Men's Suits

Suits are power outfits in the league of formal wears. They are statement makers and give a professional message. It gives a glimpse of authority, responsibility, compassion, quality, style and communicates success. With so many important traits associated with suits you ought to give importance to their every minute aspect.



















For every businessman a good collection of suits is a must for his wardrobe. Suits are available in two forms, they are available ready made or they can be custom made according to your own specifications by a tailor. In the former case you have to look after your physique and then select the suit whereas in the latter case that in custom men's suit you don't have to bother about the fitting and sleekness of the suit. You just need to give your measurements and leave remaining on the experienced hands of the tailor.
Men's suits clothing depends upon requirements and nature that which of the two you may prefer.
There are a lot of things that should be taken care of while selecting a suit. Some of these are the color, fabric, dimensions, type of suit and of course the purpose for which it is required. An appropriate combination of all these factors will be required for a suitable suit.
There is a wide variety in which suits are available its upon you to decide that which one will be perfect for you.

Double Breasted Suit

The first thing that is noticed about a suit is that whether it is singly or doubly breasted.
The main feature of double breasted suit is overlapping front flaps and two, parallel columns of buttons. In most double-breasted coats, one column of buttons is decorative, while the other functional. The original double-breasted jacket has six buttons, with two to close. But it may vary according to size, suits with four pairs of buttons are also available. They are now not as commonly seen as they used to be a few years back. They are advantageous for thin and taller gentlemen.




Single Breasted Suit
They are now more commonly used as compared to the doubly breasted suit. They have a narrow overlap and only one column of buttons. Single-breasted suit jackets and blazers typically have two or three buttons (jackets with one or four buttons exist, but are not common).

Lapels
These are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of a suits. Usually they are formed by folding over the front edges of the jacket or coat and sewing them to the collar, an extra piece of fabric around the back of the neck.

There are three basic forms of lapels: notched, peaked and shawl. Notched lapels, the most common, are usually seen on business suits. They have a wide V-shaped opening and a collar join. Peaked lapels are more formal, and nearly always used on double breasted jackets or coats.
with a very narrow deep V join at origin. Shawl is the least formal.

Waist Buttons

A suit has either one row of buttons or two, depending on whether it is single or double breasted. A single breasted jacket has a single row of buttons, numbering anywhere from one to four, though two and three are the most common. The three button jacket is the most traditional form. Usually, only the middle or second button is fastened when standing, though the top two buttons may be fastened to produce a slightly more formal appearance. Two button suits are a slightly later innovation, but since they show more of the shirt and tie, they produce a slightly slimming appearance. Only the top button of a two button jacket is fastened.

Double breasted jackets most commonly have either four or six buttons on each side where there are six buttons, only the lower four are for buttoning, though due to the design of the suit, only two will actually be buttoned at any given time. Generally it is followed that a doubly breasted suit is buttoned while standing and unbuttoned while sitting. Whereas the bottom button of a single breasted jacket is always left undone.

Breast Pocket

This is the prime region of importance of a suit. Generally the object that is seen in this is a handkerchief or pocket square which enhances its elegance. You cannot keep any bulky object in this pocket as it will project out and appear awkward giving it a lumpy appearance and distorting the sleek appearance of the suit, moreover any such object will be pressed to your ribs and would feel uncomfortable.

Men's Dressing

In this competitive world where staying ahead is the only possible way of surviving, you cannot afford to stay glued to only one phase. This principle is applicable in all the spheres of life. The factors that differentiate a person from the crowd are looks, way of presentation and styling. Styling is the key functional area in which we deal. A dress should compliment the body for which it is used. One should understand the basics of their dress so that it shall highlight their best traits.

If you want to impress your official world with your dressing style, then dress shirt is for you my friend, but choosing nice dress shirt is not an easy task, you have to be careful while selecting a perfect dress shirt for your self. The best thing about dress shirt is it is a perfect dress code for the professional environment. Choose a dress shirt that increases your style quotient, while selecting a dress shirt concentrate on three important aspect of it, which are color, fabric and style of the shirt. Fabric plays very vital role in dress shirt, the finer the fabric the better the shirt is. The charm and grace of dress shirt comes at its best in 100% cotton material. These all factors are very well looked after in custom mens shirts.

