What should be in Your Closet
       “It’s important to dress in a way that sends the right message but also looks effortless and natural. Wearing clothing that is inappropriate to your inner character is the biggest mistake a man can make in terms of fashion." Giorgio Armani
1.Good Suit or suits, and/or blazer depending on your work environment this will determine the look for the jacket or suit. Blazers are great for casual wear and for work.
2. 3-4 dress shirts in white, blue and other colors for work, depending on the work environment.
3. Have several different kinds of shirts for casual, have fun with these think: flannel, patterns, chambray.
  4. Casual t’s and polos should consist of a mix of colors and styles that are appropriate to your style.
 5. Several pairs of good pants for work: grey, black, camel.
 6. Have several casual pants, like khakis, corduroy or flannel.
 7. Several pairs of great looking jeans, unless your young they should be in a dark wash.
 8. Two Sweaters, one lightweight and one heavy, sweater vests or vests are a great “style” addition to your wardrobe.
 9.  A small tie wardrobe depending on work environment. If your work environment is uptight have very conservation ties, otherwise this is a good and subtle way to make a statement.
 10. Belts, have both classic for work and fun for casual wear.
 11. Several pairs of great shoes in dark brown or black and a casual pair as well, for casual days at work. Black dress shoes if your life requires more formal attire.
12. Tennis shoes or sports shoes according to sport played.
13. 5-6 Thin Black cotton socks and 5-6Activewear socks.
 14. Work out clothes/ and sportswear.
 15. A beautiful coat and outerwear jacket. Trench coats can be used for both formal and informal occasions and a good way to have one great piece that works for many occasions.
How to buy a Man’s Business Suit
 First rule of thumb, buy the best quality your money can afford. Be very critical on fit, color and pressing. Do not always rely on the sales person  from the store, bring along a friend, or your very own stylist to help you choose the best possible choice for you. As for color, dark grey is the most powerful color in any Executive position, find a shade that best flatters your skin tone.
Here is what to look for in a new suit:
The fit:

•   The jacket should have some shape to it that follows your body lines. Use the shape of the jacket to give you a waist.           
  
•   The collar should lie flat and close to the shirt collar.
  
•    Shoulder seams should follow shoulder and the sleeve cap should sit at the end of the shoulder.
  
•    Lapels should lie flat to body. 
  
•    Sleeves taper at elbow, but be comfortable when bending your elbow. 
  
•   Vents fall straight and don’t gap, otherwise it accentuates your bum. 
  
•    Sleeves should allow for a portion of the shirt cuff to show, depending on length of arm. The longer the arm the more shirt cuff you show to balance out the length of your arms, the shorter your arms the smaller the amount of cuff you expose, helping create the illusion of a longer arm. 
  
•   The pants should sit at just below your waist.
  
•   Your waist is the midsection just above your hip bone. Measure that and commit it to memory. 
  
•   You want your rise (that is the length of the crotch from waistband to waistband) to meet your waist or midsection. 
  
•   The inseam runs down your leg from your crotch this needs to hand straight if it does not your pants will always feel crooked or off. 
  
•   If there are belt loops make use of them. They should have even stitching with a little room to accommodate a descent size belt. There should be one center back to hold your pants in place.   
  
•    Pockets should have even stitching, should lie flat to your body and not pucker or stick out. The pants do not fit you if this is the case. Have them altered. 
  
•    Be careful of the amount of items you carry so as not to overload the pockets, make you look distorted and wear out he pants prematurely. 
  
•    If you have back pockets lose the bulging wallet for the same reason. 
  
•    To cuff or not to cuff, that is the question? It’s purely up to you, just make sure the cuff is in proportion to your body height. Cuffs do shorten the look of the leg.The hem should break on your shoes and fall to the back heel, how much of a break is up to you and is also determined by the width of the pant leg. Consult the tailor on the best length for you and the pants. 
  

How to buy a Blazer
    Blazers can be endearing because they are not as serious as a suit, so they can be playful. They can have wild linings, embroidery, printing and details that a serious suit coat won’t have. They come in all sorts of imaginative materials as well, velvet, corduroy, cotton, wool, linen, you name it. They can also come in checks, plaids, windowpane checks, prints and strips. The pockets can be patched, flapped or slash. There is also the choice of single breasted or double breasted. The fit for a blazer is the same as a suit coat.
The fit: 

•  The collar should lie flat and close to the shirt collar.
• Shoulder seams should follow the shoulder and the sleeve cap should sit at the end of the shoulder. 
• Lapels should lie flat to body. 
• Sleeves taper at elbow. 
• Vents fall straight and don’t gap. 
• Sleeves should allow for a portion of the shirt sleeve to show, depending on length of arm. Shorter arms should have less cuff showing, longer arms should have more cuff showing. 
• The blazer should have some shape to it that follows your body lines. Have fun with blazers but stay within your style. 
  

How to buy a Tie Ties are the personality for a man’s attire. Think about what you want to say about yourself with your tie. Are you an artist, a banker, a manager, what level of authority do you want to convey?  

•    Select an appropriate tie length and width. It will depend on your body type and height. The length of 54” and 3 ¼” width is standard. 
• Touch the tie, do you like the feel of it. 
• Inspect the lining, it should be lined to the tips, preferably with a fiber content high in wool. 
• Tug on the slip stitch, when pulled the slip stitch of a well-made tie will cause the tie to gather in folds. 
• Lay the tie over your hand. Does the narrower end of the tie hang squarely behind the middle of the wider end? This is the sign of a well made tie, you will have a tie that lies flat to the chest. If the tie twists, do not purchase it.  
• Knot the tie to make sure you like the way the knot looks. Is it bulky, does it not want to lie flat?
•  Choose the ties according to the shirts it is to be worn with, it should complement the style and colors and not compete with them. . A subtle shirt could have a bold tie, a wild shirt a quiet tie. 
• Choose the color according to what goes with the shirt and that makes you happy. Consider you job and what is acceptable. 
  

Men’s Pants
  If you purchase a suit you have one pair of pants that automatically come with it, so when choosing other pairs of pants, chose one that will go with the suit jacket, chose the others by what will go with shirts and sweaters that you already own. Whether you chose pleats of flat front, make sure the pants fit you like they were specially made for you.

•  Your waist should be at your midsection above your hip bones. Measure here for your waist measurement. This is where your pants should sit. 
  
•   The rise, is the length of the fly, it the section from the crotch to the waistband. A longer rise gives you a higher waist a short rise gives you a hip-hugger waist.
• The inseam in the measurement from your crotch seam to the hem, where ever you deem that to be. It’s the waist and inseam measurement that you look for when purchasing pants. 
• If pants have belt loops you should use them they are not there just for decoration. 
• Men’s pants are a variety of pockets to choose from there are patch, diagonal, slit, slanted, etc. Just don’t overload them especially the back pocket with your wallet. 
• Cuffs, if you chose to cuff your pants, make sure that the cuff is in proportion to you body size and build. 
• Fabrication for pants comes in all sorts of selections, chose what best suits your way of life and the life your pants will live.
•  Jeans are definitely meant to be worn a bit lower than trousers. 
• The hem of the pant should or the break is where your trousers hit your shoes. The longer the length or the lower the break the more crease there will be. There are three break points. The medium break means the pants will fall midway between top of the shoe and the top of the sole. The full break is when the fabric drapes over the shoe top and sweep it back to about a quarter of an inch above the floor. The short break is when the pants are worn high on the leg with a quarter inch of swing between the bottoms and the top of the shoes.
•  Pleats, I never recommend, unless you are built so that pleats are the only things that work for trousers on you. Remember all pants can be altered to fit you like a glove.