I promised that I would help you brake up the three piece suit and show you how each piece can function without the other so here we go, beginning with the vest.
-Vest should be fitted
-Vest shouldn't fall below the belt
The vest can be worn the traditi
onal way, which is with a oxford and a tie. When wearing an oxford with the vest I suggest that the oxford not be the same color as the vest, that would be terrible. Check the color wheel for complimentary colors, might sound silly but its effective. Also be careful with striped oxford's, stripes vary in size and sequence so proceed with caution, the stripes might over power the vest. Its best to just stick with a solid soft tone oxford or if your going to do stripes refer to the soft slim stripes in the picture above.
-notice that not only the vest is fitted but also the tee shirt
-great for everyday wear
Another option when wearing a vest is with a tee shirt rather than the traditional way with an oxford and tie. Notice how Christian from Project Runway season four wears his vest with a color tee shirt, both the vest and the tee shirt is fitted. It gives a great silhouette especially when the pants are fitted as well. When wearing a vest like this it gives you so many more options for footwear and pants. You can go with either pants or jeans and still look great. Make sure that if you wear jeans with it that the jeans aren't too big because then you would look unbalanced with a fitted top and loose bottom.
Finally we get to the tuxedo vest; my personal favorite. Traditionally worn with a plain oxford and a bow tie. However even this special event piece can be refreshed for everyday wear or you can slightly alter the outfit for wear to an event without actually wearing pants. You have to put this outfit together perfectly otherwise you will look foolish so I suggest you plan and look long and hard for the perfect jeans and the perfect shoes to go with this vest because when you wear a vest like this it is the focal point of your outfit. Now usually these kinds of vest are black so you can wear it with a V- Neck black tee preferably fitted. Next there are three jeans that come to mind that would be perfect with this vest.
1- Black, Dry, Slim Jim, Nudie Denim
-This is a personal favorite and in my opinion the best route.
2-Black, Salvage, APC Denim
-Also a great choice, and a little more affordable than the Nudie's are.
3- Brooklyn Circus Overdye Black denim
-With these jeans you get more options for footwear due to the tone of the denim's.
-More affordable than both the Nudie and APC options
Now finding the perfect shoes to match it is another story. There are many options but the perfect shoe to go with this vest is...
Coming Soon
-Nudie picture courtesy of SoHo B
-BkC denim picture courtesy of The Brooklyn Circus
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