Of or pertaining to tailors and their craft

“Suits are full of joy. They’re sartorial equivalent of a baby’s smile.”

It never ceases to amaze me at just how little some people know about suits when, let’s face it, suits are awesome! There are a few things that you, my sartorially challenged friends, might not know about suits. There are many different styles of suits and typically styles are based around the location of the tailor. Aside from the differences in buttons, there are different styles based on where the tailor happens to be from. American tailors will make suits quite different from Italians or British tailors. For instance, American business suits are a bit more casual than your typical British or Italian suits. And for the record, if a coat has two rows of buttons on the front it is considered double breasted. One row, single breasted.

Your typical American suit has moderate shoulder padding, a single vent, and minimally tapered sides. An American suit is a bit more trendy than your other classifications. They show that you like to impress but that you aren’t too concerned with some of the more classical and conservative styles that are available.

British suits, on the other hand, typically have minimal shoulder padding, moderately tapered sides and typically have two vents. Personally, I find British suits to look a bit more ridiculous than your American or Italian suits. But really, how much more ridiculous can the Brits get? Their fashion trends include wearing too much red, rarely brushing their teeth and a penchant for wigs of white curly hair.

Italian suits, in my not-so-humble opinion, happen to be the crème de la crème of the suit world. They are characterized typically by strongly padded shoulders, strongly tapered sides and typically have no vents. And for those of you curious about what a vent is, it would be the opening in the back of a jacket.

Understanding the intricate differences amongst the different styles of suits will not only improve your sartorial knowledge, it will get you laid. Trust me. The ladies love it when a man knows how to dress and when a man chooses the right style suit for his figure.

Think of your suit as the male equivalent of the little black cocktail dress. Every woman owns one. Every woman thinks she looks good in the one she has, but you and I both know that some women should not be wearing their little black cocktail dress. If the dress doesn’t compliment the womans body, she is going to be the laughing stock of the cocktail party and the same can be said of a suit. This is why, it is important to spend the extra money and purchase a custom tailored suit. You’ll thank me later.