complained that they don’t hug the foot very well. This is both weird and uncomfortable.
If you do want to try them out, I recommend you find a pair that also has some spandex in it, this will help alleviate the problem.
Monday, May 13, 2013
How to Wear a Vest Casually
Go ahead and give that custom made suits jacket or blazer a day off and give that vest a little moonlighting as a stand-alone piece. In fact, a vest can be a perfect candidate for achieving that dressy-but-not-too-serious-and-still-looking-better-than-99%-of-the-room look at the next after work social.
Here are a couple of our favorite ways to wear a vest for that casual, weekend warrior look:
1 Give the Suit Jacket a Rest - Leave the jacket at home and wear that vest with a well-fitting button-down shirt and some suit pants. For an even more relaxed look, opt for a more casual button down like an oxford or a chambray. And if you’re knotting up, reach for something a little laid back like a knit or cotton tie, rather than a more formal silk tie. Feel free to keep your shirt collar unbuttoned with a loosened up tie knot to let people know you’ve switched from work mode to play mode.
2 Go Vest + Jeans - If you’re pairing your vest with some jeans, you want to go for a dark wash with no fancy fades, major whiskering, holes or bagginess. Make sure the denim is a slimmer fit, so it’s consistent with your vest. With the right pair of jeans, you can achieve a smart casual look and avoid a jarring juxtaposition between dressy and casual. You never want to look business on top and over-relaxed on the bottom.
And please don’t attempt to pull off some 3-piece hybrid, which will make you look like you lost your pants and had to borrow some jeans from your dad.
As for the vest itself, make sure it fits snug, with the length long enough that the sides reach to your belt line. And remember to leave that last vest button unbuttoned.
So give your vest a chance to shine. It’s a great way to add some versatility to your custom made suits. Mix and match, get creative and see what you can come up with!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Common Fabric for the Process of Formal Dress
Pure wool woolen dress tailored made suit fabric, texture, solid feel, full surface soft, glanced photometric foot. Leeuwin bottom face it as well suede, textured clear elastic fabric, dress fabrics are better customize the autumn and winter dress fabric selection.
2, pure wool worsted dress fabric, texture with woolen much thinner, the surface is relatively smooth lines point of view very clearly. Gloss natural, slightly bleaching light. Soft breathable. Telescopic ability, easy to handle folds, also dress fabric reasonable good fabric, such as the grid is still a fabric with black classic men's dress in the highest degree of praise ordered the spring and summer dress.
Wool polyester blended fabrics, compared to the pure wool fabric softness somewhat less, crisp lines, the extent of the polyester content ratio. Should be stronger than the pure wool elastic, anti-fold is also strong but the texture is not as wool. The mid-range of dress fabrics are more common fabrics.
4, wool, cotton or viscose blended fabrics, blended fabrics Its advantage is wearing comfortable, maintenance is simple, relatively affordable prices for everyday wear. But poor gloss, flexible and not more than a few. If you are ready to making everyday wear suits, is actually very appropriate choice. Also belong to the mid-range of dress fabrics.
5, polyester and viscose mixed imitation fabric, which is recent young fashion people like fabric, thinner and smooth texture, very comfortable to wear less aliasing. Some of the Tide brand is also commonly used fabrics such tailored made suit . However, in the production of dress is a matter of opinion. Belong in grade fabrics.
Wool polyester blended fabrics, compared to the pure wool fabric softness somewhat less, crisp lines, the extent of the polyester content ratio. Should be stronger than the pure wool elastic, anti-fold is also strong but the texture is not as wool. The mid-range of dress fabrics are more common fabrics.
4, wool, cotton or viscose blended fabrics, blended fabrics Its advantage is wearing comfortable, maintenance is simple, relatively affordable prices for everyday wear. But poor gloss, flexible and not more than a few. If you are ready to making everyday wear suits, is actually very appropriate choice. Also belong to the mid-range of dress fabrics.
5, polyester and viscose mixed imitation fabric, which is recent young fashion people like fabric, thinner and smooth texture, very comfortable to wear less aliasing. Some of the Tide brand is also commonly used fabrics such tailored made suit . However, in the production of dress is a matter of opinion. Belong in grade fabrics.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Introduction to the Men’s Suit
The men’s business suit is the most universally appropriate item in a gentleman’s wardrobe. There are few events at which a man in a good looking suit will be out of place, particularly if the man has a firm grasp of fashion and an understanding of his personal style. The path to elegance begins with the suit, the cornerstone of men’s fashion.
A tailored made suit is a pair of jacket and trousers of the same cut, made from the same fabric, and intended to be worn together. Such a simple definition, however, denies much of the suit’s personality, and it is that personality that has made the suit a lasting and essential element of a gentleman’s outfitting. The primary element of a suit is its jacket, so the discussion begins there.
Most experts agree that there are historically three major styles of suit, named for the countries in which they originated, though it is now quite common to find all three styles in any country as well as fusions of elements from one or more different styles. The first is the English style, typified by soft, unpadded shoulders, a long, hourglass body with a high waist, either double or single breasted, with two or three buttons and side vents. The next is the Italian or sometimes called Continental style, epitomized by a lightweight construction, squared & high shoulders, a short close-fitting single-breasted body, with two buttons and no vent. Rounding out the group is the American Sack Suit, a natural-shoulder suit with a straight and somewhat roomier body, two or three-buttons, and a back vent. Today you would be hard-pressed to find a tailor who hasn’t been influenced by all three styles, and most suits take only a few of the distinctive elements from one style or the other.
