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If you want to get the promotion you are after, the deal you want to close or the girl of your dreams, then formal wear can help in business people respect you and remember women always love men in suits!
Getting the right look with menâ??s formal wear is not hard letâ??s find out how to dress for success in simple steps.
Letâ??s Start With the Suit
1. Style
Menâ??s fashion changes, but you can’t go wrong with a single-breasted, solid color suit in black, grey or dark blue.
A single-breasted suit has the advantage of making you look slimmer in appearance as well.
In menâ??s formal wear a stylish suit conjures up a number of images that can all help you succeed in
business or your private life.
A suit can give an image of any or all of the following:
Power, maturity, conservative, style or sexy.
2. Fabrics and Patterns
Wool is always a good choice; it looks great and wears well.
Worsted wools are lightweight for the hotter months.
Gabardine wools are heavier and great for the colder weather.
Patterns for interview and business meetings should be limited to solids, stripes (pinstripe, chalk stripe, beaded-stripe), Glen plaids, and checks (hounds-tooth, windowpane, and herringbone).
The Shirt
Men with slim faces can wear collars that are wider, to help broaden their faces; on the other hand, men with wider faces can wear collars that are narrower, to help lengthen the faces.
Ties
Suits come in basic styles and colors, but ties can allow you to stamp your individuality.
Today, many men donâ??t wear ties and itâ??s a matter of choice but if you do you will add a personal touch and show that you mean business.
To make a statement wear a patterned tie with a patterned shirt.
All you need to remember is that the color schemes are the same and that the patterns have to go in the same direction, to look coordinated.
Donâ??t forget the Length: It should hit the top of your belt and the Ideal width of ties is between no more that four inches at its widest.
Combining Tieâ??s Shirts & Suits
When choosing a jacket-shirt-and-tie trio, match its level of color contrast to your coloring, thatâ??s your complexion and hair color.
If you’re coloring is high-contrast say, dark hair and light skin, or vice versa–your jacket, tie, and shirt combo should be high contrast, too to match.
If your hair-hide contrast is softer and lighter i.e. you’re blond or gray-haired with pale skin, or dark-skinned with dark hair then you should choose lower-contrast clothes.
Two different scales For Balance
When you’re combining two like patterns in the jacket-shirt-tie triangle, they should be of different gauges.
If your suit has pinstripes 3/4 inch apart, your tie should have broader or thinner bands.
If your suit is a striped one (with lines more than an inch apart), your shirt’s stripes should be narrower.
Also, if your shirt has a narrow stripe, your tie needs a wider stripe i.e. pair large with small.
Always look for balance.
De Emphasize
Choose clothes that de-emphasize your extremes.
If you’re short, look for strong vertical elements: pinstriped suits, two-button jackets.
If you’re thin, choose a jacket with wider shoulders to make you look broader.
If you have a heavier build then wear darker colors and go monotone.
Watches
Choose a large face, as these designs are generally accepted by everyone as looking stylish and business like.
Belt
A good quality belt doesnâ??t have to be expensive and is a great investment.
Your belt color should be matched with your shoes.
Shoes
Black is the traditional safe color for work but Brown or ox blood colors can also look good.
Use a variety of styles including loafers, wingtips, round-toe, or pointy-tipped shoe.
Shoes are no place to economize, so get a quality pair and keep them clean!
In part 2 we will look at some of the best deals and the best fashion combinations that are both sexy and stylish.
First impressions count and the way you look on the first date will influence its success â?? Itâ??s a fact 80% of women are put off by a man who does not know how to dress correctly.
This article is all about dressing to make a positive impact.
In this article we are going to look at dressing formally, keep in mind women simply ADORE men in suits and find them sexy! Itâ??s a stylish, safe and sexy look.
We will look at more casual looks later, but for now letâ??s look at dressing in a suit, itâ??s a fantastic way to impress a date, so lets find out how to do it.
1. Suit Style
A great choice is single-breasted suit. Solid colors should be used such as black, grey or dark blue.
This will make you look slimmer, a double breasted one will make you look fatter â?? So this is the best option for most men.
A suit can give a variety of looks all positive:
They can indicate you are in confident, dynamic, mature, conservative and sexy and for many women they show you have made an effort which will be appreciated.
2. Fabrics / Patterns
Go for wool will always look good.
Worsted wools by nature are lightweight and ideal for the warmer months. Gabardine wools are heavier and will keep you warm in the winter.
With regard to patterns limit them to solids, stripes plaids, and checks.
The Shirt
Men with slim faces can go for collars that are wide, to help broaden their faces.
Men with wider faces can wear collars that are narrow to give the image of a longer face.
Ties
Today, formal wear does not necessarily mean having to wear a tie and its perfectly acceptable not to but a tie always looks good and allows you to add a splash of individuality.
If you want to make a strong statement wear a patterned tie with a patterned shirt.
Make sure that the colors are in synch and that the patterns go in the same direction.
Donâ??t forget the Length the tie should finish at the top of your belt buckle.
The ideal width of ties is around 3 and 4 inches.
Combining Tieâ??s Shirts & Suits
When choosing a jacket-shirt-and-tie trio, match its level of color contrast to your complexion and hair color.
If you’re coloring is one of high-contrast i.e. dark hair and light skin, your jacket combo should be high contrast, too.
If your hair-hide contrast lighter i.e. you’re blond or gray-haired with pale skin, or dark-skinned with dark hair, go lower contrast.
When you’re wearing two like patterns in the jacket-shirt-tie triangle â?? you need to think gauge and make them different.
For example:
If your suit has pinstripes 1/2 inch apart, your tie should have significantly broader or thinner bands.
If your suit is a striped one (with lines more than an inch apart), your shirt’s stripes then should not be as wide â?? we have discussed this in greater details in our other articles, but you probably get the picture.
Choose clothes that move the eyes and attention from your extremes in terms of your body.
If you’re short, look for strong vertical lines such as pinstriped suits, two-button jackets.
If youâ??re thin, choose a jacket with wider shoulders.
If you are of a heavier build then wear darker colors that are monotone this will make you look slimmer.
Watches & Jewellery
A watch with a large face are seen by everyone as stylish and keep other jewellery to a minimum to much looks cheap and tacky.
Belts
You want to buy quality and this doesnâ??t have to be expensive and color should be coordinated with your footwear and suit.
For example, black with black, brown with brown etc.
Shoes
Black is the traditional safe color for work but Brown and ox blood can also look stylish.
Donâ??t economize on quality and make sure there clean and polished itâ??s the final detail and itâ??s a well known fact women always look at them.
Part 2 of this article shows you hw to dress casually and gives more tips on smart casual.
When meeting your date keep in mind first impressions count and the above guidelines will definitely help you make the right impression.