How to Measure Yourself for a Suit, and Why You Can Be a 40R Here and a 40S There
A suit size is a chest number and a length letter. A 40R is a jacket for roughly a 40-inch chest in a regular…
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A suit size is a chest number and a length letter. A 40R is a jacket for roughly a 40-inch chest in a regular…
Explore this articleWash everyday jeans after roughly ten wears or when they are dirty or smell, inside out in cold water on a gentle cycle, and…
Explore this articleLace Oxfords with straight bar lacing, which shows neat horizontal bars and hides the verticals inside, and use straight or criss-cross lacing on Derbies,…
Explore this articleWear new leather shoes indoors for short spells, lengthen the sessions over a few weeks, use thicker socks and shoe trees, and keep heat,…
Explore this articleWrap a soft tape measure around your head where the hat will sit, across the middle of the forehead and about 1/8 inch above…
Explore this articleStart with your trouser waist size plus 2 inches, then check the maker's own size chart, because brands measure belts to different holes.
Explore this articleDry clean a suit only when it needs it, which the tailors in this guide put at about three times a year at most,…
Explore this articleBrush off the dry dirt, clean leather, canvas and knit uppers with mild soap and water on a soft brush or cloth, treat suede…
Explore this articleRead the care label, pretest, work liquid detergent into the mark and launder at the temperature one laundry guide names for that residue, and…
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