Suit jackets are defined by many things: the fabric from which they are made (to include its color and weight); the style or cut of the suit; the details or trimming applied; and the degree of customization to its wearer, etc. Of these, the cut, or more precisely the fit, is paramount – a poorly fitting suit will never look right on the wearer, regardless of the quality or detailing.
The cut of a suit is a product of two elements: the overall silhouette and the particular proportions of the man who will be wearing it. A good tailor will cut a suit to flatter the wearer’s strengths and hide his weaknesses. For this reason alone a man should consider custom clothing; with a suit covering 90% of your body the message it sends more often than not trumps anything that may come from your mouth.
Assuming equality of cut, a suit will flatter more than a made-to-measure suit, which in turn will have a better fit than an off the rack suit. Bespoke suits are custom-tailored to a gentleman’s measurements and built by hand by a master tailor; a custom pattern is created for each man, kept on record and pulled out only when small alterations or new garments are made. Made-to-measure suits are off-the-rack suits that have been fitted and altered to the wearer’s frame, made from a combination of various pre-built parts. Off the rack suits, as the name suggests, are garments built in mass based on the mythological average man; because they are made to an average specification they do not naturally fit a man without extensive tailoring; and even here, it is a compromise.
After cut and customization, fabric is the next consideration. While the difference in quality between an off the rack and bespoke suit is imminently obvious, both can appear quite stylish; that is not the case with poor quality fabric, which can make even the most expensive custom suit appear cheap. Suits, particularly for summer, are also available in silk, cotton, gabardine, as well as linen – a traditional favorite not without its own unique challenges – and even mohair and cashmere. There is also the tweed suit, a rugged classic best suited to weekends in the country or more casual affairs; its thick, coarse fabric is designed to repel wind and water in inclement weather.
The next indicator of quality is the suit’s trimming and overall style; it’s this selection of details which give a suit it’s ultimate distinctiveness. Options on a men’s tailored made suit include pocket styles, linings, button materials, and the addition of subtle signals of the suit’s quality such as ticket pockets and functional sleeve buttons. These little elements, though they may seem extraneous, are signs of the suit’s personality as well as the wearer’s. Good details won’t make a poor suit into a quality one, but they do elevate suits at every quality level from the ordinary to the individual. Below we go into the suit’s details.
Friday, May 3, 2013
How to tie a Black Tie
I want ONE tux that will be stylish AND timeless. Does this exist?
I know I’ll be in a wedding next May where I’ll be invited to wear my own tux but will be given a matching long tie to match with other groomsmen. Should I go with a two or three button jacket to pull off the tie? Or does the classic one button notch lapel work (depending on shirt) with any combination? I am leaning towards the classic one button, so that I can work btoh looks. I was recetnly told that bowties are, in general, “out” at the moment, and I’d be more stylish at an upcoming chartiy event in a vest/tie combo…1) is this true, and 12) can I pull it off in the classic one button?
Any SPECIFIC advice on what to buy? I don’t really have a price limit (which is admittedly helpful), and am willing to travel to make the right tux happen for me.
Any SPECIFIC advice on what to buy? I don’t really have a price limit (which is admittedly helpful), and am willing to travel to make the right tux happen for me.
If anything in men’s clothing is a true classic, it is black tie. So the short answer is an unequivocal “yes.”
The Platonic ideal for black tie is midnight blue, single-breasted, with a single button, a peak lapel, and grosgrain facings on the lapel. The facing should match the (self-tie) bow tie and cummerbund. The pants are pleated and without a cuff. The shirt features a detachable wing collar, French cuffs and a pique bib. Opera pumps are worn with black silk hose. The pants are held up with suspenders that fasten with buttons, and the shirt is closed with studs.
There is room for other options, of course.
· In the absence of midnight blue cloth, black can be used. (Midnight blue is more attractive in low and artificial light.)
· Facings can be satin instead of grosgrain.
· In warm weather, an ivory dinner jacket is an appropriate substitute for the traditional jacket.
· A pleated shirt with a turndown collar can be substituted for the wing collar. (Slightly less formal.)
· A shawl lapel can be used rather than peak. (Again, less formal.)
· The jacket can be double-breasted, particularly if you are tall and thin. (Again, less formal - and remember to leave your cummerbund at home.)
· You can substitute a waistcoat in the same material as the coat for the cummerbund.
· Patent oxfords can be worn in favor of opera pumps.
· The pants need not be pleated.
· A white pocket square (preferably linen) or a boutonniere can be added.
· If you’re in a homier black-tie environment - a friendly party, entertaining, that sort of thing - you can wear a velvet dinner jacket or slippers.
That’s the basics of black tie. Oh - and remember that black tie is for evening social occasions. The stroller is the equivalent to black tie for daytime wear, and morning dress the more formal alternative. About 6PM should be the cut-off.
As per your specific concerns:
A long tie should not be worn with a tuxedo. Can you imagine if we let the groom pick the bridesmaids’ outfits? Oof. Of course, it’s not worth starting a fight over, so just get something good and do what they say this time. I’d say getting a tux with a waistcoat and a shirt with turn-down lapels would help cover for the long tie’s blech factor.
Bow ties are most certainly not out, especially for black tie. In fact, I can’t think of a time within the last 25 years that bow ties have been more in. And like I said - long tie in your black tie ensemble? Blech.
Never, ever buy a notch-lapel tuxedo. Again: blech.
A vest is perfectly fine with a one-button tuxedo. But not with a long tie.
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