If you like the things according to your terms and conditions then Custom Tailored Suits offers the best solution. Your prerequisites are respected and considered as utmost priority. A professional and skilled tailor is always very helpful and respectful. They understand that they are at your service and that you may have many expectations.

The most looked out word in the world of formal dressing is suits. The impact that a suit can provide to a personality is unmatched and unremarkable. Mantoni suits offer an ultimate collection of suits.

If you are looking for shirts for all purpose then they are available at eagle dry goods. It includes a wide variety of sports shirts, camp shirts or polo shirts.


Formal clothing is considered incomplete without the accessories like suspenders, braces etc. Trafalgar suspenders are best suited accessories for any suit. The charm and elegance that a tie can provide to suit is one of the most essential parts of suiting Geoffrey Beene tie is a charming solution to this problem. Tie selection is also an art that requires skills.
Also the accessories like cufflinks and belts which are generally not given much importance are actually quite prominent in formal dressing. They provide an extra edge in events where there is regime of official clothes.

Last but not the least an important feature of suiting is kind of shoes that you wear. They should not only match the style of the suit but also the occasion for which they need to be worn. Allen Edmonds Hampstead are the leaders in this field of styling .

Men’s Trousers

Trousers play very prominent role in your professional dressing style, supporting custom trousers than run of the mill pair khaki shows your style, elegance and taste for fashion. Custom trousers are the perfect wear for formal occasions, custom tailoring symbolizes the collection of best be it the fabric, interlining or trimming of the trouser. Formal trousers comes in different designs and variety, outwardly they all appear same but a closer look to these trousers display the unique feature and designs of each trousers.

While buying trousers for your professional wardrobe considers few points it is the fabric, sewing pattern and style of your trouser. Be very careful while selecting a fabric for the trouser, for business purpose wool is the best fabric, for summer season try light weight materials like silk or linen. You can pick up trousers made of different patterns and fabrics suiting your style and comfort.


Black Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers

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Brown Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers
Brown has remain as one of the hottest shade for the trouser from time immemorial and it will remain the hot choice for the next couple of years this shade goes well with different shades of shirts and socks. Complete your wardrobe with brown serge super 100` custom trousers.

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Charcoal Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers

Try out charcoal serge super 100 custom trousers, it ensures you a perfect professional look for formal occasions.


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Gray Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers

This evergreen classic shade is equally liked by young executives as well as by mature seniors CEO`s. If you are not sure about the color of your trouser then grey serge super 100`s custom trouser is just for you.

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Khaki Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers

This trendy color is the hottest choice among the young CEO’s and executives, show your attitude with elegance and style with this khaki serge super 100`s custom trousers.

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Light Gray Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers

This light gray serge super 100`s custom trousers is a perfect blend of style and class. Try this formal trouser for your next formal event.

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Navy Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers
This classic color trouser would remain as the trend setter in men’s fashion industry. The high compatibility rate with different shades of shirts has made navy serge super 100 custom trousers as one of the most popular trouser.

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Olive Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers

Try this cool shade for your formal meeting or just have a perfect day at office with this olive serge super 100`s custom trousers.

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Tan Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers
Tired of usual black and blue shades then this tan serge super 100`s custom trouser is just for you.

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Taupe Serge Super 100's Custom Trousers

This cool shade will go well with almost all light and dark shades of shirts, team it with light blue or just wear it black shirt, this taupe serge super 100`s custom trouser will look perfect with all shades of colors.

