Nothing makes you feel more elegant and powerful than wearing a suit. However, to feel this way you must follow some rules and make sure you do not make the mistakes that many men are seen on the street or on social networks. To help you look perfect everywhere, we present a list of the five most common mistakes men make when they wear a suit and how to fix them so that you look and feel like a gentleman.
Mistake #1: Wearing a suit that doesn’t fit your body
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is wearing a suit that doesn’t fit your body shape at all. The traditional square and pincer suits were left behind years ago. Now there are many much more modern models that adjust to the structure of your body, stylizing your figure.
Although it is true that these types of suits can raise their price a lot, you can take a look at our collection of modern cut youth suits in which their slim fit is clearly appreciated. This is that the jacket and pants conform to the silhouette of your body and legs, eliminating the bags and boxy shape of older suits.
Also, make sure that when you buy a suit or prom tuxedos, it has an inner lining that helps you put the jacket together, and not just a piece of fabric. A good tailoring doesn’t just look on the outside; it feels when you put it on.
Mistake No. 2: Buying a suit that is too ostentatious because it is fashionable
This bug is mainly aimed at first-time guys who are going to buy their first suit. If this is your case, pay close attention to avoid future disappointments.
When you buy your first suit, make sure it is a suit that you can use later for future occasions. It is very common to be guided by passing fashions in which we see a famous actor or footballer go to a gala dressed in a very ostentatious and striking suit. You just have to look at the red carpet at the Oscars or at the sports award galas. There you can see suits of all designs and colors you can imagine (even suits with shorts).
Although we can consider them modern and daring designs, these types of suit models are not at all practical for a person in their day-to-day life, since (at most) you will only wear it once to attract attention and then, when it passes fashion, you will never take it out of your closet again.
If, on the other hand, you already have more suits in your collection, then we encourage you to try models with different designs and tones, but always thinking that you can take advantage of them in more than one situation.
Mistake #3: Not removing the seams from the suit
The new suits have some parts of the jacket sewn on, such as the outer pockets and the back opening. These seams come like this from the factory to avoid deformation, but once you have purchased your suit, you can remove them without any problem. To easily remove these seams, simply take a pair of scissors and carefully cut them off.
Mistake #4: Not removing the tags from the suit
Sometimes, because we don’t know that they can be removed, or we simply don’t pay attention, we can remove the logo that is sewn to the suit or the label that hangs. The suit label can be easily cut with scissors.
In the case of the logo of the suit’s brand, you can also remove it, but you must be careful when doing so, since many times they are sewn on the sleeve itself or on another part of the body that we can damage. Depending on the way it is attached to the jacket, you can follow the same process described to cut the seams that we have seen above, or you will have to directly unsew the stitches. In any case, if the logo is small and doesn’t bother you, it may not be worth removing (always cut the label off!).
Mistake #5: Fastening all the buttons on the jacket
In recent years, prom suits have greatly varied their designs, among them are those made up of a two-button jacket. Whether you have a three or two button suit, never wear them all buttoned up. As with the front pockets, the buttons on the jacket are designed as decorative elements, not for use, so it is always advisable to wear the jacket unbuttoned. Another option to wear the jacket is only with the first button fastened, always the upper one.