Men's Clothing: The suit

Not all men's bodies are not equally sized; so you have to make sure your clothes match the size and proportions. If the suit's too big or too small it is as noticeable as the colors of the suit , "While fabrics and patterns usually attract the eye first, the suit's proportions anchor it in time" (Flusser 37).

THE SUIT:
The Jacket:

The Jacket Shoulder: The jacket shoulder should be in proportion to the size of your head, because "As its widest dimension, the shoulder sets the mood for the rest of the jacket. Since the jacket's shoulders frame the head, if they are too narrow, the head will appear larger than actual size; conversely, if cut too wide, the head will appear disproportionately small" (Flusser 37).

The Jacket Length: The length of the jacket is very important for a good height appearance. The length of the jacket can be seen from the waist and down. "Such a man needs to pay particular attention to his jacket's length to help him reproportion his longer torso with his shorter leg line" (Flusser 40). Jackets will usually have the front and back at equal length but "It is quite normal for a jacket to be slightly longer in front than back in order to hang properly" (Flusser 40). You can use your arms length's to help find the sweet spot in the length of your jacket, "The first employs the arm as a guide; when your hand is dropped at your side, the bottom of the jacket is supposed to line up with the outstretched thumb. Though generally reliable, this formula has one drawback: arm length varies from person to person" (Flusser 41). So you must pay attention to the over-all length, you can also take the back collar's seam and measure the length to it to the ground and then divide it in half, and at the half-way point it will be the place where the suit should end.

The Suit Trouser
The suit trousers (pants) is fairly easy to fit, unless you're wearing an exact fit of pants, wearing a belt will help fit trousers relative of your body size. "Suit trousers should extend the line of the jacket" (Flusser 44). "suit trousers should be worn on the waist, not on the hip. Not only does the waist then appear smaller, but by raising the trousers' fullness, it can better fill up the jacket's bottom opening, thereby lengthening the overall figure" (Flusser 44). Do not wear trousers (pants) wear the inseam is too long, if it touches the ground it's too long.


What do you think when someone's clothes are too big or small? Do they or the clothes not look as nice than they could be?


Flusser, Alan. Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion. New York:

              HarperCollins, 2002. Print