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Men’s formal wear

Formal wears are the dressing style that are suitable for the formal social events like wedding, tea-party, dinner etc. Earlier formal wears were mostly consisting of white and black garments. But now scenario has changed and so the formal dressing style, the current trend of formal wear follow some basic guidelines for the classic and elegant look. To get a perfect formal look is not a difficult task, all you need to do is to consider few points discussed below.
Your formal look is incomplete without a mens formal suits, so the first and foremost task is to pick a nice formal suits, if you are not very fashion freak person choose classic style suit like single breasted solid color suit, such styles are always in for mature and powerful style formal suit is must.
While selecting a fabric for your suit, give preference to worsted wool, a suitable material for spring as well as for summer season, for winter season choose gabardine wools. Choose any pattern be it pinstripe, chalk stripe, beaded stripe suiting the occasion from ultra formal to semi formal.
Now comes the shirt, the look of your formal suit is incomplete unless and until it is teamed with nice shirt, while selecting the shirt, consider its collar and cuffs. If you have narrow face choose shirt with wider collar and vice versa if you have broad face.
Give your formal look a complete touch with a tie, the best thing about tie is it helps in representing your own personal style and attitude, suits look almost same tie help you in creating your personal style and impression, for a bold look go for patterned tie, team it with patterned shirt and make a bold style statement. Be careful regarding the length and width of the tie, it should not cross your belt buckle.
While choosing a combination of suit, shirt and tie, consider your personal coloring; that is your skin color and the color of your hair, if your personal coloring is high in contrast choose high contrast dressing, but if your personal coloring is low in contrast choose low contrast clothes.
Selecting right kind of mens formal shoes is must for a perfect formal look, choose, black brown or tan color shoes, and if you love to experiment with your look go for loafers, round –toe or pointed-tipped shoes. Never underestimate the role of shoes in your dressing it is your shoes that is noticed by most of the females. Choose right watch and belt to complete your formal look, and make smashing impression with your formal dressings.

Men’s Accessories and Fashion Trends

Scenario of Men’s fashion is changing with slow yet steady speed; fashion trend follows a circular move it keeps coming back after a gap of time, and in each visit it brings more creativity and style. Same is true regarding men’s accessories, there was a time when you can not imagine perfect gentlemen without his hat and pocket watch, and today you will find hardly any gentlemen using hat. Though fashion keeps changing, but there are few fashion accessories that remain the vital part of men’s fashion, lots of variations and ups and downs occur in men’s accessories but they remain the hot trend setters of men’s fashion, though sometime these accessories plays very dominating role in fashion trend, and at the other time they are considered less important, but they are never out of fashion.

Belts: This strap like accessories is used by human since Bronze Age, though used by men and women both, belt is one of the important accessories of men and it plays vital role in men’s fashion, some time big buckles are in some time small one are considered fashionable, you can also have diamond studded buckle too, it depends on you. A well finished nice belt enhances your appearance, while rough and torn belt can mar the charm of your dressing.

You can not get the complete look of gentlemen without a tie, this small piece of cloth is the key stone of men’s fashion, numbers of variations has occurred in it since it was evolved but the charm of tie still rocks, current fashion trend supports thin and plain tie. People often prefer dark shades of ties rather than light shades.

Complete your look and style with a nice pair of leather shoes. Always wear clean and tidy shoes and socks, try to have at least one pair of leather shoes, though now people prefer sports shoes, but for formal occasions classic leather shoes are preferred.

Wallets are real trend setter. Try to include few good quality leather wallets in your wardrobe, to keep your important cards, money and other small items. Do not stuff your wallet with unnecessary items, otherwise it will loose its shape, and bulging wallet can also spoil the line of your clothes.

Get a perfect executive look with handsome briefcase, and carry your papers and movable electronic device like laptops with style and elegance.

From the time immemorial watches are considered as fashion setter, along with trendy sports watch, your wardrobe should have one leather strapped watch for the formal occasions. It would be wonderful if you can have one pocket watch too, beautiful accessory item for formal occasion.


These are the few men’s accessory items that always remain in fashion and are must have for today’s fashion conscious men.

Custom Suits- Grey w/ Gold Stripe

For formal yet comfortable style try grey w/ gold stripe weave pattern. This simple weave pattern ,without any surface pattern is quite useful for those, who work for long hours, a wrinkle free and durable fabric is suitable for year around use.

