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Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Matching shoes with the classic blazer and Suit

Matching shoes with the classic blazer and custom made suits look is already a wildcard for many, however, running shoes have long passed away from formal dressing, but it seems that the bad reputation's days are numbered! They went straight to the academies catwalks male. At Milan Fashion Week, Salvatore Ferragamo shoes combined with white and colored suits. In Paris, they appeared in the avant-garde of Dior and also more classic names like Valentino.

They have already become hit in the summer in the northern hemisphere and are appearing a bit timid in Brazil. To ensure a composition more casual bet on tailored pants of lightweight fabrics with double bar, but remember that so it has a modern use it always suits, tailored pants or shorts, combination with jeans and shirt no longer convinces more! Another detail is important when choosing the suit, opt for modeling and more adjusted models that are super trend for summer as the double breasted jacket, for example. To maintain the elegance summer choice lightweight fabrics such as linen or cotton. Ideally, to avoid mistakes is to opt for shoes with a retro-looking, in the style of famous Keds or Superga.





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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Basics of Fit


Nothing is more important in constructing your appearance than fit. Well-fitted garments follow the lines of the body without hugging them tightly, while poorly-fitted ones sag or pinch; the best-fitted garments will emphasize a man’s best lines and disguise the rest. There is no substitute here for custom work — unless you happen to share the exact measurements of the model used to program the machines, a mass-produced article is going to fit poorly in at least one way, and likely more than one. Seek out a tailor you feel comfortable with, and ask them to help create a cut that bespoke suits your body.
In general, adjustments and details are designed to heighten the viewer’s awareness of the wearer’s physical strengths. Thin men can benefit from wider cuffs, broad men from high waists; tall men treasure low-notched lapels while short men will want their jackets cut short in the back to lengthen the presence of their legs. These are the details that tailors earn their living with — find one who will talk frankly about options for your body type, rather than simply recommending a similar pattern to every customer and adjusting only the measurements. True custom tailoring (also called “bespoke”) will include consideration of fabrics, patterns, pocket styles, venting, and more — all of these should be discussed in the context of your body and your look.
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Large Inventory, Average Selection


Walking into the store we were impressed by the wide selection of suits.  The walls and racks were covered with men suits and sports coats.  There were even separate sections with long suits for people like us with longer arms.  This was easily one of the largest inventories of suits we’ve seen in a retail store.  However, the numerous offerings were not very diverse in terms of fit and color.  If you want a black, dark grey, or dark navy suit, this is a great place to shop.  Men’s Wearhouse is not a great place to shop for a light navy or light grey suit.  Similar to the limited color selections, we also noticed most of the suits were cut in a traditional fit (there were few modern options).  This means the suit jackets extended further down the torso than modern suits, and tended to have larger lapels, wider misections, and thicker shoulders.  Tailoring can help to account for some of these issues, but we find it’s nice to start  out with a slim fit while shopping (if that’s your personal preference).  That way the suit doesn’t have to be tailored as much and this helps reduce the overall price.  The materials selection was fairly diverse; the majority of the suits were made of cotton, wool, worsted wool, and linen.

One of the problems we personally experienced at the store was the lack of separate suit jackets.  The majority of the jackets were part of a suit and included pants and sometimes a vest as well.  We were searching for suit jackets we could wear as sports coats and had little luck finding options in our sizes.  Not only that, if a jacket came with pants you had to purchase the whole set.  As far as sizes go, Steven is usually a 38L and there were less than a dozen individual jackets in that size to look at.  Matthew tends to be a 42L, and despite the larger selection there were approximately 5 individual jackets for him to examine.  The large inventory with regard to other products helps make up for some of this shortfall.  There were 3 tables filled with silk ties (no cotton or knit ties though), and the colors and pattern selections were fairly conservative (a lot of greys, blues, reds, and golds).  All in all, the inventory was huge for the size of the store, but the styles and selections of the products seem to indicate the store was geared towards an older clientele.


Related suits:
http://mansuits-suits.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-few-tips-to-help- you-effectively.html
 http://www.topmensuit.com/index.php/elegant-suit/ http://www.tailoredcustomsuits.com/index.php/tailoring-details/