I believe that many men who have been exposed to customized suits will be fascinated by customization later. A large part of it is that customization gives us rich freedom of choice. Especially the fabric, there are thousands of small pieces of cloth for us to experience in advance. Each piece of fabric has its own characteristics, and the finished garments will naturally have different visual effects.
The first step in the normal process of a custom shop is to choose the fabric. For those who are ordering a suit for the first time, they have no way to start with the "colorful" fabrics in the custom shop. They don't know which colors and materials are suitable for them. Today SUITISM will talk about the most basic knowledge of selecting fabrics, which is very helpful for novices.
The first suit that many people customize is made of wool-polyester blend. However, as a customized suit, the editor recommends that you must choose good suit fabrics and grasp the principle of "material trumps style".
It’s my first time customizing a suit. Let’s not talk about subjective preferences for now. Let’s talk about weight, count, , material, and color.
1. Gram weight
First look at the gram weight, because it determines the season in which the suit is worn.
Gram weight also determines the thickness of the fabric, generally expressed by "gr". When the material is the same, the greater the gram weight, the greater the weight of the fabric, and the thicker and warmer the material.
For the first suit, it is recommended to choose fabrics within 250gr-300gr. Fabrics with this weight are called "four-season fabrics", which means they can be worn all year round and have a very high utilization rate.
2. count
count is the standard for measuring the fineness of fabrics. The higher the thread count, the more delicate and smooth the fabric, and the occasion will be more formal. It’s not that the higher the thread count, the more suitable it is for you. For the same weight, the higher the thread count, the easier it is for the fabric to wrinkle, and it’s more expensive and has higher maintenance costs. SUITISM Xiujun recommends to make a choice based on your own conditions and budget .
3. Material
Customized suits must choose good suit fabric materials, such as 100% pure wool, or containing cashmere or silk. Because wool has good resilience, is soft and delicate, and can make suits drape more, it is the best material for making suits.
Many fabrics will mix a little cashmere into wool, such as 10% cashmere + 90% wool. In this ratio, it is softer and also increases the drape of the suit.
4. Design and Color
If it is a business-type formal occasion, it is basically inseparable from the colors of black, gray, navy blue and blue fabrics. Safety You can’t go wrong.
Of course , people with different body types also have different choices of fabrics . People with fatter bodies must avoid plaid and lighter-colored fabrics. SUITISM Xiu Geng recommends that you can try stripes, which will make the overall figure look slimmer. For people with a good figure ratio , you can try more colors outside of a few conventional colors.
Aesthetics are a matter of opinion. The above suggestions are mostly based on SUITISM's experience in serving customers. It is still recommended that everyone go to customization stores to try on, observe, and communicate with designers more . This is more beneficial. Find the suit style that suits your body shape and requirements.
