Claiborne Suit
1.) Your clothes should fit. They should flatter your figure. Period.
2.) Never buy anything before you try it on.
3.) $Suit=Shoes=Watch/10=Ties x10= Shirts x6= Briefcase/10= Jeans x2= $Belt
4.) Everything should match, ask your girlfriend if you need to.
5.) Everything should be clean and pressed or at least ironed.
6.) Take care of your clothes, you can’t build a wardrobe if you ruin everything you own.
7.) How much something costs= Price/ How many times you wore it.
A pair of $200 jeans worn 100 times is cheaper than a pair of $40 jeans collecting dust in your closet.
8.) Spending $30 getting a shirt tailored to fit perfectly is worth more than buying a new $50 shirt that doesn’t.
9.) Remember what gets complimented. Buy more similar items.
10.) Buy what’s always been in fashion, not what’s currently in style.
If you follow these quick 10 rules, you should make an immediate change to how you buy your clothes, take care of the ones you already own, and wear everything with authority and confidence.
Suit, $296, by Claiborne by John Bartlett. Shirt, $80, by Brooks Brothers. Tie, $140, by Aquascutum London. Pocket square by Dion by Peter Tsihlias.
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whilst i agree with many of the statements above, mixing two different check patterns with stripes is just abhorrent… change the photo!
Thank you for the comment.
The photo was placed more to show that a great suit doesn’t need to cost thousands of dollars, than a fine example of matching patterns.
On second look, the outfit does appear a bit busy, but we like the uniqueness of the outfit and applaud the boldness that created this outfit.
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Thank you Zynga for the kind comments.
Can someone help me understand Item #3?
Hello JC.
Rule #3 refers to the price of items in relation to everything else in your wardrobe.
$Suit=Shoes=Watch/10=Ties x10= Shirts x6= Briefcase/10= Jeans x2= $Belt
So your suit and shoes should cost the same. If you are wearing a $400 suit, you should be wearing a $400 pair of shoes. Your watch should cost 10x as much as your suit or shoes so $4,000. Your ties should be 1/10 of your suit so $40. Your shirts should be 1/6 or $70. Your briefcase should also be $4,000, your jeans should cost $200, and your belt should be $400.
This is just a rough estimate, but gives you a guide on the relationship of cost to quality for your different items. There is nothing worse then seeing a well dressed individual wearing a beautiful bespoke suit and atrocious rubber-laden oxfords reminiscent of a middle-management employee.
Naturally, you will build a collection of this expense overtime. We recommend you purchase what you can afford so that your wardrobe is adequately stocked and then invest in quality over time.
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