From the point of view of choice and collocation, there is a difference between formal clothes and casual clothes. First of all, let me talk about the difference between leisure suit and formal dress. The biggest difference between formal clothes and casual clothes lies in the following three specific aspects: color, style and fabric.
More technically, it is called the three elements of clothing. A person who can wear is a person who is good at matching. What should he deserve? Match colors, styles and fabrics. Color, style and fabric are the biggest differences between formal clothes and casual clothes.
First of all, color. From the color point of view, the basic characteristics of formal dress are monochrome and dark color. Monochrome, dark color. What color is it usually? Generally, it is mostly blue-gray, and sometimes it is brown-black, but black suits are usually worn as dresses. Leisure suit, on the other hand, will be colorful. It can be monochromatic, bright or multi-colored. Some colors have more than one color. Some are square or striped, or royal blue, gray blue, light blue, coffee, or pink, green, purple and yellow, which is more casual. The formal dress is usually blue, gray, black and other colors, which is the difference between colors.
Secondly, the fabric. Formal dress is generally pure wool fabric, or blended fabric with a high proportion of wool. This kind of fabric is hung, crisp and breathable, and looks more upscale and elegant. Of course, its price is also relatively expensive. There are all kinds of fabrics in leisure suit, including hemp, leather and cotton. For example, striped suits are made of cotton. There is also silk, which is a wonder. Once I went to Japan, someone gave me a suit that claimed to be a space fabric, but I didn't know it was plastic until I saw it. There is only paint outside. But the suits we wear on formal occasions are rarely made of leather, hemp, silk and cotton.
No leader of any country or big boss of any enterprise will wear that suit on important occasions. Generally speaking, they wear wool. In this way, the suit will have a sense of drooping, stiffness, breathability and comfort, which makes people feel comfortable to wear and look at.
Finally, the style. In terms of style, what is the biggest difference between formal clothes and casual clothes? Formal wear is a suit, and casual wear is a one-piece suit. I can wear black pants and a blue suit, but this is not a suit. The suit is the same color, the same fabric, the same style, and leisure suit is a single piece. Formal dress is usually a suit, a two-piece suit or a three-piece suit. But it's rare to see anyone wearing leisure suit's. Sometimes, I also wear leather in winter, because leather is dirt-resistant, wear-resistant and warm. But I will never wear leather pants at the same time, because I don't drive a motorcycle. I also wear a velvet suit, but I will never wear velvet pants when I wear a velvet suit, then I will become a zebra. Actually, pockets are also a problem. Leisure suit is usually Ming Dou. What is Ming Dou like? There is no cover. Formal dress belongs to the dark bag, which has a cover. Generally speaking, the suits that public relations personnel wear on important occasions are formal suits. In other words, a dark suit, a white shirt and a pair of black leather shoes are usually the basic dress choices of a well-trained public relations gentleman when he appears in public.
I saw some suits worn by pr people. It may be branded and expensive, but why doesn't it look good on you? This involves the question of rules. When we talk about dress etiquette, we always emphasize one sentence when we abide by the rules: Do something and don't do something. So you go to see a man. If he wears a suit, what do you have to consider? Will he wear it? Is it important to wear comfortable clothes? Or is it important to match properly? There are some technical problems that need attention, and I think the main thing is proper collocation. More technically, when talking about men in suits, we emphasize the so-called "three threes". What is "three threes"? When wearing a suit, you should pay attention to three major problems, each of which has a three-character character, so it is called "three-three".
The first "three" and three-color principle. It is stipulated that when wearing a suit or formal suit, the whole body should not exceed three colors. I have occupational diseases. When I meet a man in public, or when I am introduced to another man, I generally don't listen to him, and I don't overly believe in the title on his business card. I usually like to count the colors on his body. My experience is that his clothes are three colors of regular troops, four colors of guerrillas and five colors of idiots. People with more than five colors generally don't like talking to him because he is terrible. Of course, this is a joke. This is the first "three". Of course, casual wear has no such problem. It doesn't matter if you go shopping, run, eat or play in leisure suit. There is no need to wear a tie.