Original price: $1000.00

Available at: $599.00 after 40% discount

Custom Suits- Grey Chalk Stripe Custom Suit

Show the world your fashion attitude with right style. Try out this grey chalk stripe weave pattern for custom suits available at online stores at discounted rate.

Original price: $1000.00

Available at: $599.00 after 40% discount

Custom Suits- Charcoal Wide Stripe Custom Suit

An ideal weave pattern for custom suits. This charcoal wide stripe pattern is one of the most popular weaving pattern for custom suits fabric. Design your custom tailored suit with this popular fabric and make your own style statement.
Original price: $1000.00
Available at: $599.00 after 40% discount

Custom Suits- Charcoal w/Royal Blue Beaded Stripe

For fine and neat touch try this charcoal w/royal blue beaded stripe. It is a plain weaving without any surface pattern. The best feature about this fabric is anti-wrinkle quality and its high durability. A perfect fabric with perfect weaving pattern is suitable for year around use.

Original Price: $1000.00

Available at: $599.00 after 40% discount

Custom Suits- Charcoal herringbone

Check out this unique pattern known as charcoal herringbone, the unique pattern of vertical lines has make it exclusive from rest of the available fabric, and due to its uniqueness it is considered as one of the most suitable fabric for custom suits.

Original price $1200.00 Available at $699.00 after 42 % discount

Custom Suits- Espresso Pinstripe

Check out this vertical weaved espresso pinstripe pattern, though traditional in look, this pattern is still high in demand among fashion conscious generation for custom tailored suits. The vertical pattern of lines has made it quite popular.

Original Price $1200.00

Available at $699.00 after 42% discount

Custom Suits- Charcoal chalk stripe custom suit

Gratify for self with charcoal chalk stripe custom suit, this fine weaved pattern with chalk stripes looks stylish as well as sober, the unique weaving feature of this fabric makes it one of the most desirable fabric material for custom suits.

Original Price: %1000.00

Available at $599.00 after 40% discount

Custom Suits- Charcoal Birdseye pattern

Clad your trimmed and fit body in cool suits. Try this novelty weave charcoal Birdseye pattern fabric for your custom suits. The fall and look of the fabric is perfect for suits. The material is suitable for all year around usage.
Original price $1200.00
Available at $699.00 after 42% discount

Custom Suits- Blue Birds eye pattern

Try out this blue bird eye pattern for your custom suits. This fine weaved fabric is offers you a perfect pattern for custom suits. The best part about this pattern is its weaving not too formal not too casual, a perfect dress material for all occasion.

Original Price $1200.00
Available at $699.0 after 42 % discount

Custom Suits- Black Plain Weave Custom Suit

For classic look and style try this black plain weave pattern simple yet elegant, old yet stylish, perfect dress material for your custom suits. Get the finest black plain weave fabric and clad your self in a classic yet stylish way.

Original Price $1000

Available at $599.00 after 40% discount

Custom Suits- Black Herringbone

If you have an eye for distinctive pattern, and willing to make your own fashion mark then this vertical weave fabric is for you. Try this black herringbone for your custom suit and drape your self with style.

Original Price $1200.00

Available at $699.00 after 42% discount

Custom Suits- Black/White Bird eyes pattern

Stylize your self with handsome custom tailored suit; try this fine nail head pattern fabric for your custom suits. The fall and texture of this fabric goes well with all body type. This bird eye pattern is perfect material for custom suits; the most interesting feature about this fabric is its casual yet formal look that makes it different from rest of the suiting material.

