Saturday, October 6, 2007

Men’s Suits - Perfect Attire for Job Interview

Attending interview for jobs is very important task for anyone. It’s a turning point for prospective career. While attending interview, physical outlook, dressing make more impact with professional and educational qualification.

In Men’s suit, black suit is a most often associated with formality and elegance gives impressive look while attending interview. Men’s black suits is also suitable for formal events, formal evenings and life cycle events such as weddings, communions etc. Note that tuxedos and tails are almost always black to provide an air of elegance and sophistication.

With men’s black suits, wear a pale blue shirt or a shirt with a soft pattern for soften look. Wear a tie with a pattern, not a solid color on solid color man suits. Avoid bow tie, formal ties, with too much black, white or silver.

Selecting shirt and tie color are equally important for suitable match with men’s suit. Blues and grays are said to be professional colors, while reds and pinks are more creative colors.

Wearing a dash of red or light purple in your tie is perfectly acceptable for formal business attire. Try to make perfect combination of your tie with suit to look great. An attractive and well-tied tie can make the difference between a plain professional look and a sharp professional look.

Men’s Suits - Jackets and Pants

Select Mid to Dark colored suits as suitable to your skin complexion.


If you do wear men’s solid color suits, soften the look with a light color shirt, suit pants must match with jacket. Pleated pants have a more classical look in man’s suits. Flat front pants have a slimming, modern look, but not advisable for larger men.

  • Mens suits pant style includes the drape, the pleats and the cuffs.

  • Drape of the pants over your lower body should be smooth (no bulge or creasing especially under the waist area) and floats over your legs.

  • The rise, a portion between crotches to waistband is important to take note as well. Ensure that the length of the rise complements your height. Taller men will suit higher rise while shorter men should settle for lower rise.

  • There are 3 types of pleats to choose from: single pleat, double pleat, and pleat-less flat front.

  • For men’s suit pants, you can also choose either to have the usual pleats or inverted pleats.

  • Cuffs are upward folds made at the end of the pants. It is recommended that your cuffs be 1½ - 1¾ inch wide depending on the men’s overall size.

  • Generally pants cuffs look better on taller man. It is not advisable for short man as cuff pants give shorter look. Make sure the cuff at the suit pants end fall with ease without too much gather.


Men’s Suit:Suit and Style

Make your look more professional with perfect style and additional accessories with men’s suit as follows:

Bring a conservative briefcase or leather binder should put everything you need at easy access of:


  • Reference letters

  • Resume copies

  • Notepad

  • High quality pen: Simple, nice, not overly ornate.

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