Home » Fashion »  Male Style »  Follow Suit You love to see your man all dressed up to the nines in a suit et al. But there are a million different questions about suits and formal dressing for men that run through your mind and you don't particularly want to get caught looking a little silly or ignorant. Here are some smart answers to your suit-related conundrums.

Is it true that wearing a different shape of collar can make a face look less chubby?

Shirt collars can make a lot of difference to the face. Cutaway collars add width to a chubby face and this style also requires a large double Windsor knot to fill the space between the collar wings. Your best bet is a classic collar. Shirts with collars that point down towards the belt buckle (rather than towards the shoulders) will lengthen the face.

How does one buy a suit?

When buying a suit choose something that's grey, natural or dark blue    a neutral colour; the comfort of a light-weight, deconstructed jacket (with no shoulder padding and only half-lined) with natural shoulders: flat front straight-leg trousers; and above all, something in one of the new 'season-less' lightweight superfine wool materials, which are versatile enough to be worn all year round. Always choose a classic suit. Then, once you've got the basics, play around with shirts, ties and shoes to bring out your personality.

Unlike my cheap suits, the sleeve buttons on my expensive suit work. Why?

Working buttonholes are a clear indication that the suit is of especially high quality and are often an indication of being made-to-measure. The placement of the buttonholes indicates the pedigree of the tailor. The edges of the button should touch and not rest too high up the sleeve, the way they do in ready-to-wear jackets.

Should the suit trousers cover the heel of your shoes?

To answer this, let's start at the top of the trousers. All trousers should be worn around the waist    i.e., slightly above the navel    not down on the hips. The exception to this rule is jeans, which are meant to look low-slung. They should stay parallel to the ground all the way around (in other words, the waistband should not be lower in the front than in the back    and never lower in the back). A little or no break on the trousers looks best. Break is the technical term to describe when your trousers make contact with the front of your shoes and crease slightly. But for the office, opt for a touch of break, so you don't show too-much-furry ankle when you're sitting down.

You think that single-breasted suits make your husband look taller. But he likes the double-breasted look. Which one really works?

You are right. The hard line of the double-breasted jacket hem cuts right across the mid-point of the overall height. This has a shortening effect. Single-breasted suits, worn either open or buttoned, draw the eye up and down the body with the contours or cut of the suit. This elongates the body, giving the illusion that he is much taller than he actually is.