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Hi, I'm Brandon Jones

Quite often I see men wearing the wrong suits, considering the situation. That's one of the reasons I made this (small but hopefully useful) website. I would like to provide fellow men some handy tips when to wear which kind of suit. See you at the parties, boys :) !!!

The History of Men's Suits

Throughout King Louis XIV seventy-two year reign in power an archetype shift in men's wear was coming to completion. Around the year 1650 men began to grow into a new identity and stopped wearing cloaks and doublets which was a standard part of men's wardrobes since the beginning of the 16th century. The reign of Louis XIV catapulted men's wear, they began wearing vests, coats and breeches which evolved into a trend we now know as "men's suits."

This paradigm shift in male attire was a complete paradox compared to how men formerly dressed with wigs, trousers, hats and long coats. During the 18th century men's suits were a sort of decorative style that became trendy among the French. However, men's suits didn't advance until the English tailors in London added their expertise and centrist style. British tailors have guided the culture of men's fashion to the present. Presently it's customary for men to wear suits for lounging, office and business. In order to further understand the evolution of men's suits we'll have to go back in time.

Couture, the snipping and stitching of fabric developed at a snail's pace in Europe between the 12th and 14th centuries. The initial detailed acknowledgement of the word "tailor" in the Oxford English Dictionary shows the date at approximately at the end of the 13th century. At one time fabric was the key component of any garment but after the Renaissance the chief function of apparel to cover the body changed to a stance wherein clothing was used to complement certain physical characteristics. Trailing this modification, tailors expanded in importance along with those skilled at the trade emerging as a nucleus of society.

Following the civil war, the English became more sophisticated from the French tradition of opulent style. The clothing of the upper-class and trades-men became ever more restrained during the 18th century. At the beginning of the 1800s consorts, princes and kings were wearing clothing in a reserved style not unlike their subjects. This was the forerunner to conventional men's attire in the 19th century for instance; umbrellas, frock coats and stovepipe hats.

During the 1940s-1950s the movement was towards more sophisticated and updated looks for men's suits. Male attire changed with smaller lapels and shorter suit coats with straight cuts in the 1960s. One reason for this switch was cloth allocation, which added to the fading of trendy cuts such as double-breasted suits. The 1970s for men's suits went through a rebellious period, think disco, and went back to simplification during the 1980s. During this time the waistline on men's suits went down yet again to a point far below the waist. Three piece suits were on their way out during the mid 1980s. Double and two-piece single breasted suits were in.

Men's fashion can be just as finicky as women's; however, it's never scrutinized in the same manner. The first ten years of the 21st century engaged the three button two-piece suit for men. And as fashion dictates, this trend sobered as the years progressed.

More on the web...

Even though this is a small web site, I spent a lot of time working on it. It's still small though, and thus the information we offer is limited. Check out these other sites below for more great stuff on suits and fashion!