The second "three", the trinity rule. What is the Trinity Law? The trinity law tells us that when a man wears a suit on an important occasion, three elements should be the same color. What are the three elements? Shoes, belts, briefcases. They should be one color, and they should be black first. An expert looks at the doorway, a layman looks at the excitement. Every knowledgeable man knows that sometimes you can't see the fishiness just by looking at a man's suit. I sometimes complain that men are poor and have no beautiful clothes to wear. Unlike women's clothes, you can change them often. What are we going to exchange? Except for a suit or a suit, there is not much difference between one button, two buttons, three buttons and no buttons. No suit, no cowboy, no cowboy, no coat, and then it's gone when I go to work. I often wear uniforms, all of which are the same, but the size is different at most. Where is the place where the master looks at the doorway and pays attention to men's money? Shoes, belts, briefcases, watches, etc. This is an important element, an ornament and an important collocation for men. An elegant man shows his face on important occasions. Shoes, belts and briefcases should be the same color, and black is the first choice. It looks better this way. If I wear a watch with a metal strap, the color of the metal strap should be the same as the color of my glasses frame and belt buckle. This is called coordination. In other words, if I wear a watch with a leather strap, its strap color should be black, just like shoes, belts and briefcases, it looks better in one go. Of course, I have met guys who are not good at it, and I have said this case more than once.
Once I saw a man wearing white leather shoes, a red belt around his waist and a brown handbag, which made me dizzy. People are quite generous, say hello to me: hello, Lao Jin. There was someone around, so I had to give myself a step down. I asked him, man, why did you spend so much money today? He told me: this year is my animal year! He didn't draw a fist with you. This is not right. So this trinity law is very important.
The third "three", three taboos. What are the three bogeys? Three bogeys refer to three places where you can't make a fool of yourself in a suit. What three places can't make a fool of yourself? First, the trademark on the sleeve cannot be removed. When buying a suit, as long as it is bought in a store, the left sleeve cuff has an embroidered trademark, and sometimes there is a pure wool logo, where there may be two vertical lines. Strictly speaking, if you buy a suit, the first thing the waiter does for you after paying the card is to remove the trademark, which is equivalent to unsealing the suit. But many waiters in our country don't know about it, and some don't do it if they know. Over time, many men mistakenly think that having such a horizontal line on their sleeves is a sign of famous brands. When people walk, they often deliberately bend their arms and want to shine. I call it the basic characteristics of "rebellious heroes". Of course, there are fewer and fewer such people now.
Secondly, it is very important to avoid wearing a tie when wearing a jacket in foreign-related business contacts. Wearing a jacket and tie is different inside and out. Jackets generally belong to casual wear, generally speaking, ties are not very harmonious as formal clothes. Of course, wearing a jacket and tie is allowed in some cases. Generally speaking, jackets and ties are allowed in two situations: one is to wear a uniform jacket. Now some industries, such as industry and commerce, taxation and police, have uniform jackets and uniforms. The so-called unity means standard clothes, uniform colors, uniform fabrics, uniform designs and uniform styles, and it is a symbol of corporate image. It is what style it wants; What color do you want is what color, and others can't control it. To put it bluntly, wear a uniform, even if you wear a tie with bare arms, others can't care. I insist that I am different, so people should wear jackets and ties. If it is a uniform, it is ok. There is another kind of person who can. who is it? Is an industry leader or unit leader. They can dress like this when they participate in the internal activities of their own industry. For example, I am the mayor, and it is very hot in summer. I went to the construction site to express my condolences to the construction workers and took to the streets to express my condolences to the traffic police on duty. People were sweating there, and I was wearing a suit and tie. Do I feel out of touch with the masses? Therefore, I am likely to wear a tie to show formality; But I will change my jacket into an approachable one. This is a convergence, which is called affinity effect in psychology. When you meet people who are in a similar state to yourself, people who are similar in personality, habits, attention to clothes, language and conversation content are prone to produce * * * sounds. It is common for some of our leading comrades to take part in internal activities. But you must never communicate with foreign countries. Because according to international practice, jackets belong to casual wear. If you wear a suit and tie in front of foreigners, it's not a uniform or an industry activity, then people will laugh at you.