Original Price $1200
Available at $699.0 after 42% discount

All time Fashion Tips for Men’s

Everyone is ready to groove the world with their style and fashion , be it females or males, fashion and style is no more the monopoly of female, today’s men are smarter, more alert about their looks and style, be it their dressing sense ,selection of watch or spectacles. Looking good and stylish is not that easy, you have to put lots of effort in it, being stylish is not all about wearing branded dress or following the latest fashion trend set by ramp model, you can look stylish and fashionable by following some easy tips, that suits you, and the one that you can easily follow in your daily schedule. The greatest mantra of fashion is be yourself, instead of blindly following others fashion, choose what suits you, develop your own personal style, that suits you and make you comfortable, your dressing sense and style should compliment your personality, it should enhance the positive side of your personality. People often spend good amount of money on designer clothes, but it is not wise, instead of spending big amount of money on designer clothe, try to spend it on quality clothe, Make sure that your wardrobe includes one nice pair of branded jeans, that suits all the occasion and time, jeans are never out of fashion, get the best jeans for your self, try to team up your jeans with some cool designer shirt or tee shirts, your wardrobe is incomplete without button down shirt, so try to pick the most suitable and stylish designer shirt for self, last but not least is, designer suit, it is a must have, without it you can not get a perfect look of gentlemen. Wearing nice clothes is not all, add a spark to your look with some nice accessories, get a pair of cool and nice shoes, and include at least one casual and one dress watch in your wardrobe. Try out these very simple and easy fashion tips, and rock the world around you, looking good in not all about physical appearance, if you look good you will feel good and happy.

Story Of Allen Edmonds Brand Shoes

The name of Allen Edmond does not need any introduction to shoe lovers, and if you are fond of dress shoes, then Allen Edmond could be your ultimate choice for choosing high quality shoes.

Allen Edmond starts its journey in 1922,from a small town of Belgium, since then it is providing a complete range of men’s shoes, be it dress shoes, designer shoes or casual shoes, the most unique feature of their casual shoes is its rubber soled leather shoes, providing great comfort and easy to your foot. Allen Edmond is knows for its fine quality, be it their design, cuts, sewing, finishing or the material used. It has become global name now, and millions of people are supporting this brand world wide.

Allen Edmond has a chain of retail store all around Europe; most of the manufacturing work is a carried in its factory at US and Italy, they are still following the tradition of making men’s dress shoes domestically. Here at Allen Edmond, shoe making is still a craft, each and every piece of shoe is crafted by hand and one complete pair of shoe goes through 212 separate production step, then one fine quality pair of shoe comes in the market to steal your heart and make your foot comfortable.

To provide more comfort to your foot Allen Edmond shoes are made shackles, your foot will not get pinched, even if you are wearing your Allen Edmond shoes for the first time.

Investing your money in Allen Edmond is like life time investment, you would love to repair it and wear it rather than replace it. Allen Edmonds offer repairing service to its customer. They mend your shoe, replace its soles and heels, and give a complete new touch to your old shoes, wear them as long as you wish.

What Color Suit Should I Buy?

What color suit(s) should I buy to start my business wardrobe? Building a business wardrobe takes time to develop. Few people can make the decision to build a proper business wardrobe and have the funds available to implement it. Therefore, it is important for the purchaser of men’s suits to understand what makes up a complete wardrobe, but also to understand what the top priorities should be.
The suits you purchase first in building a wardrobe should always be year-round tropical weight suits, as you will get more use out of them. Do NOT purchase summer weight or winter weight fabrics until you have the initial basics covered. The 4 basics suits that every man should own in their closet should be a:
* Navy Solid
* Navy Pinstripe
* Charcoal Solid
* Charcoal or Grey Pinstripe
The next purchases can then be variations of the following:
* Black & White Glen Plaid
* Blue – Grey
* Black & White Hounds tooth
* Tan Solid
* Olives or Browns
* Windowpanes – Navy or Grey
If you wear a suit 4 or 5 days/week the ideal wardrobe would consist of a 2-3 week (10-15 suits) rotation of suits in your closet. Your suits will last longer overall, if you have a good rotation of suits, so that you are not wearing and cleaning your suits constantly. Men’s suits should be cleaned only once/quarter – as the dry cleaning chemicals can shorten the life of your suits. If your suits start to lose their shape or your pants lose their crease – go ahead and have your suit pressed, but don’t have your suits dry cleaned more than once a quarter.
As you add additional suits to your rotation, you can then consider different season suits, such as wool flannel for fall/winter and silk/wool and linen blends for spring/summer. However, in the beginning you should always select year round weight suits, as they will be more versatile for your wardrobe.

