What Makes a Good-Looking, Well-Made Suit
The veston originated in the West and was introduced to Vietnam in the late 20th century. At that time, suits were fairly plain and lacked variety in both style and colour. Over the years, as society developed, suits in a variety of styles and colours gradually appeared to meet people's needs for weddings, parties or going to work. And how to recognize a good-looking suit that suits you is something many people search for. Below, MonAmie would like to share some experience on how to choose a good suit:
First, you need to understand some of the fabrics that are popular today:
1. Dolce & Taylor fabric: also known as D&T of Italy. This fabric comes with different wool ratios, from 50% to 100%. The higher the wool percentage, the cooler and lighter the fabric is to wear. It comes in a wide variety of colours.
2. Ethan Smith fabric: also known as ET fabric of England. Because it is produced in England, with its cold and damp climate, the material is thicker than D&T. With the slightly chilly evenings in Ho Chi Minh City, this fabric is a very reasonable choice for evening parties. Like D&T, ET also comes in a wide variety of colours.
3. Korean Cashmere fabric: a Korean fabric with outstanding properties: it does not shed fibres, does not attract dust, resists wrinkling and is extremely hard to stain. Because the material is polyester, a 100% nylon material, the fabric has a slight sheen, which suits grooms with a large build.
4. Italian Polo fabric: this fabric has the same properties as the Korean fabric: it does not shed fibres, does not attract dust, resists wrinkling and is hard to stain. However, Polo fabric is 40% wool and 60% nylon, so it is lighter and cooler than the Korean fabric. It suits grooms who do not like a glossy sheen.
5. Hong Kong Silk and Korean Silk: silk fabrics. With this material the fabric stretches, which gives comfort. However, because it is silk, the fabric creases at the points of movement such as the knees and elbows.
Some important features of a suit that you need to pay attention to:
+ Shoulders: the single most important point. The shoulders must fit your posture and flatter your figure. A well-fitting shoulder with a slight upward curve is the style of young people today.
+ Lapels: the lapels must not be too wide or too narrow; they must be in proportion to your shoulders. You can choose the traditional notch lapel, the modern peak lapel or a Korean-style collar, depending on your taste.
+ Collar: the collar must hug the back of your neck.
+ Sleeves: they must hang smooth and neat.
+ Sleeve length: the sleeve length must be such that, when wearing a shirt, the shirt sleeve is 1 cm longer than the jacket sleeve.
+ Buttons and buttonholes: so that the suit does not crease or sag when worn, the main button and buttonhole must always be sewn so that they sit at a certain distance from the surface. The cuff buttons are decorative and keep the sleeves from hanging loosely, so they must be sewn on firmly.
+ Pockets: the pockets look better when the flaps are tucked inside, and you should not put personal items in the pockets, as they will spoil the shape of your suit.
+ Lining: professional tailors know how to choose a lining that fits just right, so that the suit does not lose its lightness when the lining is too thick, and so that the hem does not sag when the lining is too thin.
+ Trouser legs: they should be cut short enough to show two lines of shoelace, counted from the top down.
+ Stitching: choose shops where the tailors sew by hand or on a foot-pedal machine, because meticulous stitching makes your suit look better and more valuable than one made on an industrial machine.
With a team of tailors with 10 to 15 years of experience, a workshop close to the shop and a rich range of fabrics, MonAmie is a place worth visiting when you want to have a suit made for yourself.
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