Men's tip: how to choose the right jeans, suit and shoes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Your appearance depends a lot on how your clothes fit. You either look neat, calm and confident, like James Bond, or you look awkward and unkempt teenager. It's great if you have a good tailor in mind who can not only make a suit from scratch, but also perfectly fit store-bought items to your figure. But besides this, you need to be able to correctly assess your appearance in the dressing room mirror when you are going to buy another wardrobe item.

It is important to note that properly fitting clothes will emphasize the advantages of your figure and hide flaws. What to hide, very few have a "model" appearance. But the good news is that you don't have to have six abs to look good in a formal suit. If you eat right, exercise regularly and have good posture and a generally fit figure, that's enough. By the way, it is absolutely not necessary to lose weight incredibly, because on a bony figure, clothes look like on a hanger, which is far from the concept of elegance. So if you are too thin, it makes sense to work on gaining some muscle mass. Even before buying, it is advisable that someone in the know took your measurements correctly. This will come in handy when choosing a size, especially if you are going to make a purchase from an online store.

Fortunately, learning how to choose the right clothes doesn't require any exceptional talent from birth. All that is required is to spend enough time trying on the clothes and pay attention to the details. In this article, we will provide you with clear and understandable instructions that tell you exactly what to look for when trying on clothes.

Choosing a shirt

1. The collar should fit loosely around the neck without squeezing it. If, when turning the head, the collar also turns, this is wrong. When the collar is fastened, two fingers should fit between it and your neck.

2. The cuffs should end slightly above the protruding thumb bone. The cuffs should be stiff enough and loose enough to freely cover a classic wristwatch, but should not be too wide so that they do not dangle back and forth along the arm when moving and raising the arms.

3. The shoulder seam of your shirt should be exactly at the end of your shoulder. This is the point to which the distance from the middle of the chest will be greatest.

4. The sleeves should not be so tight that you can see the relief of your arm, but also should not be too loose and lie in waves. When you bend your arm, the cuff should rise no more than 2.5 cm from its original position.

5. The length of the shirt should be such that you can make all the natural movements (bend over, sit down) and the shirt would not straighten out of the trousers. Also, it should not straighten if you put your hands behind your head. Otherwise, either the shirt is short for you, or the armholes at the sleeves are too narrow, which is also bad.

Remember that a shirt made from natural fabric will shrink after washing. Therefore, you should not choose all sizes of teak to teak, let it be a little too big.

Choosing a jacket

1. The cuffs of the jacket should be of such length that the sleeves of the correctly selected shirt protrude from under them by 2 cm.

2. The shoulder edge of the jacket should match the edge of your shoulder. When your arms are lowered along your body, wrinkles should not form under the armpits.

3. As with a shirt, the armholes of the sleeves of the jacket should not be too narrow. Your hands should move freely, should not reap anything.

4. When buttoned, the jacket should not pull in the chest (no wrinkles should form). If you fold your arms over your chest, the jacket should not pull at your shoulders.

5. Your palm should pass freely between the lapels and your chest.

6. The top button (if there are two) or the middle (if there are three) should be above the navel.

7. One of the options for the wrong fit of the jacket: it is too narrow at the waist, and therefore too tight on the hips.

8. As for the length of the jacket, it should, like a good lawyer, cover your ass.

Choosing a coat

1. Basically, you should follow the same rules as when choosing jackets. And the shoulder seam should also coincide with the shoulder line, of course, given what is worn under the coat.

2. Once again, remember what you will wear under your coat. Better yet, measure it immediately on these clothes and choose its sizes accordingly.

3. The coat should not be too loose. It should emphasize the figure, but not impede movement.

4. Coat sleeves should be slightly longer than shirt sleeves. Since nothing should look out from under the sleeves of the coat.

5. As with the jacket, the coat should not be too tight on the hips.

Choosing chinos

These trousers are a great and fashionable alternative to the usual jeans. The rules for choosing the right pants are as follows:

1. They should adhere well to you even without a strap.

2. Chinos can be of normal width, narrow or very tight. Choose according to your taste. Skinny trousers are still in vogue, but many prefer more conservative things.

3. There should be no ugly folds on the trousers. Particular attention should be paid to ensure that the codpiece (this is the part where the lock or buttons are located) lies perfectly.

4. Even if you choose a tight model, the pants should not be too tight on your legs. But they shouldn't be too spacious either. Good fit - close to the leg, but not restricting movement.

5. The length of the trousers is selected depending on their width. Chinos of normal width may have a fold in the area of contact with the boot, narrow chinos should be shorter.

Choosing classic pants

1. As with chinos, trousers should not be too wide or too tight. They should gently wrap around the leg, without restricting movement. But, of course, they cannot be as narrow as some chinos.

2. Again, make sure that there are no unnecessary folds.

3. The arrows should be perfectly aligned.

4. The crease in the boot area is a matter of controversy. Someone is trying with all his might to avoid it, buying trousers with a weighted bottom edge, which pulls the legs down. Someone, on the contrary, likes a neat fold, it is important that it is alone and lies beautifully.

Choosing jeans

1. Jeans should be straight or tapered at the bottom. Avoid the bootcut model.

2. When choosing jeans, focus on the circumference of your waist. And it's better to take them one size smaller, they will still stretch and will fit well.

3. Wrinkles on jeans in the area of the boots or in general on the leg are a matter of taste. If you like it, no problem.

4. The length of jeans can be any (especially since it is difficult to find the perfect one in a store). And in any nearest atelier, you can tuck them in the way you want.

Choosing a tie

1. The tie should sit neatly under the shirt collar without pulling it up.

2. The type of knot should be changed depending on the type of shirt collar. So large knots, like a full Windsor, will go to wide business card collars. A simple knot, which is also called "four in hand", is suitable for narrow pointed collars. In general, experiment and see which knot best suits a particular shirt.

3. When standing up straight, the edge of the tie should come down to the middle of your belt.

Boots

1. Shoes shouldn't be too loose. It shouldn't be so that you can place your toe between the heel and the heel of the boot.

2. The toes should be in contact with the toe of the shoe, but it should not press on them.

3. In general, the boots should not put pressure on any part of the leg. When walking, you should not make any effort, you should be comfortable.

4. Choose boots with neat, rounded toes. Shoes with pointed or square toes look awkward.

We hope these tips will help you choose beautiful, well-fitting clothes that will delight you.