Men’s Dress Raincoats: Look Great And Stay Dry

Are you searching for a men’s dress raincoat? Men’s dress raincoats are offered in several styles, sizes, lengths and fabrics. Dress raincoats can keep you dry and warm while being stylish, they don’t have to look like the slept-in look of Lieutenant Columbo.
Dress raincoats are great for a stylish gentleman, but they can be also highly functional. Dress raincoats are made of fabrics that are water repellent and very lightweight, along with providing warmth against the elements. Many fabrics are offered in the men’s dress raincoats including: cotton, leather, nylon, polyester (microfibers), twills and even lambskin!

Because of the technologies that continue to evolve in the outerwear industry, today’s dress raincoats offer an abundance of very unique features. Fabrics that wick the moisture away from the body and create significant warmth, while keeping you dry. Fabrics that are waterproof, windproof and light weight.
Today’s dress raincoats also offer lots of great bells and whistles. Most of the raincoats offer a removable interlining, some offer a lining that is removable, but have a vest that can be worn independently when removed from the coat. Therefore, you have the option of wearing the raincoat with the liner inside for warmth or wearing the vest by itself.
Some of the coats offer a cell phone pocket with an electromagnetic shielding textile that protects the wearer's body from the electromagnetic waves. Some offer lots of great extra pockets options like scarf pockets, an extra inside security pocket with a zipper closure to store valuables, and a book pocket. Some offer a choice of a belt (on or off), and some even offer a hidden hood.

Men’s dress raincoats can be worn by teenagers to older executives. Many of the coats are offered in suit sizes, so it would not be unusual to find many of the coats offered in sizes from 38 Short to 52 Long. Of course, if you are going to wear the coat over a suit jacket, remember to allow extra space in the raincoat when you try it on to compensate for the suit jacket. There can also be several color choices available, as well. Colors available such as tan, khaki, olive, taupe, black, brown, and additional colors, as well.

The possibilities in finding the right men’s dress raincoat are limitless, just figure out what features are important to you in your search for your raincoat.

Should you Consider Buying A Men’s Suit On the Internet?

We live in a world where the greatest commodity that most people are lacking is: time (or lack thereof). Most of us never seem to have enough time to do all the things that we want to do. Most of us simply don’t have the time to go shopping and if we do have the time – we often find it to be more of a frustrating experience than it’s worth! The stores are often over-crowded and you can’t find anyone to assist you, and they often don’t have the size that you need in that certain color/pattern. So, why do we shop this way? Because our ancestors did? Well, today’s smart, modern shopper does not have to or want to!

Why not consider doing your suit shopping on the Internet? First, you can shop anytime (2 A.M. in your bathrobe) of the day – you are not limited to inconvenient store hours. You can shop 24 / 7, including all holidays. The store never closes! Now that’s convenient!

Second, the pricing online is often sharper than most retail stores. The companies that sell on the Internet don’t maintain the expensive overhead that retail stores do, so they are able to offer sharper price points than many retail stores. Therefore, the customer is often able to find the same manufacturer’s suit online for less money.

Third, the selection on the Internet is often better! Most online retailers are able to offer a wider selection of choices to their customers because they are not limited by the square footage of their stores. Most retail stores can only afford to carry the very best selling sizes. If you are an odd size or big and tall – you will be out of luck most of the time, shopping in your local retail store. The retail stores have to always be concerned with maximizing their return on investment for their square footage. Internet retailers do not suffer the same limitations. Therefore, you will probably find more colors, patterns and sizes available online, than in your local store. Also, you don’t have to worry about that certain size being unavailable. If a store does not have your size, they may be able to find your size for you, but that requires another trip to the store by you, to pick up your size. More time lost, for you to get what you want. If you order on the Internet, you get what you want the first time, with much less hassle.

Of course, not only can you find men’s suits online, but you can also find tuxedos, men’s custom suits, men’s custom shirts, men’s shoes, casual clothing and accessories, as well. Finding the right look for you, is just a couple of clicks away and much more convenient and hassle free.

