When having a suit or actually whatever garment tailored, the cloth – fabric – material will have a great effect on many parts
So proper preparation literally protects from ‘piss-poor’ performance, assuming that you want the garment to add value to your appearance. But where to start if you never picked a cloth from a swatch book called a bunch?
Then first look, or ask us, what cloth has those properties? It could be for example Cashmere. Okay, that is 1 step. So step 2 is to have a look and feel at such a cloth. For our Amsterdam based clients it is most convenient to just visit us or make an appointment. No obligations if you need further advice/guidance.
Read moreAlthough pure white traditionally been the color of choice for a basic dress shirt, medium blue actually flatters more men’s faces than white
Pure white can drain away what little natural color men exude. Television producers will advise male guests to don a blue dress shirt to compensate for the studio’s strong lighting, which tends to flatten and weaken the complexion.
Read moreIn this series on the diverse examples of suiting fabrics, weaves and their designs, we have already discussed the Chalk-, Pin- and Pin Dot Stripe, but the Morning Stripe on which we will elaborate now, is such a special design on its own we had to write a separate blog to give as much reference.
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