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We tend to pair clothing that compliments, contrasts, or matches well with each other but neglect fitting our own colouration into the formula. There are a specific set of shades, tints, and tones that best flatter our physical features. To determine our set or "personal colour" we must look at our eye colour, skin tone, and hair hue. In detail, the skin tone comprises of the overtone (surface colour) and undertone (accent) and can be quite difficult to determine. From what I've gathered, our overtone ranges from dark to pale skin, while the undertone leans in favour of cool colours (blue, green, purple) or warm colours (red, orange, yellow). One method to find the undertone is to look at the metal of our watches. The people who tend to wear silver metals may have a cool undertone. The people who prefer gold may have a warm undertone. I advise you to find a local Image Consultant and take a Personal Colour Analysis. This is where an expert drapes different sets of...

For the most part, the suit and tie is regarded at a higher level of formality. However, you could still don a full suit casually with the following 5 considerations: choosing elements of a suit that are deemed informal, feeling more comfortable by unfastening buttons, loosening up the tie, displaying less accessories and wearing wider and flatter shoes. To offset the formality of the suit, you should choose features and items that are deemed casual in their selected departments. For example, a dark navy cashmere knit tie with no interlining (thin and less stiff), and a square end, can be said to be a casual tie (for a navy tie). Furthermore, an unstructured suit is a casual suit because of the following elements: no shoulder pads, lining, and limited canvas interfacing. As a result, the suit forms to the body and is susceptible to wrinkling (in the areas of motion). Coupled with a textured fabric and you have one contradicting suit (in-between casual and formal). For instance, a...