All About Mens Suit

Mens Suit’s Collar and LapelIt is more suitable for slimmer man.
Suit collars extending to the front part of theButton in Mens Suit
chest area are known as lapels. Lapels and collarsButtons involves the most handling during the
are widely modified mens suits for change suitwearing experience especially when fastening and
fashion. The collar snugs tightly around your neckunfastening.
without buckling. One half inch of the dress shirtPlastic buttons are not suitable in suits. Select
should be visible under the suit collar.natural horn, pearl, or bone buttons in men suits.
Standard lapel width should be 3 to 4 inches. MostMother-of-pearl, metal, or ceramics are other
importantly, it should be proportionate to thetypes of button for Mens suit.
overall size of the Mens suit as well as theCheck that the closure is tight when buttoned.
distance between the chests to the shoulder.There should not be puckering of fabrics around
Lapels have to fall flat on your chest. They shouldthe fastened buttons. Such puckering would mean
not buckle or bunch up. In general, lapels shouldunleveled sewing of buttons and button holes.
have the end tip about halfway between theMens suits are available in 1 button, 2 button, 3
suit’s top sleeve and collar.button and 4 button suits.
Pocket Style for Men SuitTop
Pockets are important in mens suits because itsShoulder Padding in Mens Suits
styles can vary on different suits.Generally most suits have padding and the
A popular tailoring for pockets is the besom. It isthickness of shoulder pads depends on the Mens
an inset pocket sewn inside the garment withshoulder and body shape.
access through a narrow welted slit-type opening.Slightly thicker shoulder pads would be suitable for
Three types of pockets are popular on suits areslope shoulder men to make the suit look leveled.
slit pockets, flap pockets and high quality pockets.Heavy padding will not be suitable for men with
Slit pockets represents a slit style which gives awide broad shoulders.
clean finish on the suit’s hip area. Usually theArmhole and Sleeve style in Men Suit
slit pockets are jetted at the opening of theArmholes are the inside of your sleeves where
pockets. Flap pockets are additional fabric onyou slip your arm in.
covering the outside of the pocket opening. A highGenerally high arm holes would give suit a nice
quality pocket allows both a slit pocket and flapdrape.
pocket. It is required to be double-besomed soThe armholes should be wide enough for easy
that it becomes a slit pocket when the flap ismovement of arms.
inserted into the pocket. It gives alternate looksAn important advice about sleeve style in suit is
on a single suit.they should end at about ½ to ¼ inches
Topbefore the dress shirt cuffs worn within.
Vent in Mens SuitGenerally the sleeve will end at mid-point of your
In Mens suit, vents are vertical slit openingswrist bone.
creating flaps at the lower back of suits.Mens Suits Pants
Vents are tailored to provide freedom and spaceMens suits encompassing the pants are the drape,
for movement around the hip area of the suit.the pleats and the cuffs.
Without a vent, it can cause the suit to crumbleDrape of the pants over your lower body should
and feel tight at the hip area.be smooth and floats over your legs.
Vents should have the one of the flaps overlapThe length of the rise complements your height.
the other by about ¾ inch and not reveal theTaller men will suit higher rise while shorter men
pants through it.should settle for lower rise.
The three popular types of vents in suits areIn mens suit pants, there are 3 types of pleats
single vent, double vent and vent-less.such as single pleat, double pleat, and pleatless flat
In single vents, the slit opening is at the centerfront.
lower back of the suit. This is a typical look foundCuffs are upward folds made at the end of the
among American-style suit.pants. It is recommended that your cuffs be
In double vents, vents are cut symmetrically on1½ - 1¾ inch wide depending on the Mens
both sides of the hip area of the men suit. Itoverall size. Generally pants cuffs look better on
provides more freedom of movement than singletaller man.
vents. It also emphasizes the lines of the body.To make shorter man look even shorter with
In Vent-less there is no vent. Ventless suit cancuff pants. Make sure the cuff at the pants end
restrict movement like raising your arm or sitting.fall with ease without too much gather.