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11. Slanted pocket: Also known as slash pockets, slanted pockets have an opening slit that rests along an angle. A casual pocket style, slanted pockets are common in pants—the pocket starts at the waistband and angles down toward the outseam—but jackets also feature slanted pockets. 12. What are angled pockets? Slanted Pockets The slanted side […]

Sometimes referred to as Albert T-Bars or Albert chains, these are named for Prince Albert and the style of watch chain he made popular. To wear a T-bar pocket watch chain, place the T-shaped bar in one of the buttonholes of your waistcoat or vest. Not sure which buttonhole to use? What is an Albert […]

Most suits are two-piece suits, meaning they are made of a matching jacket and trouser. Three-piece suits, on the other hand, also include a vest (known in British English as a “waistcoat”). What are the components of a suit? A 3 piece suit consists of three parts: a jacket, trousers, and a waistcoat (known as […]

Product Description. Mens partywear designer tuxedo suit – 9 pc (Jacket, Shirt, Tie, 3 Brooch, Pants, vest, Pocket Square) made from ivory color polyester fabric. It has bottom as trouser. What does a full suit consist of? A suit, lounge suit, or business suit is a set of clothes comprising a suit jacket and trousers […]

Blue jeans and a white blazer are a match made in heaven. The blue and white combination with sneakers or sandals is a perfect casual look for spring and summer, especially for indoors. For a dressier take, swap in pumps or heeled sandals like I did above. What goes best with white blazer? A white […]

Those who work in health care administration or in the office conducting clerical duties may be wearing professional attire, nurses often can be seen in scrubs of various colors each with their own meaning, but when you see the physician he or she is bound to be wearing a white coat. Who wears a white […]

As a wedding guest, you can wear black to a wedding as long as it fits the dress code. For men, what to wear as a wedding guest is usually pretty simple: a suit or a tux, most commonly in black. Wearing black to a wedding is common for most men. Can you wear a […]

A slip dress is always a great choice for a semi-formal or formal wedding. Pair this chic number with a faux fur wrap to transform it into a stunning winter wedding guest outfit. What is semi-formal winter wedding attire? Semi-formal looks are fancier than a casual dress code and also have a larger variety of […]

(tʌksiːdoʊ ) Word forms: plural tuxedos. countable noun. A tuxedo is a black or white jacket worn mainly by men for formal social events. [mainly US]regional note: in BRIT, usually use dinner jacket. What does a white tuxedo symbolize? Like a white Rolls Royce, for example, a white suit connotes grandness, tackiness, egotism, sex, and […]

The women’s tuxedo has been blurring the gender divide for years. Some call it an evening gown alternative, while others have tagged it as sophisticated glamour. What is the womens equivalent to a suit? “Coat and tie” is the basic level of formality for either day or evening, when neither sports clothes nor dinner jackets […]

There’s nothing wrong with wearing two double-breasted designs together per se, but it looks old fashioned, and whichever way you cut it you’re going to get very warm with both jacket and waistcoat wrapped across your front. Stick to a single-breasted waistcoat beneath a double-breasted suit for a contemporary look. Can you mix and match […]

four buttons. Buttons. The jacket’s sleeves should be finished with four buttons with their edges touching, just like the sleeves on the tailcoat and better business suits. All of the jacket’s buttons can be plain black or covered in the lapel’s facing. How many buttons should be on a coat sleeve? One of the dilemmas […]

This is a suiting cut that’s slim in appearance but with room across the shoulders and pant seat. TAPERED JACKET. You really can have the best of both worlds. Wider and slim, the jacket starts wider across the shoulders, and tapers in for a narrower waist. INTERIOR POCKETS. What does it mean to taper a […]

Formal. Due to their sophisticated appearance, three piece suits are often reserved for formal dress codes. To wear a three piece suit for a formal occasion, such as a wedding or the races, choose a well-fitting design in a classic color. Is a 3 piece suit too formal? Three piece suits are generally smarter than […]

Altering the lapels If you want your new notch lapel to be narrower, the underlying canvas will almost certainly need to be cut and reshaped, but if the width remains constant, less work is required. Can you make lapels narrower? The opposite operation can’t be done, however, because a notch lapel will be smaller, to […]

Can you Shrink a Wool Suit Jacket? A wool suit jacket cannot be shrunk in the dryer or the washing machine. Nor can it be shrunk using any chemical processes. The only way to reduce its size is by taking the garment to a quality tailor. Can you shrink a blazer in the dryer? Place […]

How Slim Suits Should Fit. Everything starts from the shoulders. They should lie flat against your own, as should the chest fabric. “No pulls across the back or puckering at the front, or the lapels lifting away from the body,” says Loe. Should you size up in slim fit suit? If you’re buying a slim […]

Suit jackets can be made bigger, but only by a few inches. This is because most suit manufacturers allow very little seam allowance in their jackets, which results in a lack of fabric for expansion. Can a jacket be made bigger? How Many Sizes Larger or Smaller Can You Go? The first rule of suit […]

Baloney Concept #1: “Shoulder pads make you look fat.” NOT! A perfectly trim Inverted Triangle figure doesn’t need them – that’s about 1 in 1000 women – but for the rest of us they instantly peel away visual pounds by lifting focus up away from a fuller bustline, protruding tummy, wide hips or heavy upper […]

Shoulder pads originally became popular for women in the 1930s when fashion designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Marcel Rochas included them in their designs of 1931. When was the shoulder pad invented? Origin. Ironically, shoulder pads actually originated with men, not women, when they were invented in 1877 as a piece of football padding. So what […]