Before He Speaks, His Suit Bespoke...

Greetings Gentle Readers, We'd noticed recently, that we hadn't done anything for the fellas (Well, of course, you count posting pictures of Halle Berry in mini dresses...), and being fair and balanced, we've got to hold the gents down. Fellas, we know that few things are as important to have in your wardrobe as a good suit. But beyond it's obvious usage, one of our favorite things to do is break up our suiting for more casual, yet still smooth, chic and sophisticated looks, this is especially useful with 3 piece suits as illustrated here. One of the best things about breaking up suiting is the openness of interpretation.. You can pretty much rock it how you will. For fall we like do a shirt and tie with jeans, in the summer a crisp white v-neck t-shirt is a smooth alternative. Rocking the slacks and jacket with a t-shirt, or lightweight sweater works well too. It's really open to interpretation and the possibilities are kinda limitless.

This is also a great opportunity to show personal style; tell an accessory or color story. It's casual yet, cool and kinda dressy at the same time. If it's a lighter suit, as the one pictured here was, play it casual and cool with lighter jeans. For evening, it would be just as easy to sub in a pair of darker denim. With darker suiting, we'd definitely recommend sticking with darker denim. Play it up, mix and match. pairing a tee shirt with suiting is probably one of the few times you can rock that Thundercats t-shirt and not look like you belong at a comic convention.

As always, the most important thing is coordination. Know what color combinations work well for you and with with what you're wearing. For example, were the suiting pulled for this look a darker grey, we might have gone with a different hue of yellow for the shirt. Coordination is key. The yellow here works with the grey in the suiting and the brown in the accessories. Our pop of personality was the skull tie bar that we re-imagined as a lapel pin. All of these things work together to create a polished, yet cool and casual aesthetic which should be your goal. That's about it for this go 'round. Until next time, we remain...

Stylishly yours,
Sartorially Savvy
"Fashion fades, Style is eternal." ~ Yves Saint Laurent

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