Customer service is even easier on the internet. Most Internet retailers often offer a toll free #, instant chat or e-mail contact that makes it easy to answer your questions. You will also be assured of finding someone who is more knowledgeable about men’s clothing than that 16 year old kid working at your local store. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, because an Internet retailer will often be more helpful than your local store, as well. The customer service is often more friendly and knowledgeable online, than at your local store, as well.

Dress Your Best When Interviewing

One of the main purposes of an interview is to present yourself to a potential employer in a manner that reflects a highly polished and professional image. It is important to keep in mind that the interview is not the time to be making a personal statement with the way you dress. The potential employer is NOT interested in seeing your selection of Grateful Dead Ties or purple dress shirts! Keep it professional!

Yes! It makes a difference how you dress for an interview! Rule # 1 (on what to wear to an interview):
You ONLY have 1 chance to make a good first impression!! How you dress matters!
Have you heard the story relayed by a recruiter who interviewed a gentleman for a sales position within his organization? The recruiter tells the story how the candidate had been out of work for a few months and wanted the recruiter to understand why. The candidate took off his jacket, unbuttoned his shirt and started to pull down his pants (this is a true story) to show him the scar from a boat propeller that had injured him. He didn't get the job. Neither did the young lady in a bright red skirt so short and tight that she could hardly sit down! In a conservative business climate or a challenging economy, appearance matters.
Dress your best for the interview, even if you think it is a casual work environment. If you are in doubt about how to dress for an interview, err on the side of conservatism. It is much better to be overdressed than underdressed or not dressed at all (in the case of the red skirt). The major contributing factor that helps a person draw an opinion on someone after meeting them, is based on how you look (or how they perceive you look).
A famous tennis player (Andre Agassi) said: Image is Everything!!
We have listed some helpful dressing hints for you to wear to an interview:
• Well tailored, solid color (dark-navy or charcoal), conservative suit –solid or subtle stripe – NO bold stripes that stand out. Remember: Don’t Make a Statement!
• Black, polished shoes with laces
• White or off white long sleeve shirt
• Conservative tie (small neat pattern or stripe)
• Dark socks
• Very limited jewelry
• Neat, professional hairstyle
• Go easy on the cologne
• Neatly trimmed nails
• Portfolio or briefcase
• Big smile and firm handshake!
In summary, think about the image that you want to convey. You want to convey the image of someone who will fit in and become a team member, as opposed to someone who will stand out as an individual. You want to appear confident, conservative, reliable, and polished. The way you dress can greatly enhance your portrayal of these qualities. Present a positive image and you will “shine” in the interview. Good Luck!!

What to wear to a wedding?

Dressing for a wedding or special event - it is important to be properly dressed for any special occasion. Remember, just like an interview: you ONLY have 1 chance to make a good first impression! Don’t be too creative to stand out! Pictures will be taken at the wedding, and you don’t want to look at your friend’s pictures a year from now and wonder: What was I thinking (dressed like that)?
• Informal Daytime: Dress shirt and pants, preferably a sports jacket.
• Informal Evening: Suit
• Semi-Formal Daytime: Suit
• Semi-Formal Evening: Dark suit
• Formal Daytime: Dark suit and tie
• Formal Evening: Tuxedo (if invitation states "black tie") or dark suits.
• Ultra-formal Evening or White Tie: White tie, cummerbund or vest and shirt.
Do's and Don'ts
• Don't try to be experimental with a tuxedo. A black tuxedo with white shirt and black bow tie or four in hand tie is always the best choice. If "Creative Black Tie" is used on the invitation, then wearing a tuxedo, vest and black shirt, with no tie, might be acceptable. Also, trendier cities like Los Angeles and New York might be more accepting of going with a trendier look.
• Wear a dark suit, with a tie if the wedding is after 6 PM, and doesn't say "Black Tie."
• Don't wear a tuxedo during the day time, regardless of the formality of the event.
• Do use a conservative outfit, if the invitation doesn't specify a dress code for the event. A dark suit and conservative tie will be appropriate for any occasion.