Precaution should be taken when it comes time to clean your wool garments. To ensure a long life for your clothing, take the following advice to to heart.
Always
Use a professional dry cleaning service – When your clothes are dirty, use the services of a professional dry cleaner. We do not recommend dry cleaning [...]
Every coat that has a collar and lapels, whether sport coat, suit jacket, or overcoat, is either single-breasted or double-breasted. The single-breasted construction is much more common, and consists of buttons on one edge and button holes on the other, meeting in a vertical line over the navel. The double-breasted coat bears symmetrical sets of [...]
As one might expect, patterns are a bit more difficult than solid colors, and require more thought in their selection. As a general rule, patterns are less formal than solid colors, and so should be reserved for more relaxed occasions. The exception to this rule is the pinstripe, which in all but the most formal [...]
Most men choose a suit’s color based off of two factors. 1) The salesman says the color looks good and 2) it looks like a suit he has purchased in the past. The problem here is that most men do not know what colors compliment their complexion and instead of choosing a color that enhances [...]
Note - the following is a Google Knol I wrote a while back; while a decent introduction, I feel it can be improved upon and welcome any comments to help me in that endeavor.
Introduction to the Men’s Suit
The men’s business suit is the most universally appropriate item in a gentleman’s wardrobe. There are few events [...]
Antonio Centeno gained his sense of style from studying fashion in London, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and Bangkok. He is currently president of A Tailored Suit, a menswear store that provides tools to create custom clothing completely online and articles on men’s style. Antonio has a BA from Cornell College, an MBA from UT Austin, and he is a former officer of Marines.