Suits For Men | Everything You Need To Know

If we are not people who usually wear a suit, we always have this garment abandoned at the end of the closet, paying no attention to it. We only remember him when they tell us we have a BBC-like event (weddings, baptisms or communions).

At that moment we quickly look in the closet for our suit to see if those extra kilos will allow us to get into the suit, or if we have to walk around the block of our building to lose those extra kilos, from the last time we wear the suit.

 

As a general rule, we only have one. And if we have more, it is because we are buying new suits as we get fatter. If you are thinking of buying a new suit, because the one you have is ancient, it is too small for you or because you no longer like it, in style rule we are going to show you a small guide of the aspects that you should take into account at the time to choose the suit that best suits your needs and tastes. Here we detail the elegant suits for men most used on a daily basis.

Types of men's suits

As a garment it is, within the suits we found different types, as happens, for example, in women's bridal suits, whether they are long neckline, strapless, boat ...

The morning coat

We could consider the morning suit as the most elegant garment within the suits, it is ideal for ceremonies during the day. The most striking part of the morning coat is the frock coat, which should always be accompanied by a vest and pants, both preferably striped. As for the shirt and tie, they should preferably be in light tones and solid colors, so that they contrast with the vest and frock coat.

Double button

These types of suits superimpose part of the jacket on the chest, buttoning the garment with two parallel rows of buttons. Although only one of the two rows is functional, the other continues to be kept in a decorative way. Inside the jacket we find a button that allows us to anchor the jacket so it is not closed only with the outer button and so that the garment is more adjusted to the body.

Tails

The tailcoat is the most formal garment for men in night celebrations; it is the equivalent of the morning coat. It is made up of a black frock coat with silk additions and has an open tail, although it is also found with a closed tail. On the outside we find one or two rows of buttons, whose major function is to decorate. The tailcoat should always be accompanied by a silk scarf in your pocket. The tailcoat pants are without darts, the waistcoat is ivory and the white shirt with a diplomatic collar as well as the bow tie.

Mao neck

For some time now it seems that the oriental has become fashionable. This type of suit offers us the typical popular clothing of Imperial China. The type of collar is short and raised without incorporating the typical lapels. The tips of the neck are usually rounded, although we also find other models in which the tips are straight, although they are more uncomfortable.

Tuxedo

The tuxedo is the typical garment that we should wear to attend a black-tie event at night, but unlike the Frac, the tuxedo does not reach the level of ceremony that it represents, like the morning suit. The tuxedo is made up of the jacket, pants, shirt with a bow tie, waistcoat and bow tie or tie, although it is advisable to use a bow tie.

Executive

This is the typical suit that all of us have in some corner of our closet and it is made up of pants and a jacket, although sometimes it is also combined with a vest. The most common colors for executive suits are gray and dark blue, although black is also present in many of them. Within the executive cut suits, we find several types we detail below.

Types of executive suit

Slim fit

This type of design is the most characteristic for young people, since it is fitted at the waist and the leg is narrower. This cut is ideal for slim men, with a medium / short stature, as it stylizes the figure, giving the feeling of being a bit taller. The jacket is usually worn fastened with the top button only. If you have a few extra pounds, for obvious reasons, or if you are tall, this is not your type of suit.

Tailored Fit

This design is similar to the previous one, but not so tight at the waist, which has made it one of the most demanded suits by the public. Both the jacket and the pants, as they are not so tight, allow us greater freedom of movement. In this type of suit it is unnecessary to have the top button of the jacket fastened, although as we will comment below it is always advisable to wear it in almost all suits.

Classic Fit

This suit is ideal for all those people who want to feel comfortable in the suit by offering us more defined shoulder pads. They are ideal for daily use, their design is timeless so we will not be forced to renew our wardrobe very often, as can happen with the other types of suit that I have detailed above.

How to wear a suit with a shirt and tie

Once we are clear about the type of suit that best suits our body or our tastes, it is our turn to combine our suit with a matching tie and shirt. We have already taken the first and most important step by selecting the suit color. Now it's the shirt's turn. If the suit is black, gray or navy blue, the most common colors in suits, you should choose a light shirt that contrasts with the suit.

The color of the tie should contrast with that of the shirt, but we must try to avoid as much as possible, that it is the same color as the suit. If the suit we have chosen has stripes, the shirt and tie must be plain. The same is true in the opposite case, although a plain suit can be perfectly combined with a solid-colored shirt and tie. If we like stripes, we can use a thin striped shirt and a tie with larger stripes to combine it, but never make them the same size as the shirt, because they get confused.

The tone of our skin is also important when selecting a shirt. If we have fair skin, light blue colors are ideal. If, on the other hand, our skin tone is pink, green tones are ideal. Those who like to sunbathe, who simply take a walk down the street turn brown, the orange and pink colors combine perfectly.

How to wear a perfect suit

Surely you know the saying "although the monkey dresses in silk, the monkey stays". This saying is ideal for what I am going to comment on next. Wearing a suit with elegance does not only consist of putting on the suit, period. There are certain rules that men must follow if we want to stand out and wear our suit above the others.

• The shirt should always stick out of the jacket sleeves at most one or two fingers. If at least that space does not protrude, we will have to change the shirt for one that is shown below the jacket.
• This comes after the previous one. The shirt must always be long-sleeved. Although it seems obvious, there is nothing worse in a celebration to see the attendees in a short-sleeved shirt with the suit.
• Not so much, nor so bald. Whenever we buy a suit, we must ask the store to adjust the bottom of the pants. If you go to a shopping center, I doubt they can do it, but if you buy it in a specialized establishment, they will have no problem adjusting it to your height, otherwise, you will give the feeling of having bought the suit at a market.
• The second button always unbuttoned. The first button of the jacket is always convenient, if not mandatory, to wear it fastened. Keep in mind that it is a suit, not a jacket to protect us from the cold.
• Once seated at the table, we must unbutton the jacket completely if we are going to have dinner with it on. If you want to be the pinnacle of elegance, you need to unbutton it right when you're sitting down.
• Most of the suits are usually in dark colors, which forces us to choose a shirt that has a color that contrasts with the color of the suit, always in solid colors if possible. If the suit is striped, the shirt and tie must be solid colors.
• Although women are the queens of accessories in men's wardrobe, especially if they are dressed in suits, they are ideal and if we choose them carefully, they can offer us a sensational image. The accessories to wear our suit range from sunglasses, to a simple scarf, to a watch (which we can personalize with different colored straps).

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The best option to buy a suit can currently be found in stores that are dedicated to it. Employees will advise you on the best type of suit depending on your body type. In addition, they will always give you the ideal size that you spend, not one more nor one less, in this way we will avoid those happy wrinkles that are so bad in suits and that are synonymous with the fact that either the suit is small (or we are too large for the suit, depending on how you look at it) or the suit is too big.

It is difficult to find tailor shops that make us tailored suits, but if our pockets allow it, it is the best option. For some time now, they are not as expensive as they used to be, so the best option is always to resort to these types of shops, especially if we are going to have to use the suit more than we had originally thought, because of work or because many celebrations are coming up in a short space of time.