How to Care for Your Suit
Suits are some of your most expensive clothing items. With all the money that you invest on your suits, it’s but right that you take proper care of it so that you can maximize its usage and have it looking great all the time. Here are some tips on how to care for your suit:
Hang it properly
The first rule in the proper care of your suit is to hang it properly. But no ordinary hanger would do. With the passage of time, cheap and ordinary hangers will from permanent wrinkle in the suit coat’s shoulders. There are hangers made especially for suits, such as padded or wooden hangers use them to hang your suits.
Keep your suit moth damage free
Wool suits are susceptible to moth damage, so the next tip on how to care for your suit is hang it in a cedar closer. To most of us, this is one tip that might be difficult to do since a cedar lined closet is something that most of us do not have. Another alternative to keep your suit moth damage free is to use mothballs. Yuck! Not acceptable either. Mothballs have a very strong smell that is rather offensive. Your best option then is to store your suit in an airtight storage bag that will keep moths out.
Keep your suit pocket empty
Don’t use your suit pocket in lieu of a clutch bag where you store keys, money clips, change and other doodads. The weight of these items will deform your suit pocket and strain the seams.
Use a clothes brush
Always brush your suit with a clothes brush every time you take it off and before hanging or keeping it. Brushing your suit with a clothes brush is the best way to clean it and keep it looking great.
Dry clean suits once per season
Dry cleaning your suit very often is not advisable. The ideal would be once per season unless there is a need for it. Have it steamed, spot clean or pressed in between dry cleaning to keep it clean. Care for your suit properly and it will serve you well for a long time.
Mens Blazers and Cardigans Fashion Tips for Fall Season
Fall is one the most beautiful seasons of the year. The colors of fall are simply awesome and breathtaking. These splendid colors are reflected in the fabrics for clothes designed for the season but the textures of the fabrics are light enough to be worn during the mild fall days or in any season of the year. Fall fashion is also all about clothes layering, a fabulous fashion style that will surely test ones creativity and talent for mixing and matching.
Two of the most must-haves for the fall season are blazers and cardigans. They are the essentials for that layered look that can transform an outfit from simple so-so attire to an ultra stylish look most men aim for. The advantage of blazers and cardigans is that they are not limited to an autumn or Winter wear. They are as fashionable and appropriate for upgrading a look for those cool spring and summer evenings.
Blazers for Fall
Blazers or sports coats, as they are sometimes called, are cool wear for the fall season, and the styles available give blazers a distinctive look all their own. Blazer designs for this fall are a resurgence of past styles; with elbow patches or patch work pockets, double-sided vents or big lapels. The materials can be corduroys or moleskin for a more casual vibe or cashmere, tweed or wool. Blazers are versatile enough to be worn with dress trousers, chinos jeans, or even with dressier shorts with a cardigan, a dress shirt or tees underneath.
Cardigans for Fall
For men who are not the blazers or sports jacket type, the cardigan is a great option. It is another must-have item in a man’s wardrobe as an all season wear but is most useful for the fall season. Cardigans are great for that layered look that makes fall a wonderful season for fashion. The more contemporary cardigans come in so many styles, from the form fitting to the more traditional. There are zip up cardigans or cardigans with buttons, with a deep V or a shallow V neck, round neck and even with a shawl collar.
Fashion Trends for Men 2012, Grey Suit for Formal Events
A grey suit is a basic essential on most men’s wardrobe. They are the usual choice for formal affairs such as weddings, a power suit for a corporate business meeting and a suit to impress for an elegant evening affair. A grey suit on its own is elegant and very stylish. But grey as a color can be dull and boring, and grey suits need some “enhancement” to liven it up and give it a more interesting and exciting dimension. Here are some tips on how to liven-up a grey suit:
Lewis Hamilton Wearing a Grey Suit at McLaren Automotive Showroom Opening
Combine it with colors
Since grey is a neutral color it gives you a lot of latitude in matching it up with the colors of your other outfit. Grey combined with colors is a fantastic way to test your ability to mix and match colors at the same time perk up your grey suit and enliven your looks. Grey will counterbalance any color you wear with it, making it the perfect background for colors.
