Home » Fashion »  Male Style »  Suit for All Time For the well-dressed man, a classic suit is his trump card to fashion success. Even in this age of semi-formal and casual-wear, the suit carries an air of success, taste, and sophistication. It's ageless design makes you look not just better, but helps the small man to become tall with pinstripes or the fat man slim with soft wool.

Unlike casuals you can wear your suit everywhere be it in restaurants, on flight, dinner parties, work place and even Paris. It is, in its best form, a complete outfit that will never fail you.

If you wear it right, a suit can make you a style icon in a jiffy. The trick to looking good even after working ten hours in your jacket and trousers is to be careful of your suit and how you wear it.

To be the best-dressed man, it is not necessary for you to always rush to the nearest designer store. All you need is a good tailor who can fit to measure and cut to fit. But to be owner of a good suit you have to remember few key points.

The Right Type

No matter what the style is, your suit must fit your body and enhance your shape. It should be cut and tailored to your form. You need an eye for what suits you rather than get taken in by the salesman. Today any good suit cut appropriate to your form will be between Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000. That is not much to pay for something that will remain trendy season after season. In case of suits it is best to stick to classic styles that have longer shelf life, unless you are one of those who likes to retire his clothes after six to eighteen months. However a suit is for keeps. Fashion comes and fashion goes. So when it comes to suits, your attitude should be like the discerning art collector who spends years searching for the master's original. Thus you should when collecting your set of suits.

The Right Choice

When shopping for fabric for the suit, it is best to avoid all those new-age weaves. Only wool, wool blends, cotton and cotton blends work best. Most important of all, you must feel comfortable in the suit.

While suits in red, maroon and fluorescent yellows look good on Govinda or Salman Khan, but for the dapper dresser there are just fabulous three shades that can last him a lifetime. Taking number one slot is the Standard Blue (the true-blue Navy Blue), it is an all weather, all event colour that can see you through business lunches, poolside dinners, casual parties. Best of all it can be worn with either brown or blue shoes. Second is the Classic Grey, it is too appropriate for everything. Greys also look good with patterns, be it stripes, chevron, box or windows pane checks. However you wear it greys can never be controversial. Then of course it is the Basic Black, the perennial classic that is fit at the formal office party or your sister's wedding. It is the perfect compliment to a good white shirt. If you only own one suit, this is it.