| -> | | | | black or navy blue when placed side by side, it |
| Most men choose a suits color based off of two | | | | nonetheless is just as acceptable at all business |
| factors. The salesman says the color looks good | | | | functions and interview situations. Possibly the |
| and the man buying the suit can not find anything | | | | most versatile color, it looks good with almost |
| wrong with it. The problem here is that most men | | | | any colored shirt imaginable. |
| do not know what colors compliment their | | | | |
| complexion, and instead of choosing a color that | | | | Colors more men should consider. |
| enhances their looks they choose a color that | | | | BrownBrown ranges from a light through a deep |
| simply fits in. | | | | chocolate hue. Many men look their best in |
| Have you ever wondered why you see so many | | | | earth-tones, making the brown suit an important |
| men wearing navy blue suits? Its not that this | | | | part of their wardrobe; it is also a popular color |
| color enhances so many men's natural style; its | | | | for causal options including tweed suits and sports |
| just men playing the game of safety in numbers. | | | | jackets. One caveat: until the early 1980s, brown |
| The purpose of this article is to open your eyes | | | | was not considered a color for business (we can |
| to the world of men's suit colors and encourage | | | | thank Ronald Reagan for their return). While the |
| you to choose a fabric that compliments your | | | | times have changed there are still some |
| individual style. | | | | members of the old guard who continue to hold |
| The Triad: Navy Blue, Black and Charcoal Gray | | | | to the old rule that brown does not belong in |
| These three colors dominate the men's suit | | | | town. This should not dissuade the well-dressed |
| industry, and for good reason. Most men are | | | | gentleman from wearing brown with confidence, |
| complimented by one or more of these dark | | | | but it is important to be aware. |
| colors. Dark suits have the ability to seamlessly | | | | TanThe navy suit for warm weather, tan is an |
| transition from business to pleasure, in addition to | | | | excellent choice. Less flashy than white, it none |
| a slimming effect of the silhouette. Let us talk | | | | the less commands attention and can set you |
| about each color quickly | | | | apart from the crowd while keeping you cool. If |
| Navy Blue | | | | you live in a cold weather city, a tan suit is ideal |
| Navy blues strength lies in its sheer dominance. | | | | for spring and summer while in a warmer climate |
| Most men own at least one, and if you have ever | | | | it is appropriate year round. The tan suit pairs well |
| walked into a business meeting you can be sure | | | | with white, light blue, or any pale pastel shirt. Best |
| more than half the men will be clad in one. But this | | | | of all, this gives you the chance to really make |
| is its chief weakness; how can you stand out | | | | your dark ties stand out. |
| when 90% of your body looks exactly the same | | | | TaupeA color that falls between gray and brown, |
| as over 50% of the room. We tend to forget | | | | taupe is a great choice for the man who has a |
| that our clothing sends off strong signals, and if | | | | couple of the basic colored suits in his wardrobe |
| you want to be anything but average you want | | | | and is looking for a color out of the ordinary that |
| to present yourself as such, not always try to | | | | still maintains a professional appearance. Great for |
| blend in. In addition, those with a very light | | | | use year round, the taupe suit is a little less |
| complexion need to pair navy blue with rich | | | | dressy than a charcoal suit but more likely to |
| colored shirts; a white or ice blue shirt will drain | | | | draw compliments because of it's ability to |
| the color right from their face. Finally, young men | | | | compliment a man's finer features. |
| are advised to avoid this color as that it has a | | | | Light GrayA great spring and summer color that |
| habit off accentuating youth. | | | | doesn't draw attention to the wearer but instead |
| Black | | | | signals a suave persona confident in his own skin, |
| A more difficult color to wear, it is perceived by | | | | light gray is an excellent choice for any |
| many as the choice for funerals and weddings. No | | | | complexion. Live in a warmer climate? Then light |
| argument there; however, it is so much more for | | | | gray is appropriate year round. The light gray suit |
| the man with the right complexion. No other color | | | | pairs well with white, light blue, and almost any |
| has such a slimming effect, and depending on the | | | | pale colored shirt, although if you are light |
| dress shirt it can go from regular office wear to | | | | complected you may want to go with a bolder |
| drinks with friends at the hippest nightclubs in New | | | | hue. |
| York. The key to wearing black is being a high | | | | WhiteThe Classic color of summer. You don't |
| contrast individual, a man with dark hair with light | | | | have to be Tom Wolfe to stay cool and look |
| to medium colored skin. The effect is a properly | | | | great. White compliments all but the lightest |
| framed face to where all the attention is drawn. | | | | complexions, and even then the right shirt choice |
| Charcoal GrayCharcoal gray suits projects an | | | | can remedy that situation. The key to wearing a |
| image of authority, stability, and professionalism. It | | | | white suit is confidence, especially in the United |
| is an excellent choice for a first suit, especially for | | | | States where a suit in this color is hard to come |
| young men as that it does accentuate youth | | | | by. |
| (unlike Navy Blue). Although clearly lighter than | | | | Where to find all of these fabric colors? |