Monday, March 16, 2009

The Right Jeans for Business Suits

Casual work environment are usually more relaxed and won’t require a stiff standard of clothing. However, it can also be a chance for you to become a fashion disaster. Men can buy as much dark business suits and ties to always look good in workplace. However, the dawn of casual Fridays has caused the work dressing to experience drawbacks for men’s careers. There is a great risk to fall back on the convenience of wearing chino or khaki trousers just to save the day. You will certainly agree that wearing an awesome pair of jeans, a well-cut coat with a tie is far better looking and pleasing. It will always show your confidence to carry yourself. This look is a classic style and 
timeless but one has to bear in mind that it requires huge effort just to see the preferred effect. Choosing jeans to wear is not really as easy as pulling the closest pair you can find and matching a blazer that you grab from the closet.

You need to give importance to the kind of environment that you have in your office and the people who will scrutinize your outfit. And wearing old jeans you have kept for so many years is not advisable.

To complement on your business suits, choose a pair of jeans that are dark because they are more professional. In addition, dark pants look more sophisticated when paired with a blazer and dress shoes. Make sure that it is also straight cut so it can allow you to pair them up with diverse kinds of footwear. Avoid wearing jeans that are too baggy and ragged that will make you look soppy. Don’t wear something that you use in a night club. Jeans with overemphasized stitching on the rear will look good on other occasions but never on workplace. It’s better to leave them on weekends and other activities that has no relation on your work.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

A Glance on Classic Fashion: Zoot Suit

A zoot suit is a another mens clothing style. This became famous popular during the 1930s and 40s. This is the era wherein there are certain alternative groups in the United States, such as Chicanos and African-Americans. It originated from the African American jazz society in Harlem, New York. Later it was finally accepted by another culture in other American cities, particularly Los Angeles. Its term originated from a Mexican-American slang articulation of "suit." There a
re famous female versions of zoot suit and it’s surprising that they still exist nowadays. You can hardly see them today with knee-length skirts in tramas.

This type of mens clothes has significant relationship in well-accepted with most in youth gangs and jazz music. Nowadays, most people had this notion that think of jazz and swing civilization has something to do with the zoot suit.

This mens clothing is typified by being a very huge suit that features wide-legged pants, an extended jacket with big shoulder pads called as carlango, and collected at the ankles. The zoot suit clearly displays a sense of fashion worthy of display because of the surplus amounts of fabric essential for its designer. This is normally worn official occasion. This is often worn with a long watch string on the pants. You can even create an artistic style by wearing a pointed shoe, and a big felt hat with a feather.

In spite of its popularity, the zoot suit because explicitly bold and was officially banned by the Federal War Production Board in 1942. The organization believes this mens clothing is way too expensive for fabric. After a year, the suit riots ignited in Los Angeles where the style was revived by the Mexican-American youths. Unfortunately, on leave soldiers and sailors started beating up anyone in zoot suit clothes.