Once, in an important foreign-related business negotiation, foreign businessmen arrived first, and one of our local leaders went. As soon as the local leaders entered the door, they went in wearing jackets, and the foreign businessmen got up and left. The foreign businessman expressed strong dissatisfaction because he thought wearing a jacket was a sign of disrespect to him. Our leader was still unhappy and explained to me that his coat was a famous brand, crocodile, French crocodile, and his mouth was outward. I said, it's useless for an Italian crocodile to have its mouth up, because the jacket is not a formal dress at all.
Third, avoid problems with socks. An expert looks at the doorway, a layman looks at the excitement. Elegant men come out on important occasions and say socks. He has two kinds of socks that he can't wear. One is not to wear white socks. Men have a special attitude when wearing suits, uniforms and leather shoes. Socks and leather shoes look the best in the same color and blend together. Another option is that the color of socks is the same as that of pants, and it looks good. Wear at least dark colors, never light colors or colors, it will be neither fish nor fowl. Wear a close color, an approximate color. To tell the truth, we men generally don't pay much attention to wearing socks. Most men pay attention to a pair of socks, but they are just different colors! But exquisite people never wear white socks. The second is not to wear nylon stockings. Men with quality don't wear nylon stockings, but cotton socks or wool socks. The biggest problem in nylon stockings is that it doesn't absorb moisture, doesn't breathe, and it is easy to produce peculiar smell, which will hinder communication. This is very important. If it's a man, I'll invite him to dinner tonight. We'll eat Japanese food or Korean barbecue. Can he still wear nylon stockings after eating Japanese food and Korean barbecue? As soon as he takes off his shoes in public, there is a different smell inside, which can kill mice. There are three holes outside, one of which shows thumbs and toes. At that time, I felt uncomfortable, and others felt uncomfortable. This is very important.
Besides these "three threes", what else should we pay attention to? Specifically, when choosing a suit and matching, there are a series of problems that need attention.
When choosing a suit, you should first pay attention to the fabric and color. When choosing a suit, we should choose wool and pure fabric with good texture within our power, because it has drape, breathability and lightness.
In addition, when choosing a suit, you must pay attention to the color. We must pay attention to the color difference between casual wear and formal wear. If it is leisure suit, it can be personalized. Formal suits do not discuss individuality, but focus on dark colors and monochrome. Generally speaking, blue and gray suits should be kept by men.
When choosing a suit, the second thing to pay attention to is the style. Style is actually very important People in China wear clothes, but generally few people have the concept of style. The so-called version refers to the outline of a suit. Strictly speaking, there are four basic styles of suits:
The first version, the European version of the suit. What is the European version of the suit like? European suits are actually very popular in continental Europe, such as Italy and France. Generally speaking, they are all called European suits. The most important representative brands are Dzheniya, Armani and Ferrer. What are the basic characteristics of the European version of the suit? The basic outline is an inverted trapezoid. It's not an inverted triangle, it's an inverted trapezoid, and it's actually a shoulder-width waist, which conforms to the tall and burly figure of European men. I often tell those slim men that when choosing a suit, you should think twice about this European suit, because most of us don't have enough shoulder width. Double-breasted, waisted and shoulder width are also the basic characteristics of European suits.
The second edition, the English version of the suit. It is a variant of the European version. It's single-breasted, but the collar is long and narrow, which is related to the Anglo-Saxons. Anglo-Saxons have long faces, so the collars of suits vary in width. It's three buttons. The English version of the suit usually has three buttons, and the basic outline is also inverted trapezoid.
