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{Wardrobe

Style Best for Success

What to Wear

My Style

What are the Parts of my Wardrobe?

How use my Wardrobe Parts Properly?

Choosing the Right Piece

Good Choice, Good Buy

Bling it On!

Dress Up or Down

Formal vs. Informal Wear

Men’s Accessories

Although style is something personal and no one should tell

you how to dress, there are certain rules of conventions that

must be followed in order to mix in society.

“Powerful Men” have “Signature Looks” – their own

individual style.

When you are dressing, be sure to consider the whole look

Shirt

Tie

Pants

Shoes

CHECKLIST

Styling is having a professional over all effect.

What to wear?

In this age of hiring and promoting, some managers are making decisions on people in the first seconds of a meeting.

“When you dress appropriately, people know that you know the rules. Dressing well earns people’s respect more than you realize.”

The Suits

The FabricHigh quality fabrics feel smooth, look right, well-

defined and natural. In tropical countries, light worsted is preferred to heavy wool. The trend today

is polyester blend materials which is light for our weather.

The LiningLining made of rayon is necessary on the chest, back

and sleeves.

The PocketsPockets should be smooth –

no wrinkles.

The PantsPants should have buttons

to allow wearing of suspenders.

The ButtonsButtons should be made from leather, mother-of-

pearl, brass or ceramic.

CHECKLIST: The Way to the Right Suit

1. Coat Length

the bottom of the coat should be long enough to cover the seat of your pants. The top bottom should sit just below your waist.

2. Sleeves

the shirt’s sleeve cuffs ending at your wrist bone but extend from your jacket sleeve by about ½ inch. This is important if you are wearing cuff links.

3. Collar

the back of your coat collar should rest about ½ inch below the back of the shirt collar.

4. Lapels

should not extend no more than halfway to the shoulder.

5. Shoulders

padding on the shoulders go in and out of style so just stay where it is comfortable for your size and shape.

6. Armholes

be sure that they are cut high enough.

The Trousers/Pants

The WaistYour trousers or pants should be secured at the waist

or just below the navel.

There should be ample room at the crotch. You should be comfortable, not pulling or tagging at the

seats and thighs.

The LengthThey should be long enough so that the crease is

about 4 inches above the top of the shoes and ½ inch above the shoe’s heels.

Caring for Your Suit:Jacket and Pants

1. Do not wear your suit on 2 consecutive days. Let it rest.

2. Brush – give it a quick brushing to take out the lint and dust.

3. Hang properly – Before hanging, empty the pockets and fasten buttons. Hang the pants upside down by the cuffs to prevent creases.

4. Avoid dry cleaning often. Wash by hand and steam cleaned every 10 usage.

The Dress Shirt

A shirt with a crisp well-shaped collar and material does not

wrinkle shows the world that your good taste does not end

with your suit.

When buying a shirt, pay special attention to the two most noticed features – the shape and the size of the collar and the material.

Keep your collar point 3 inches long and the width of the spread from being too narrow or too wide.

Stripped and patterned shirts are considered more casual, but still they are considered for business.

Other solid colorsas Blue or those with pin stripes are about as dressy.

It is better to select sleeves of a longer size because shirts shrink after 3 washes.

The shirt should be long enough to allow movement and cuff snug enough to keep it at the wrist.

The shirt-tail hem should reach to your crotch or it may pull free from your pants when you sit or bend over.

The Necktie

The necktie is like the first violin in an orchestra: it occupies the center stage, and when a mistake is made, it is noticed. So select you ties with care.

It allows you to express your personality through indulgence in sumptuous hues and designs in an otherwise staid business wardrobe.

Wear the tie as it meant to be worn: as a sort of personal signature.

Ties offer almost unlimited freedom for self-expression. In fact, there is a tie to match the subtlest nuance of one’s mood. In fact, there is a tie that matches the subtlest nuance of one’s mood.

The trick is to make certain that your tie’s “statement” not only reflects your taste, but is also appropriate to the office, the wedding or whatever the occasion.

What’s best to know about Buying a Tie

Your tie should not only strike your fancy but should also be appropriate for the occasion at which you will be wearing it.

Your tie should coordinate well with our suits and jackets, therefore it should consider how the tie’s color, design, fabric and width would complement a specific suit or jacket.

Types of Ties

ClubA tie repeating patterns of club

is serve to identify

membership in certain clubs.

