SINGLE OR DOUBLE BREASTED JACKETS
SINGLE OR DOUBLE BREASTED JACKETS
Men’s suits can be double or single breasted. A single breasted jacket has a row of buttons on one side with button holes on the other side. A double breasted jacket has two rows of buttons on each side. The sides are overlapping and the buttons are secured on the outside and the inside. Some buttons are just there for decoration.
The most common style is the single breasted suit. It will easily work for any office and matches any dress code. If you’re a new professional your first suit (or two) should be single breasted suits. You can get a single breasted suit in 2, 3, or 4 button styles and the rule is that the more buttons your suit has and the shorter the lapels are, the more modern the suit looks. If you want to look slightly conservative, then you should stick with 2 and 3 button suits. Make sure that the suit fits correction so you don’t look like a joke, especially if you are a new professional and are trying to impress your colleagues. The jacket should fit your shoulders and the sleeves be adjusted to fit properly. Thin, tall, and athletic men should go for Italian suits, as these styles are taper in the waist and have better wearing than an “American” suit, a style that is good if you want to hide your belly because it’s less tapered and hangs straight down.
Double breasted suits are much less common now but they are still the perfect suit for some men. These suits are more formal, and so they are perfect for any black tie event. Since they are more formal, you should never wear a double breasted suit without some kind of necktie, bowtie, or an ascot. Not every man can wear a double breasted suit. Short and thinner men should probably stay away from double breasted suits because they can make them look shorter. Tall and bigger men are perfect for a double breasted suit. Along with your tie, you should also have a handkerchief. The necktie should match the lapel width, so you need wide neckties that are at least 3.75 inches wide. To look perfect in your double breasted suit you should have a handkerchief in a classic style, such as the two, three, or four (crown) fold.
MEN’S SACK SUITS
MEN’S SACK SUITS
Men’s suits have come a long way from the simple black and white designs that every man was once forced to wear. Today, men can easily wear just about any color they desire, even patterns if they want to. Suits are great to wear for special events such as weddings or a relative’s graduation, and they are essential for some businesses. The great thing about a suit is that they look great on any man. Even the scruffiest man can clean up, put on a suit, and look like a businessman or lawyer.
The sack suit is what it sounds like. This suit is a mostly unshaped cut of suit. While it isn’t literally a sack, it has the same features of the drape cut in the shoulders but there is no front darting. This means that the suit is very difficult to combine with the V shaped cut or an hourglass cut that most men actually prefer. In fact, this difficulty has made it so that some mens’ fashion designers have actually abandoned using the sack suit cut. But that doesn’t mean that other fashion designers are giving up on some clever tailoring. It might be difficult to make the sack suit style blend with a style that modern men like, but it isn’t impossible.
The latest suits on the runway look as though some designers have indeed managed to make the sack suit into a modern look that is flattering and sexy on any man. The new version of the sack suit actually gets rid of the shoulder construction and the darts, but it is shorter and has two buttons in front that help to keep it looking fresh and modern. The suits and sports coats designed like this have a single vent in the rear, while if they are of a British design, they will have double venting in the rear.
MEN’S SUMMER SUITS
MEN’S SUMMER SUITS
Men’s suits are available in many styles. While the general idea of creating an elegant professional ensemble is the same, the details are what make each suit unique. The small changes that are made in cuts, weaving patterns, fabric weights, and colors let each man choose a suit that is truly unique for him. Yet suits can be very uncomfortable during the warm summer months, but there are things that you can do so that you can still look great in a suit and also be comfortable in warm weather.
Men’s Suits Summer 2010
For one thing, you need to wear lighter colors in the summer. The most popular suits for the summer months are grey, beige, and tan. White and camel colored suits are not as popular and are not very suitable for business attire, but they are great for events such as an outdoor summer wedding. A light gray suit is easily matched with most shirts and ties, which makes it easy to wear for men who have limited accessories. If you want a beige suit, wear brown shoes and belt and gold colored accessories such as cufflinks.
Men’s Suits Summer 2010
You need to wear comfortable, lighter weight fabrics if you want to be at ease in your suit in the summer months. The number you see on a wool suit is not the fabric weight; rather, it is the quality of the wool. The higher this number is the finer the wool is and this means that the fabric will be lighter. Fabric weights are measure in ounces in square yard and you want your summer suit to be 7 to 9 ounces per square yard. You should wear more delicate patters on summer suits, such as Birdseye pattern, fine pin stripes, and delicate checks. Avoid wearing houndstooth, herringbone, Twill weaves, and Glen check.
