Mens Suits and Dressing – Common Terms

For Mens wear, particularly in

Mens suit there are various words used by tailor or shoppers. These common

terms are essential to know for Mens wear. Knowing terms for Mens wear give

perfect guidelines in selecting or tailoring Mens dress.

Mens Suit: Jackets

• Full dress: Tails or Tailcoat
• Cutaway:  Morning coat. They are short in

  the front and long in the back. Tapers from the front to a wide back tail.

  Usually reserved for “Morning or Daytime” weddings.

• Mandarin: standup style coat with no

  lapels.

• Tuxedo:  “regular” coat
• Stroller: semi-formal suit jacket
• Single-breasted: Single-breasted coats

  button down the center. in regards to jacket; symmetrical front; buttons at

  the center; option of leaving coat buttoned or unbuttoned

• Double-breasted: Double-breasted coats

  cross-over the center to button. In regards to jacket; one side of coat

  overlaps the center and buttons across to the other side; usually gives a

  fuller look in the chest area; suggested that these coats be buttoned at all

  times while standing.

Mens Suit: Lapels

There are different types of Lapel (commonly known as

collar) for

Man Suit’s
Coat as follows:

• Notch Lapel: Triangular Indentation in

  lapel (It is considered as most common and popular lapel style for man’s suit)

• Peak Lapel: V-shaped Lapel that points

  upward

• Shawl Collar: Rounded lapels

Mens Suit: Coat and Trouser Material

For

Mens suit
, terms used for various types of fabric such as super wool of 100,

110, 120 count

• Worsted Wool: 100% Wool fabric

  (standard); thread count is generally 60 to 75 threads per inch in worsted

  wool.

• Super 100s: Finer and softer wool that

  Super 100s for Mens suit. In super 100’s material thread count is 100 threads

  per inch.

• Super 110s: even softer than the Super

  100s; thread count is 110 threads per inch.

• Super 120s: Mens suit with Wool Super

  120’s is considered as the soft material. In super 120’s the softer thread

  count is 120 threads per inch.

Super 100 Mens suit, Super 110 Mens Suit and Super 120 Mens

suit are considered as high quality suits. The ranges of Italian Suits such as

Super Wool 120 Italian Suit, Super 110 Italian Suit and Super 100 Italian Suit

are also considered as

quality suits
for man.

Mens Suit: Shirts

• Wingtip: Standup collar with downward

  points. Most popular and most formal choice.

• Mandarin: Standup collar without the

  points.

• Down collar: Similar to your standard

  dress shirt

• Crosswick: Crosses in front and is

  fastened with a button cover

• Material options: 100% cotton,

  poly/cotton blend, micro fiber

• French cuffs: Folded over and closed with

  cufflinks

• Convertible cuffs: not folded over;

  closed with cufflinks

Mens Suit: Vests / Cummerbunds

• Full back: In full back vest, material is

  on back of vest; covers back of shirt

• Open back: No material on back; back of

  shirt is visible in open back style of vest in man suit.

• Cummerbunds: Pleated swatches worn around

  the waist; the pleats should be facing upward.

Mens Suit: Neckwear

Neckwear or Tie either with suit coat or shirts increases

personality of man. In

Mens suit
, types of ties are used as follows:

• Bow Tie: The most traditional tie option;

  self-tie or pre-tied

• Euro Tie: This tie is square bottomed tie

  and knotted at the neck; pre-tied

• 4-in-hand Tie: It is similar to ties were

  with a casual suit.

• Sharpe: Wider tie with wrinkled knot
• Ascot: It is wide tie which is folded

  over; pre-tied.

• Bolo: A kind of Western tie

Mens Suit: Jewelry

For any occasion jewelry is must to enhance the outlook of

Mens suit. Even with formal shirts and pants jewelry makes different looks to

man’s personality.

• Studs: Set of 4 button-like pieces that

  are used in lieu of the button down the shirt. Studs should always be used

  with formal shirts.

• Cufflinks: set of 2 pieces which fasten a

  formal shirts cuffs. Cufflinks should always be used with formal shirts.

• Button Cover: It is a larger piece which

  is used in lieu of a bow tie. It is used with a mandarin or cross wick style.

 

About the Author:

Franco Alda writes for
http://www.ahfashion.com , the online super store for Mens suits

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