When you are choosing your suit, make sure that the suit matches with the rest of your clothing. The suit will need to match with your ties, cufflinks and shirts.
Outlined in this article are a number of simple tips that will help you to choose the best suit to match your wardrobe, without losing your sense of style. This article assumes that you understand the basics of choosing a new mens suit, and understand how to select the right size for you.
Matching your suit to your tie: A simple and straightforward rule is this - match a striped or patterned tie with a plain suit, and a plain tie with a patterned or pinstriped suit. Try to avoid wearing a striped tie with a striped suit, especially if the stripes on the suit are not subtle. When matching the colour, try to match at least one of the tones in your tie to that of your suit. This will bring your outfit together and give the outfit a more considered look.
Combining your suit with cufflinks: This is an easy process. Try for a tone match, like you did with your tie. The cufflinks should match either with your shirt, tie or suit. It's also quite acceptable to wear plain metallic cufflinks - silver is usually more wearable than gold.
Matching your suit to your shirt: Consider patterning, like we did with the tie. If the suit is boldly striped, stay away from a striped shirt. A plain shirt will work under nearly any circumstances so will generally provide you with the most value. Dependant on how conservative you want your outfit to be, avoid bright colours like bright reds and yellows. A crisp, good quality white shirt will never go out of style, although may be seen by some as boring. It's also easy to accessorise a white shirt with personal touches, such as cuff links.
Bringing the outfit together: These tips will assist you when matching a suit. One of the key things is to ensure a common thread running through the outfit, and this is best done by matching the tones of your suit, shirt, cufflinks and tie, and also including some complimentary tones on your tie. Now, don't wear an outfit that is all the same colour, however do match colour elements of the outfit.
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Dean Richards has been at the forefront of men's fashion for the last 15 years. He is currently working as one of the leading contributors to
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