How to Choose a Men's Suit: Fabric, Lapels, Buttons and Fit

Investing in a men's suit is quite a large expense, so you need to know clearly what your requirements for a suit are. Is it for a luxurious party or for the office?

Then you can't go wrong choosing a black, navy or ash-grey men's suit. If you want to express your style and make an impression, don't hesitate to choose light colours, unusual materials, or even patterned fabric, which is also quite a good idea.

What to do when choosing and wearing a suit:

- Always pay attention to the fabric you choose for your suit. Materials such as cotton and linen will do the job for you.

- Choose the lapel according to your own personality.

+ Traditional (notch) lapel: exudes a classic, masculine, sharp beauty.
+ Peak lapel: for a standout, fashionable personality
+ Shawl lapel: a dandyish, romantic air.

- Always ask the tailor to fit the jacket several times, because a perfect suit must always fit well.

- Choose the right number of buttons:

+ 1 button: a creative character, not too formal
+ 2 buttons: very common, suits almost every character
+ 3 buttons: classic, very much in the style of the 1990s, suits important occasions and serious settings

Choose a cut that follows the hips closely. This makes your figure neater rather than baggy and unaesthetic

- If you want to wear the suit jacket as a blazer, ask the tailor not to cut it too close-fitting. With this style, you can pair it with jeans for a casual look, suitable for meeting friends, small parties, etc…

What not to do when choosing and wearing a suit:

- Choosing an inexperienced tailor or one whose prices are too cheap. This leads to cheap lining and poor quality, and it will look very bad when worn.
- Thinking "make it loose so it will still fit later". This is a very mistaken thought: when a suit is not as you want it, we usually hang it in the wardrobe and almost never use it.
Chasing the big fashion kings such as GUCCI, DOLCE & GABBANA, PRADA. A suit made to order that you are happy with is still better than an expensive suit that doesn't fit and is no longer in fashion.
- Having cuffs made on the trouser hems when your height is modest. Cuffs will reduce your height; for tall men this helps balance the figure, but otherwise it will have the opposite effect.

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