What are Blazer, Suit, Tuxedo? How to distinguish them

Suit, Blazer, Tuxedo are familiar outfits for men today. However, each type of outfit will be suitable in different situations and different purposes. So to wear it properly, how to coordinate it with Suit, Blazer and Tuxedo, let's find out with Leonardo.

What is a suit?

Suit is a complete set of clothes including Suit Jacket and Dress Trouer pants. The Suit is always sewn in the same color and the same fabric. However, in Vietnam, most people mistakenly consider Suit and Vest as one. This is a basic mistake in fashion standards. Because Suit is a complete outfit and Vest (also known as Gile) is actually just one of the 3 pieces of the 3-piece Suit - 3 Piece Suit.

Suit includes dress pants and Suit Jacket

Gile (also known as Vest) is the shirt worn inside a Jacket Suit.

Suit is a polite, elegant and formal outfit suitable for meetings, receiving guests or simply going to work. Men always become more elegant when wearing Suit. Therefore, Suits are often used by gentlemen. But even though they are so popular, we still make mistakes when wearing Suits, so ONOFF will help you classify the types of Suits as well as notes when wearing them.

History of birth

Suit is considered a symbol of standard when King of England - Charles II was the first to create that style in the 17th century. By the 19th century, Brummel improved the design of Suit to make Suit become a famous and mandatory outfit for every man. After that, Suit was a fashion trend that spread throughout Europe and set foot in America.

Classic suit appeared from the 1970s

World War II changed the tailor-made suit from being made to being ready-made. As a result, the suit gradually lost its position in men's fashion.

In modern times, Suits have been changed to simpler designs. It almost eliminates the Vest and Tie, creating a simple and elegant style that is also the image of the Suits commonly seen today.

Suit jacket

As one half of the Suit, the Suit Jacket is quite a diverse jacket with many ways of classification.

Classified by lapel

Suit Jackets can be divided into 3 types:

• Noth Lapel: This is the most common and popular style that suits many people.
• Peak Lapel: The lapel is sewn upwards to show the wearer's power.
• Shawl Label: Plain lapel style is usually made of silk or shiny satin and is often used on formal occasions.

Suit Jacket Lapel Styles

Classification by origin

Suits usually come in 3 types:

• Italian Suit (No Vent) is a traditional Suit without a slit in the back with a Slimlit design with high shoulders and a slim waist, suitable for people with a beautiful body who want to show off their figure when wearing a Suit.
• American style suit (Single Vent) is a type of suit with 1 slit in the back with a loose shirt design that is less flattering to the wearer.
• Double Vent Suit is a type of Suit with 2 slits in the back with a youthful, comfortable design that hugs the body.

Suit Back Split Styles

Classification by button type

• 1 button suits usually use this button to fasten when standing and unfasten when sitting.
• 2-button suits usually use the top button and always leave the bottom button unbuttoned.
• A 3-button suit usually uses the top 2 buttons and always leaves the bottom button unfastened.
  Double Breasted can be fastened with all buttons or just the bottom row.

Suit Button Types

Dress trousers

This is a type of pants originating from Europe, sewn to wear with a Suit Jacket. Dress Trousers are sewn with straight legs reaching to the ankle with a high waist. When wearing Dress Trousers, you need a belt to use with them.

Trousers and Suit Jacket are an indispensable pair when wearing a Suit.

What is a Blazer?

History of birth

In 1952, the term Blazer was coined from the name of the Blazing Red shirt. Blazing Red was a red shirt worn by rowers in Oxford to keep them warm in the early morning or during races. Later, due to its convenience and fashion innovation, it became the Blazer that young men often choose today.

Blazer is a comfortable item but still polite enough for you to go anywhere. With this type of shirt, you can easily combine it with your pants such as Jeans, Kaki, Flannel,..

Combine Blazer with Jeans

Matching Blazer with Khaki Pants

Popular types of men's blazers

Designed with more comfortable and spacious tailoring styles than Suits, Blazers bring youthfulness to the wearer. Currently, the 3 most popular types of Blazers can be identified as:

Blazer with 2 buttons and flap pockets can be worn as casual wear

Men's 3-button blazer with flap pocket brings elegance to the wearer

Men's double-breasted blazer inspired by British military design

Materials of blazer jackets

With Blazers, there are 3 most commonly used materials:

Wool material

Wool blazer

Wool blazers are often used on cold winter days. Because the properties of wool are to keep warm and release sweat and moisture from the wearer.

