Blue men's suits: how to choose and what to wear?

Blue is the new black, especially when it comes to men's suits. Many people choose clothes of exactly this color for work, since blue shades are universal, practical, combined with many other tones.

The palette of shades of blue is unusually wide - from bluish black to sky blue and bright azure. Which suit to choose depends on the goals and preferences: whether it will be worn every day to work in the office with a strict dress code, or is it supposed to be an everyday option. We will tell you about this and many other things in our material.

There are a large number of styles of jackets and trousers, differing in cut and purpose. Styles of men's suits are divided into: "two" and "three". Jackets are single-breasted (with one row of buttons) and double-breasted (with two rows of buttons). By style, suits can be formal, classic, formal or protocol, casual informal.

It is customary to wear a classic suit for a business meeting, serious events, or in the office. The color of such a set can be solid dark blue or in a barely noticeable thin strip.

In addition, classic suits differ in the number of buttons.

• Jackets with one button not suitable for business meetings, but put on, for example, to go on stage. But the button should be buttoned anyway.

• Two buttons have conservative, strict jackets. The top button must always be fastened.

• Three buttons have jackets for formal occasions. Here, the middle and top buttons or only the middle button are fastened.

• Jacket with four buttons it can be either double-breasted, or informal or in a sporty style.

A blue men's suit for a strict dress code should have a good cut, classic cut (not a fitted jacket and trousers of regular length, not cropped). A white tailored shirt, plain tie and shoes are a must-have addition to this look. Three-piece suits, consisting of trousers, a jacket and a vest, are no longer customary to wear to work - such sets, as a rule, have a strict cut: trousers with an arrow, a fitted jacket or a double-breasted jacket in a classic style, a short vest. The fabric from which such a suit is sewn is most often tweed. A similar set is suitable for a stylish self-sufficient man who is versed in fashion.

Casual suits can be of any shade and print: sky blue, blueberry blue, striped, checked, with fantasy patterns. Such sets are self-sufficient, so they need a calm "environment" - a plain shirt, T-shirt or polo and shoes, and which depends on the rest of the clothes.

Possible cut of suits.

• Italian - tight trousers, a high arrangement of buttons on the jacket, a fitted silhouette. Suitable for slim and athletic men.

• English - an elegant, slightly fitted jacket with a slot (single-breasted or double-breasted). Pants with a high waist and several pleats at the waist. This style is suitable for a sports figure.

• American - loose fit, straight jacket, not fitted. Trousers of a straight cut, not narrow, but not wide either. This cut well hides figure flaws and excess fullness.

A double-breasted jacket is considered less formal than a single-breasted jacket. Also, a vest almost never goes with a double-breasted jacket, unlike a single-breasted one.Sets with a vest are most often worn at any special events. The vest, in turn, can be open or closed.

The color blue has a huge number of shades. Depending on the tone and print, a suit of this color can be formal or informal. The strictest color after black is dark blue or black and blue. Today, black suits are usually worn by people of certain professions or to events with a strict dress code. In other cases, a strict dark blue suit with a matching shirt and shoes will be quite appropriate (if we are not talking about protocol events).

The bright blue suits are bold and daring. Not everyone will allow themselves to go out in such a suit. In it, you can go, for example, to a wedding, in order to look not very strict, but at the same time presentable.

The cornflower blue shade of the jacket and trousers is beautiful and noble... This color blows cool and fresh, it will come in handy in hot weather. Suits of this shade, as a rule, are fitted, informal, combined with T-shirts, polos, not strict shirts, moccasins, light shoes.

A plain suit in light blue is a classic option for the office, negotiations, business meetings in the warm season. A checkered fabric set will look great in any other situation where a dress code is not needed.

In order for a suit to fit perfectly, you first need to decide for what purpose it is being purchased, then choose the right cut and style that suits your figure. Having decided on the style (fitted, semi-fitted, free), you should choose the right size. The length of classic non-cropped trousers should be such that the leg slightly covers the heel of the shoes. The cropped cut of the trousers assumes the length of the leg to the ankle, but not higher so that the trousers do not seem scanty.