Your grey suit can carry you from one season to the other just by the color of the dress shirt or t-shirt that you wear beneath it. For a summer wear, mix your grey suit with summery colors such as pink, green, turquoise or red. For the fall and winter season, your grey suit worn over a burgundy or purple dress shirt will surely call attention to your gear. Just make sure that the colors that you choose are flattering to your skin tone.
Wear them as separates
A gray jacket paired with chinos or even with denims worn with a button-down or t-shirt with boat shoes to complete the outfit is a great summer look. Your grey pants can also be worn with other tops such as a cardigan or even a tweed jacket for the Fall season. It will not only ward off the chill of autumn, it will give you a debonair look. Build your ensemble around a grey jacket or grey trousers; see if you can come up with interesting ensembles that will always be fresh. Photo Copyright of PR PHOTOS
Cardigans for Men for Stylish Fashion Look
For guys who are not the sports jacket type, a cardigan is a must-have wardrobe item. The beauty of a cardigan is that it is an all-season type of clothing item. When the nights become chilly in summer, a cardigan will come in handy. Cardigans have not really gone out of style but it was relegated to an old-man’s wear in the past. Recently though, cardigans have been included in the collections of many male fashion designers. This resurgence in interest for cardigans could have been inspired by celebrities who have taken to wearing this clothing item. Daniel Craig and David Beckham, considered male fashion icons, have been seen showing- off very smart cardigans and wearing it with flair and confidence.
The new cardigan is no longer used just to provide warmth. It has become a fashion statement for fashion-forward gents. They are worn to work or for an evening out on the town. It can be a casual wear or a formal wear depending on the color, design and the purpose for which it was worn. When worn with a shirt and jeans, a cardigan becomes a smart casual wear but when a suit jacket and tie are added, it becomes a great formal outfit. Versatility is what sets cardigan apart from the other types of clothing item such as a sports coat or a jacket. It is stylish at the same time very practical.
Cardigans are best worn close to the body. Wearing it in this manner lends to the wearer a refined and urbane look. It makes a man leaner as well. Baggy cardigans or cardigans worn over layers of clothing will make the wearer bulkier than he really is, and men don’t like that. It is believed that men who wear cardigans are comfortable with their sexuality and intelligent to boot. Photo Copyright of PR PHOTOS
Flexibility, The Ultimate Casual Fashion Rule for Men
An average guy will find himself hard put to compete with guys who may not be that good looking but have oodles of money to spend on clothes to make him get noticed. But in reality, guys do not have to spend much to look good particularly in a casual setting. All it needs is a few basic pieces plus the right accessories to fine-tune the looks he wants to achieve and provide a wide range of options in creating the looks. In other words, all you need are basic items and accessories for greater flexibility. Flexibility is the name of the game as far as men’s casual fashion is concerned.
The basics
For greater flexibility, you start with the basic casual wardrobe essentials such as trousers, jeans, button-down shirts and tees. Most of these items you most probably have already, but go through them since some of them may need upgrading. The secret is to keep your basics more contemporary or up-to-date. A pair of jeans you bought several years ago may no longer fit into the “current” trend. Build your updated basic casual essentials and from then on maintaining it will be fairly easy. Buying one or two item each year might be sufficient to keep you attuned with the times. With the right kind of accessories these basic casual wardrobe essentials can bring you from one style to another, place to place and occasion to occasion
Accessories
Once you’ve built your basics, turn your attention to accessories that will create the styles you want to achieve. These accessories will change your basics to fashion statements. Examples of these basics are belts, shoes, watches, hats, scarves, jewelries and even sweaters and jackets.
Take a plain tee shirt and jeans, if it’s the hipster look you want to achieve, then pair the outfit with Doc Martens or Converse sneakers, two hipster staples. Another hipster staple is a flamboyant belt – the more colorful, gaudier and excessive the better.
If you prefer the preppy look, throw over the same jeans and tees or tie around your waist an argyle or cable cold sweater and slip on a black leather loafer, with a chunky men’s watch for added accent, and presto! The preppy look!