The third version, the American version of the suit. It's an American suit, and the basic outline of the American suit is O-shaped. Loose and fat, suitable for leisure occasions. Therefore, the American version of the suit is often a single piece, usually in a casual style. If you have been to the United States, you will find that the basic characteristics of American clothes can be summarized in four words, that is, take off your coat and pants. Emphasis on comfort and informality is the characteristic of Americans, and this is the American character. Personalization should be emphasized. To tell you the truth, in my eyes, neither European nor American suits are suitable for ordinary China people. What clothes are suitable for us to wear? This is a set of Japanese clothes with oriental characteristics.
The fourth edition, Japanese suit. The basic outline of a Japanese suit is H-shaped. Suitable for our Asian male figure, without broad shoulders and thin waist. Generally speaking, most of them are single-breasted and do not open at the back of clothes. This kind of dress suits us better.
When choosing a suit, pay attention to the style again. A formal suit is usually a suit. Suits are divided into two-piece suits and three-piece suits. A suit is definitely not a single piece. A coat, a pair of trousers, this is a two-piece suit. A coat, a pair of trousers and a vest. This is a three-piece suit. Generally speaking, two sets are enough for general occasions. For very important occasions, or people with very high status, you can choose a three-piece suit. One advantage of a three-piece suit is to make your image look cleaner. For example, if you wear a shirt, you have to stuff it into your pants. Sometimes you make big moves. For example, if I stretch my arms and legs in class, maybe my shirt will come out. It often happens that the autumn trousers are exposed, or the underwear is higher than the outer trousers. If you wear a vest, it is equivalent to blocking the seam. When European and American men wear tuxedos and western-style dresses on important occasions, they all use waist seals.
There is a wide satin around the waist to tie it. In fact, it blocks the seam between the shirt and trousers, which makes it more elegant and straight.
In terms of style, there is also a problem of opening the air. Open air is generally called open air. The slits on both sides are called riding slits, which are more convenient when riding a horse. This is the characteristic of the English version of the suit. There is also a seam in the middle, which is opened in the middle. Riding is actually related to equestrian sports in Britain. When riding a horse, if the size of this suit is not harmonious, or if you don't pay attention, it will suddenly fall under your ass, so when he gets on it, this suit can be well matched with both sides of the horse. The middle seam is a special style. But most Japanese suits are seamless. Why? Because we are not tall. It is common for westerners to be 1.85 meters tall. Our height is generally around1.75m or1.78m.. It's silly to be short and fork high on both sides. Maybe your waistband will be exposed, which will not look good.
When it comes to styles, pay attention to the number of buttons. The first thing to say is the difference between double-breasted and single-breasted buttons. Double-breasted suits are generally fashionable, showing the elegance and chic of men, and are often suitable for social occasions. A single-breasted suit is more suitable as a suit. There is a word in English called business suit, which means single-breasted suit. A single-row suit has two buttons, three buttons or even four buttons. What is the most formal? Two buttons are the most formal, three buttons are ok, and three buttons are more classic. But four buttons, five buttons or one button, or even no button, all have the nature of fashion and leisure.
When choosing or wearing a suit, you should finally abide by the relevant rules. When wearing a suit, we usually emphasize several rules. The "three threes" I just mentioned are major policies and have detailed rules.
One of the details is how to button up. What's the point of buttoning a single-breasted suit? The most basic stress is that the button below will never be buttoned. If it's two buttons, it must be the one below, but it's not tied there. How about three or four buttons? The bottom three buttons and four buttons are not tied. Another way is to leave the top button unbuttoned, and the top button can be opened up and down. This is a more fashionable way to wear. But it's very formal, except that the button below is not buttoned properly. But be careful not to unbutton all the buttons. If you don't unbutton all your buttons, you will look silly and become leisure suit.