PaisleyA tie with curved

teardrops. In 1930, paisley pattern was

first used to decorate ties. Large paisley

patterns are used for casual wear.

Plaid Plaid of at least

three colors, plaid is composed of

lines or bars crossing at right

angles. This is also for casual wear.

DotsSmall dots known as pin

dots are considered among the more casual patterns.

SolidA tie for formal wear has no patterns. It is plain of a color that match your outfit.

How to Tie a Knot

The Bow TiesThe bow ties come in as many patterns and fabrics as the regular ties, but there are only three classic shape

for bow ties.

ButterflyThe butterfly has ends that

flair as they extend outward to straight edges.

The most common shape of a bow tie, the butterfly

appeared in the early years of this country as a wider version of the traditional bow tie. In the days when more rigid rules of dress

dictated a man’s attire, the bow tie and four in-hand were considered proper

formal daywear.

Bat’s WingThe bat’s wing is narrower than the butterfly. It’s

edges are pointed.

Straight (or Thistle)A tie that, as it’s name

suggest, extends straight outward. The narrowest bow

tie and the least common style of the three. Edges are

usually straight, but they can be pointed.

Belts and Suspenders

Never wear both a belt and suspenders at the same time.

There is no need to. It’s redundant.

Early in the century, dressy trousers rarely had belt loops. Belts were worn by blue-collar

workers while suspenders were worn with business and formal

attire.

After World War I, belts gained in popularity and through the decades increasingly replaced

suspenders.

In the 1980’s, suspenders became fashionable again

especially on Wall Street, and the fashion spread through the

United States. They have remained widely worn.

A belt is as appropriate as suspenders for wearing with a suit or sport jacket, although suspenders remain the only choice for black or white tie.

Aside from the advice that you should not wear belts and

suspenders together, there are only two additional aesthetic

points to keep in mind.

1. Never wear a belt if you wear a vest.

A belt creates a bulge, and a buckle ruins the look of simplicity of a vest and trouser.

2. Wear a tie if you wear suspendersA four-in-hand provides aesthetic balance by adding to the vertical suspender lines, and helps create the dressier look that suspenders have come to convey.

Cuff Links

When should a man wear cuff links?Since the 19th century, when cuff links became

widely used, they have been commonly worn with business suits and with formal attire. However, with fashion trending more casual, some fashion experts suggest that cuff links may be appropriately worn

with a sport jacket and even without a tie.

Cuff links were traditionally connected by a small chain, and were usually made of black onyx, a stone that remains a popular choice for daywear. Others

are made of gold, silver, enamel or mother-of-pearl.

You must wear cuff links when you are wearing tuxedo, and you should wear them with matching

shirt studs.

Double-faced cuff links (links with two identical faces) are perhaps the most

elegant.

Pushthroughs(links with bulbous ends) are preferable to non-

matched links, known as hinged-back (links with a bar on the inside), because the bar, rather than the decorative face, is seen on the inside of your cuff.

Shoe Basics

The Laces

These are for more formal wear.

Loafers (moccasins)

or the ones that look like driving shoes, but are of leather or leatherette.

Men’s Accesories

Oval FaceLong, lean faces need frames that accentuate width. Forget delicate.

John Lennon-style glasses and opt for heavy plastic wrap-around and frames

with oversize lenses.

Round FaceFull cheeks and a curved

jaw line call for frames with a contrasting, angular

shape. In order to create a sense of balance, make sure

the corners are slightly rounded, not sharp.

Triangular FaceIf you have a broad forehead and a

narrow chin, choose glasses that mimic your bone structure and help to

accentuate the eyes. A pair of aviators would work well. And consider the lenses; bold tints won’t/don’t work with glasses

like this, so consider gradient lenses.

Points to Remember

Eye Glasses or Sunglasses. Keep it Simple.

A Slim black belt with simple buckles are all you

need for work.

You may have a brown braided or woven leather.

Cloth belts are worn with khakis.

Watches – metal ones for work and leather strapped ones for evening.

Cuff links are used for more formal barongs or shirts. There are different ones in department stores, choose simple ones

Bags, necklaces and earrings are not for work. A briefcase is necessary to hold papers. The different types are the leather or canvas carryall, work bags that are sturdier (for executives) and so weekend bag.

Backpacks are now in vogue and the rolling bag for travelling.

Wallets, are billfold wallets and the travelling wallets to hold passports and tickets, are available at department stores.