Five rules to looking your best in a suit

Rule #1.  Make sure it fits.  Wearing a suit that’s ill-fitting is step one to a bad day.  You simply don’t look good—and if you don’t look good, you won’t feel good.  Suits that are too tight (in the pants or the jacket) are going to be unbearable to wear for long periods of time and a suit that is too large just looks like you’re playing dress up.  Either way, no one will take you seriously.  Get it tailored.

        

Rule #2.  Leave the Jacket on.  If you have on a vest you can get away with it sometimes, but as a general rule of thumb, keep the jacket, there was a reason you put it on in the first place—the jacket completes the look.

Always.

Sometimes.

Never.

Rule #3.  Black suits are for funerals.  Black suits have no business being in the office.  Evening weddings or events maybe, but never in the daytime.  As a general rule, I say stick with shades of blue or grey, it says “I know how to dress” and not “I had a great time at the prom…”

Rule #4.  Brown Shoes.  I see so many men wearing black shoes with grey or blue suits, why?  Brown looks more put together, more up-to-date, and more stylish.  Black shoes are what you own when you don’t know how to pair shades of brown with things.  Leave the black shoes in the closet and experiment with new browns.

Rule #5. Get some stylish, colorful socks.  While they may not be seen as often, they are the perfect additive to complete a polished look.  Brown and black socks are boring.  Don’t be boring.

@MWMensFashion