Rule number two, put as little as possible in your suit pocket. This is very important. Some of our comrades wear suits as work clothes. In principle, there is nothing in the pockets on both sides of the jacket, only this inner pocket. I have a suggestion. If the suit is just bought and the pocket is sealed, don't take out the stitches. If you take it off, you will put something in it. Don't tear it down, it will be more harmonious. What can I put in the inner pocket of my suit? You can put pens, business cards and nothing else. Where did you put the other things? Put it in a briefcase, including mobile phones and so on. "Men look at the waist", don't hang anything around your waist. Put those things in the bag.
The third rule is how to wear a shirt. You can only wear one shirt. Shirts for formal occasions should be white shirts, monochrome, without too many patterns, plaid and striped shirts should be worn as little as possible, and colored shirts are generally not worn. It should be noted that long-sleeved shirts are formal, short-sleeved shirts are casual, and the latter is not suitable for matching with suits. There are several details to pay attention to in long-sleeved shirts. The first detail, when wearing an underwear vest under a long-sleeved shirt, you should pay attention to the collar type of U-neck or V-neck, and you can't show it. Otherwise, wearing a turtleneck shirt will reveal some tidbits, and the cuffs should not be exposed. Some comrades said that when he lies down, he will reveal a shirt, a sweater and an underwear, which are as ugly as terraces. Also note that if you wear a tie, the buttons on the tie should be fastened. If you don't wear a tie, you don't have to button your shirt. It's ok if it's a T-shirt with casual clothes, but don't wear formal clothes.
According to the shirt collar, there are many kinds of suit shirts. What is a shirt like ours with a suit? It's a square-necked shirt or a long-necked shirt, and there's another shirt called a button-down shirt. What kind of shirt has a buttonhole at the top? After tying a tie, it is equivalent to fixing a tie? ? Waiter. If you wear a skirt, that's another matter.
Rule four, ties and accessories. You can wear a tie or not. You must wear a tie when you wear a suit. You can wear a tie without a suit. You can never wear a tie without a suit. Ties should generally pay attention to color. It's best to choose a color for formal occasions, not a pattern. What color should I choose? It can be the same color as the suit, for example, the blue west is equipped with a blue tie and the gray west is equipped with a gray tie. In addition, you can also choose a purple tie, which is more solemn and enthusiastic. Pink, white and green colored ties should be worn as little as possible. A patterned tie is also ok, but the pattern should be simple, and plaid, stripes and dots are the best. Don't make ties colorful, such as cats, dogs, panda Pan Pan, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and beautiful women with big mouths printed with words. It's hard to be confused. Merry Christmas. None of this is appropriate. These are the choices of people in the entertainment circle, and public relations men generally don't.
Last but not least, the usage of tie clip. Exquisite men should have few but fine decorations on important occasions. Watches and bags are the most important accessories when wearing a suit. In addition, if you want to choose accessories, you can also choose decorative cufflinks. Decorative cufflinks with upturned French shirts. In fact, it is better to fix the shirt turned up below and put on the cuff links. Because the man is bent over his desk with his hands, this decorative cufflink is just exposed, showing his unique taste. The tie clip can be used or not. Generally speaking, you don't need a tie clip. There are only two kinds of people who use tie clips: one is people in uniform. As we said just now, people in industry and commerce, taxation, police, army and airlines all use tie clips. Their tie clips have national emblem, police badge, airline logo and CIS logo. Second, VIP. Senior officials, senior generals, big bosses, because they are in public, in full view, eye-catching. For example, if we go to have soup, if there are no outsiders, we will hold a bowl. Moreover, educated people can't pour water, bend over and spoon food. Then think about it, if his tie is not fastened properly, who will bend down to drink soup first? Ties. In fact, fashionistas don't need tie clips to wear ties. When the weather is hot and cold, I go for a walk in spring. When I sprinted, my tie was not bound by the tie clip and danced with the wind. Say something fashionable. It's cool. It smells like a man. The tie is floating. Whoever is caught is stupid.