Jacket sleeves should be as long as the wrist. The cuffs of the shirt should be visible from under them. At the same time, the shoulders are in place, not wider and narrower than their own shoulders. If the length of the sleeve and trousers can be adjusted by a tailor, then it will not work to alter the shoulder line. Another selection criterion is fabric. For an official business kit, it should be expensive, without the "cheap" gloss, ideally wool. For everyday informal kits, tweed, soft wool, but not synthetics are used.

When trying to put together a look with a blue suit, many questions can arise regarding the choice of shirt, accessories and shoes. But there is nothing complicated here, the main thing is to choose the right color scheme. A classic office suit in dark blue can be worn with shirts in white, blue, milky shades. The once popular combination of blue plus pink is no longer in vogue, so it is better not to wear such shirts. As for the tie, you can choose a strict accessory in blue-black, brown or two shades darker than the shirt.

You need to choose the right shoes for your business suit. If you have a dark tie, go for black shoes. If the tie is a shade of chocolate, then you can try to choose a dark brown shoe or prefer the following option: a navy suit, a blue shirt, dark brown shoes and a burgundy plain tie made of high-quality fabric without shine.

If you want to choose a blue set as an outfit for the groom, then you can choose not a formal suit, but high-quality and made of good fabric. Avoid shiny materials - this is no longer fashionable and ugly.

The jacket and trousers can be plain or with a print (cage, strip).A shirt for a monochromatic suit can be chosen in white or milky shades with a barely noticeable pattern. In this case, a tie or bow tie should be monochromatic. If the suit fabric is with a print, then let the shirt be plain, and the tie can be picked up with a pattern. But the print should be in harmony with the pattern on the jacket.

The combination of a jacket, narrow trousers and a thin turtleneck looks solid and stylish. In this case, the jacket can be left unbuttoned. You can complement the ensemble with fashionable brogues.

A casual blue tweed or soft wool blazer will replace a parka or windbreaker. Under the jacket, you can wear a T-shirt, polo, thin pullover, not a strict shirt. Topsiders, moccasins, brogues and even sneakers are suitable as shoes. For example, a blue blazer with cropped skinny pants in a casual cut will look good with a knit polo and leather sneakers.

An office suit can be not only plain, but also, for example, with a thin narrow strip. In this case, you should choose a white shirt and a tie a couple of tones darker or lighter than the color of the jacket. The shoes are black, classic, and the trousers are of the correct length and width. As outerwear for a suit, you can choose a medium-length coat, a trench coat, if we are talking about official sets. A jacket and trousers in a casual style are not so demanding - you can put on a parka, a woolen jacket, a short coat, the main thing is that the length of the outerwear is the same as that of the jacket.

You need to choose accessories for the costume so that everything in the ensemble looks harmonious, and not comical. The first selection rule states that a tie, shirt and jacket should not be the same color. The second rule is not to combine different and identical prints, for example, do not wear a striped shirt, striped tie, and striped jacket.

Ties of different shades are suitable for a blue jacket, for example, wine, mustard, chocolate, blue, dark gray. The tie should be a couple of shades darker than the shirt, but lighter than the jacket if you want to choose accessories in the same color scheme as the suit. The same applies to the "butterfly". You can choose it in the same color as the jacket, but not the shirt..

If the shirt and suit are plain, then the tie can be striped, small cage, polka dots. If there is a print on at least one element of the kit, then it is better to choose a single-color accessory. This combination of a check shirt, a navy casual blazer and a gray wool tie made of soft fabric is a must-have ensemble for every modern guy. You can combine a suit in a large cage, a plain shirt and a bow tie in a small cage - this set looks stylish and fresh.

A bold option is a bright blue suit, a white shirt, and a sunny yellow tie. In this outfit, you can go to a party or the opening of a fashionable art gallery. An equally interesting option is a double-breasted navy blue suit plus a light shirt and a milk chocolate-colored tie. Shoes in this case should also be brown. The scarf in the breast pocket of the jacket is matched to the tie, "bow tie" or shirt. It serves more as an accessory than a necessary thing that must be used. In casual jackets, a headscarf is usually not provided.