Men's Fashion - How to Buy and Fit a Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Buy and Fit a Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Correctly Fit a Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Correctly Fit a Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Create Illusions with a Well Tailored Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Create Illusions with a Well Tailored Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Fit and Wear a Shirt and Tie

Men's Fashion - How to Fit and Wear a Shirt and Tie

Men's Fashion - How to Choose a Quality Suit Part One

Men's Fashion - How to Choose a Quality Suit Part One

Men's Fashion - How to Choose a Quality Suit Part Two

Men's Fashion - How to Choose a Quality Suit Part Two

Men's Fashion - How to Care for a Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Care for a Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Select a Quality Tailor

Men's Fashion - How to Select a Quality Tailor

Men's Fashion - How to Buy and Fit a Suit

Men's Fashion - How to Buy and Fit a Suit

Savvy Jewelry Shopping Tips

Savvy Jewelry Shopping Tips

How To Shop For A Diamond

How To Shop For A Diamond

How To Sell Gold Jewelry

How To Sell Gold Jewelry

Basic Jewelry Care Tips

Basic Jewelry Care Tips

Tips for Storing & Organizing Your Jewelry

Tips for Storing & Organizing Your Jewelry

How To Clean Your Jewelry

How To Clean Your Jewelry

Watch Care & Cleaning Tips

Watch Care & Cleaning Tips

Colored Gemstone Jewelry Care Tips

Colored Gemstone Jewelry Care Tips

How To Get A Knot Out Of A Chain

How To Get A Knot Out Of A Chain

Tuxedo Fit Tips

Tuxedo Fit Tips

Tie A Bow Tie Like A Pro

Tie A Bow Tie Like A Pro

How to Select Outerwear

How to Select Outerwear

View more ...

Starting out in structured finance and asset-backed securities, Mattrealized the money isn’t always greener working for someone else. He decided to make a180-degree turn, leave securities(and security) and start Eric Finn Custom Clothiers. Working with and learning from master tailors, Matthas built a successful custom clothing company, catering to the needs of numerous executives, politicians, attorneys, and professional athletes (and anyone else that appreciates perfect fitting clothes). Matt offers BBG some insight on the benefits of making a good impression.

Men's Fashion - How to Create Illusions with a Well Tailored Suit

Men's fashion expert Matt Landsberg discusses how to create illusions with a well tailored suit.

Print

Transcripts

Hi, my name is Matt Landsberg with Eric Finn Custom Clothiers, and we're talking about how to buy a suit and have a suit and shirt fit properly. Specifically now we're going to talk about how to create illusion with a suit to make you look either taller, wider or slimmer. In this case, if we imagine Brice looking -- or if Brice were say 5 foot 5, and he wanted to create illusion of being a little bit taller, we want to create more linear lines or more long vertical lines. So, the first thing you would want to do when you are buying a suit jacket is get something that's got a longer lapel. So, he would prefer a two button jacket which creates longer lines on him, versus a three button jacket where you have got a wider v in the lapel. The other important thing to consider is the suit jacket length. To create the illusion of longer legs you want the jacket, the overall jacket length to be a little bit shorter, making the legs look longer. For those guys that are wearing their suit jackets too long, it makes the legs look very stumpy. On the trousers, one of the things you can do is not have cuffs. So, if you don't have a cuff, that's ideal because again, a cuff creates a horizontal line, you want to stay away from horizontal lines when you're shorter as much as possible. The same thing goes for the pattern of the suit jacket. The more lines and the more verticality to it, is better than anything horizontal. So, stay away from the window pane patterns and that goes with the shirt as well. So, the other things to do to help create the illusion of height is to make sure that the suit jacket is not too wide in the shoulders. Again, more horizontal lines is not an ideal situation, and also making sure that the jacket waist is fairly tapered, at least as much as possible for somebody shorter. For somebody who is a little bit heavier and might have a bit of a stomach to show, there are some other illusions that can be done. One thing is keep the eyes attention away from the midsection. So, in this case you might want to put a pocket square in your pocket, and again, that's going to focus the eye up and away from the belly. Another thing too is you want to keep the jacket close, when the jacket is open you've got a stomach protruding, that's not ideal. A lot of the same factors apply to somebody who is a little bit overweight, as to somebody who is shorter. So again, any linear pattern is more ideal than something more horizontal. For somebody who wants to look a little bit wider, for example, somebody who has got a slighter build and wants to look a little bit bulkier, they're going to want to do a few things as well. It's important for them to have a more form fitting shoulders. So, for example, if the shoulder came out to here on Brice, it makes him look smaller, and make his head look smaller, and make his neck look smaller, and make his shoulders look like they don't quite fit. Again, it's all about balance and proportion, so this would be an issue, this might be contrary to what a lot of people believe, saying well, I want to look bigger so I want to have broader shoulders. To the contrary, you're going to look like a kid wearing his father's jacket, it's just too large and ill-fitting. The other thing too that's really important is to make sure that the midsection is well tapered and it's pretty close. I don't want to say form fitting, but it's nicely tapered and fits the waist well, otherwise there's too much room and it creates the illusion of somebody being very small inside of an oversized suit jacket. That's how you create illusion with various lines and balance in the suits.

Mens suits online by elizawinters at 12/01/11 06:09PM Flag

Thanks for the great advice on tailoring. I found some great deals on mens suits online, but I was not quite sure what to buy for my husband. I think I know more of what to get him now. It is amazing what difference the correct tailoring can make. Thanks for sharing!

(Add Comment)

Bathing Suit Body Exercise Tips

Bathing Suit Body Exercise Tips

The Best Bathing Suit for your Body

The Best Bathing Suit for your Body

Changing your Suit from Day to Night

Changing your Suit from Day to Night

Win a Beauty Pageant-Swim Suit Competition

Win a Beauty Pageant-Swim Suit Competition

Swimwear - Accessories, Covers and the One Piece

Swimwear - Accessories, Covers and the One Piece

How can a man make a good first impression?

How can a man make a good first impression?

What criteria should I use when choosing a cat?

What criteria should I use when choosing a cat?

Finishing Zombie Makeup

Finishing Zombie Makeup

Follow 4 C's For Summer Swimwear Shopping

Follow 4 C's For Summer Swimwear Shopping

How to Grill BBQ Chicken with Baked Beans

How to Grill BBQ Chicken with Baked Beans