Do you spend hours exploring tailor shops, researching men’s grooming blogs about suit styles and fits, and yet second-guessing yourself about the clothes you are wearing to a wedding or a business event? It doesn’t need to be that complicated or …..daunting.

In my endeavor as a tailor shop owner, I have met people far and wide, and across many continents. I am the quirky curious type. I often wonder why people wear suits. So I went on a quest to distil out the answers for myself. In those many hours of conversations with customers, many insights opened up for me. And in so doing, I am sharing my thoughts with you here.

Basic Usage

As I understand, suit wearing was started by gentlemen in cold countries, so it’s logical to assume that in its most basic essence, the idea was to cover our bodies and to keep us warm. But it’s has gone beyond this basic usage. Like the car now has more meanings than just a transportation that takes a person from place A to place B, similarly, suits has come to mean much more.

Occasions

For many a times, what determines, why suit is worn for is ‘the occasion’ in which the person is attending or using it for. The obvious ones are weddings, daily job or job interviews, school/college proms, public speaking/ presentations, business meetings, manning booths, doing sales calls, events/meetups, parties and funerals. Other not so obvious usages are red carpet events, sports events like horse racing and theatrical performances of some kind.

The logic behind is, there is a specific type of audience that attend that occasion, which usually dictates what clothing is worn. A somewhat loose generalization one can use is the business (professional) to casual index. What this does is it further influences style of the suit, color tones and patterns.

Just understanding this logic, gives you peace of mind about what to wear, by looking at the audience attending and what the function is about.

To me, as I observe what my customers were trying to do as they go about ordering their suits, I got that people are honoring the occasion and the people attending the occasion by dressing well and appropriate to that occasion. If you just keep this intention at heart, you will be fine.

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