• When shopping for a suit wear a dress shirt to ensure proper fitting .

• Set off a dark suit with white shirt and white tie for a dramatic day to evening wear transition.

• A sport jacket should be long enough to cover your rear

• The lapel of a suit should extend just a little less than the halfway mark between the collar and the shoulder line.

• Although suit sizes are standardized less than 1 percent of men find that a suit off the rack fits perfectly.

• The signs of an ill-fitting suit include: wrinkles below the collar; lapels spread or gap (too small) - lapels should roll softly and lie flat against the chest.

• Flaps on a suit pocket should be consistent with the size of the lapels and they should not draw attention to themselves.

• Trust the sales associate when it comes to the 'right' size suit for your best fit.

 Pant

• Look for ample fabric inside the pants so they can be tailored if required.

• 100% wool is the 'best buy' for dress pants as they are wrinkle resistant.

• Resist the urge to suck in your belly when you are being fitted for pants.

• Look for dress pants that are lined

• Pants should cover your socks and have a slight break over the shoe. 

 Shirt

• High quality shirts are made of 2 ply cotton.

• Dress shirts should be 100% cotton

• Look for single stitched seams

• For a good fit: when your top button is done up you should be able to comfortably insert two fingers between your neck and the collar

• Regular fit shirts have a straight vertical cut from under the arm to the shirt tail. They tend to have more room thought the body and are styled with the full figure in mind.

• Tapered shirts are countered through the waist to emphasize the shape of the body.

• Yes, you will need to iron your cotton shirt. It is easier to iron when slightly damp. The comfort, feel, and life of a cotton shirt far outweighs this slight inconvenience.

• Place your freshly ironed cotton shirt on a hanger and leave it overnight. This will help prevent wrinkling.

Avoid wearing Shirts that:  are visibly solid or stained (this goes for any other article as well), have no arms, have the wrong size of collar, are too shiny (any shinier than silk will make you look like you are playing for the other side--this goes for jackets shinier than leather or silk, have pockets that are too small, are sheer, have zippers, are too tight (some athletic shirts are made to fit tightly, and they are okay, if you are fit).