When it comes to formal events, matching the leathers of your belt and shoes is essential to looking well-dressed. There's no way around it: Brown goes with brown and black with black. Otherwise, you'll just look mismatched.
Patterns are great, but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. What has become known as "power clashing" — a style move where one wears more than one pattern in an attempt to look garish on purpose — has no place in modern dress.
It's an attempt to stand out and it works in casual settings. But when it's time to dress up, follow the rules and go for an impeccable suit without clashing patterns. It will do so much more for you.
If an invitation calls for black tie, that's what you must wear. If it says formal, a suit's required.
如果邀請卡上寫“請穿著黑色領結套裝”,那么你就必須這么穿。如果上面要求著正裝,你就必須西服革履。
There's no getting away with failing to dress to the dress code. You'll look and feel like a fool if you attempt to circumvent it with "creative dressing."
Proportion is important to remember when dressing. Your upper and lower halves need to be in balance.
在穿衣時一定要把握比例。你的上衣和褲子的比例要保持平衡。
You wouldn't (or shouldn't) wear bulky cargo pants with a T-shirt. Similarly, you shouldn't wear a bulky jacket on top without covering your legs.
你穿T恤時不要搭配肥肥的大兜褲。同樣,你在穿短褲時也不要搭配厚重的夾克衫。
Match your color palette to the season.
衣服色彩應和季節相搭配。
White pants and blue shoes are great in the summer when the sun is shining and the flowers are blooming.
白褲和藍鞋很適合陽光燦爛、花朵盛開的夏天。
They make a little less sense when the world is dark and gray. You'll look out of place, and feel even more so.
但是當世界變得陰郁灰暗,這么穿就不大合適了。你看起來會和周圍環境格格不入,而且感覺更是如此。
Muted colors like navy, olive, and gray can tone your wardrobe down and bring things into the realm of feasibility.
像藏藍、橄欖綠和灰色這樣低調的顏色可以讓你的著裝變得柔和,更接地氣。
Don't wear a vest on its own.
不要單穿馬甲。
Let's get this straight: Vests are only for three-piece suits.
這一點要說清楚:只有在穿三件套的時候才穿馬甲。
Vests, sans jacket, make you look like a cater waiter, and not in a good way. This rule is similar to the one that states you shouldn't wear a tie without a blazer, for a similar reason.
The bottom button looks awkward when buttoned, and it constricts the waist, giving it an odd corset-style look. Leaving it undone does more than just give you a casual, laid-back vibe. It makes you look like you know what you're doing.
Don't wear suspenders and a belt at the same time.
吊褲帶和皮帶不要同時使用。
Belts hold your pants up; suspenders hold your pants up. Mixing them together is not only redundant but can affect the structural integrity of your pants and make them wear out faster.