Men's Suits and How to Get the Right Interview Look
Men's Suits and How to Get the Right Interview Look
The hurdles you may have faced to be given an interview have been surmounted. You've managed to make yourself stand out. Yet how do you make yourself stand out during the interview without appearing as if you're completely clueless about how to dress properly and professionally? You wear a suit that fits you in all the right places, and is not made of bright red fabric.
Getting the right size
Before you go suit shopping, make sure you measure yourself. There's no point in buying off the rack men's suits that don't fit. You'll need to know what your chest size is, by putting a tape around you where the lower part of your underarms. To measure your waist, place the tape level with your belly button and measure all around. And to measure your leg length, place the tape on the inside of one leg level with your groin and measure down to where the the top of your foot meets your leg.
You'll also need to measure your neck for your shirt's collar size, so take the circumference of your neck from just above your shoulders. Whatever the shirt you buy, you should be able to fit one finger between the collar and your neck when the shirt is buttoned up.
When you have finally chosen your suit and shirt, how do you tell that everything fits? The trousers should fit well enough that you can insert one finger between the waist band and yourself comfortably. The suit jacket should fit you snugly, but not snugly tug at the shirt you're wearing.
Fabric, cut and colour
Avoid suits made of artificial fibres like the plague, and instead opt for a suit that's made from wool as it allows your body to breathe, helping to avoid excess sweating. It may be tempting to get a suit that is in an extremely unusual colour, but if would be best if you stayed with traditional colours for work suits: naives, greys, charcoals or pinstripes.
Apart from choosing a suit in a professional shade, the cut of the suit will be an important style element. For instance, if you have large shoulders, do not pick a suit jacket with lots of shoulder padding that will over empathise your shoulders. Yet, if you have small or sloping shoulders, you'll want a jacket with shoulder pads that build your shoulders up, but at the same time, it doesn't extend them beyond your shoulders.
Suits that are of a slim design, no more than two buttons, one or two vents at the back and are single breasted, can bring a complimentary, youthful look to your overall ensemble. However, if you are a larger man, then it's best to go with a double breasted jacket that has two vents at the back.
Shirt and tie
White shirts will go with most suits, but if you want to introduce some colour then blue shirts, or blue stripes or checkers are a safe bet. Your tie should not blend in with your shirt, but at the same time it shouldn't be too loud in design and colour. The shirt you choose should have sleeves that are long enough that they come down a quarter of an inch beyond your suit jacket sleeves and should also have cuffs that you use cufflinks with.
Shoes and socks
Choosing the right suit may have left you with little time or patience to spend on getting the right shoes. Shoes are the easy part. Choose something in black leather, and as for the style it will be best to go with something sophisticated, yet simple at the same time. Shoes in the Oxford style, Chelsea boots or Chukka boots will work well with most suits. Ensure that the socks you wear are the same colour as your suit trousers.
Final touches
You can choose to wear a pocket square (handkerchief) in the front pocket of your jacket, but the colour of it should fit in with one or several colours present in the tie you choose to wear. Don't forget to pick up cufflinks for your shirt, and ensure that they are of an uncomplicated design. Your belt should be of a black leather that matches the tone of your shoes.
One final tip: if you have tattoos on your torso or arms, make sure that they cannot be seen through the shirt you choose to wear. You can partly hide them by wearing a vest underneath your shirt.
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