Flannel material

This is a type of fabric woven from wool with soft properties that create comfort and ease in the wearer's movements.

Using Flannel material

Raw fabric material

Blazer in rough fabric

Keeping the shape of the shirt and being comfortable to wear are the characteristics of Blazers made from raw fabric. This is also the material that can be woven into the most fabric and is used the most to make Blazers.

Matching clothes with men's blazer

Blazer with t-shirt

Matching plain T-shirt with Blazer

Combine simple striped T-shirt with Blazer

With the combination of T-shirt and Jeans/Kaki pants, you will become a young and elegant guy on the street. This is the simplest way to combine with Blazer and just need to add a pair of Oxford shoes or sneakers depending on your preference. With this combination, you can be completely confident with your own style.

Blazer with shirt

One item that cannot be left out of the list of items that can be combined with a men's Blazer is a shirt. If you want to be truly elegant and office-like, don't miss this mix.

Plaid shirts combined with Blazers always score points when mixed together.

More unique with the way to mix Blazer with shirt and shorts

Blazer with sweater

The choice for cold windy days is to mix your sweater with a Blazer. However, you need to pay attention to the harmony in the color coordination of your outfit.

This way of mixing Blazer with classic sweater is fully utilized by "Korean stars"

Youthful with the mix of Blazer, sweater and white shirt

What is a Tuxedo?

If Vest is the outfit for neat elegance, Blazer tends towards youthfulness, Tuxedo is the outfit for special formal occasions.

History of birth

Appearing in 1989 in England, Tuxedo is used as a traditional formal dress only worn on really special occasions. The design of Tuxedo has the collar always sewn from shiny satin fabric, the shirt can be sewn with one or two rows of buttons and this outfit is only used for parties or formal events that take place after 6 pm.

The classic Tuxedo was a costume that only the aristocracy had the opportunity to wear. But later on, Tuxedo became more popular and nowadays grooms often wear Tuxedo in their wedding.

How to match Tuxedo

Because of the formality of Tuxedo, when wearing Tuxedo, there is an extremely important note: do not wear a watch. Because, people think that looking at the time at an important party is very impolite to the host of the party.

Always wear a tie or bow tie when wearing a Tuxedo. Because this is a mandatory requirement when wearing a Tuxedo. You can choose a black/white silk tie or bow tie, these are the simplest and safest options when wearing a Tuxedo.

Always remember to use a silk bow tie or tie when wearing a Tuxedo.

Using a belt instead of a sash is another must when wearing a Tuxedo.

Remember to wrap your pants around your waist instead of using a belt when wearing a Tuxedo.

How to choose a shirt when wearing a Tuxedo

Tuxedo will never be worn with a shirt with exposed buttons because it reduces the sophistication of the outfit. Therefore, when wearing a Tuxedo, choose a shirt with hidden buttons on the inside.

Choosing a Button Down Shirt When Wearing a Tuxedo

How to choose shoes when wearing a Tuxedo

Shiny black shoes are of course the most suitable choice for Tuxedo. Because this pair always makes the owner more formal and sophisticated.

Choose Derby shoes or shiny black Oxford shoes to match the Tuxedo

What is the difference between a Suit and a Tuxedo?

Overall, Suit and Tuxedo are quite similar, so many people confuse these two types of clothing. But in fact, they have very basic differences.

Difference between Tuxedo and Suit

Lapel

If the Tuxedo's lapels are made of shiny satin, the Suit's lapels are made of the same material as the Suit.

Buttons

Tuxedo buttons are covered with velvet or shiny satin to increase luxury while Suit uses regular buttons.

Pipping

Tuxedo pants are often sewn with an additional strip of satin or velvet along the pants. This is something that Suits never have.

Distinguishing between Blazer and Suit jacket

Suit Jacket is a part of Suit. Blazer is a completely separate outfit that can be flexibly coordinated with different types of pants and accessories. Besides, these two types of shirts also differ in some points such as:

Material

Suits are usually made of fabrics that do not wrinkle and are stiff. Blazers are usually made of coarse fabric or flannel, which is comfortable for the wearer.

Button

The buttons of a Suit are always the same color as the Suit. But Blazers are more comfortable in coordinating buttons, buttons are also a highlight for Blazers to create style.

Conclude,

With the above article, we hope to provide you with the most basic knowledge about Suit, Blazer and Tuxedo to apply these outfits appropriately to each situation. See you again in the following articles of Leonardo.

*Article quoted from onoff.vn