Seasonal Suits With SUAVE OWL
How To Find The Best Seasonal Suit
Are you a fan of men’s suits? If so, you may know that figuring out your men’s suit outfit can be heavily impacted by the weather and time of year. The suit you wear in the middle of July has to be different to the one you wear for a Christmas party. Seasonal suiting can be tricky to master, but so rewarding when you do.
For more about seasonal suiting and men’s suits, read on…
Best Clothing Fabrics For Each Season
With each season being so different in what to expect in weather, it goes to say that different suits are more optimally made for different seasons. If you want to know which fabrics are best for each season, this is the blog for you.
Best Spring Fabrics
Spring can be unpredictable in weather. Raining one minute, hot the next, dressing for spring can feel a bit like rolling the dice to see what happens.
To make the best out of the properties different fabrics have to offer to have the best Spring fashion experience, you need to mix and match your fabrics via layering.
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You want to have your base levels, those closest to your skin, be breathable fabrics that are sweat absorbent – the same as you would for summer. These fabrics include cotton, linen, and bamboo. For men’s suits, these base layers would be your formal shirt, underwear and socks. This will help you if the day has any moments of intensive sunshine.
Your second layer should be a thicker material. Fleece, tweed, wool, wool blend, or heavy-weight cotton are all examples of fantastic second layer fabrics. They will keep you warm on a chilly day, beat wind chill, and defend you from the elements. For men’s suits, the second layer would be the 3-piece suit ensemble itself.
Best Summer Fabrics
Summer can obviously get incredibly hot and humid. Thankfully, wearing certain fabrics can make your summer experience much better – especially when it comes to full cover suiting.
The best Summer fabrics are breathable and sweat absorbent, wicking up excess sweat throughout the day and keeping you cool on even the hottest days. Fabrics that do this include cotton, linen, chambray, bamboo, and silk. Choose these in all your items for a breathable wear that you won’t overheat in.
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Best Autumn Fabrics
Autumn’s another unpredictable. Towards the beginning, it can still have very hot days. Towards the end, it can start getting very cold. With wind, quick changes, and the return of the rain, dressing for autumn can be a tricky one.
The best Autumn fabrics include wool blends, and tweed. When it comes to men’s suits, choosing these in your 3-piece suit will do plenty to keep you warm and covered throughout the day. If the day is slightly on the chillier side, you could always opt for thermal underwear, an overcoat, and a scarf to keep you that bit more comfortable. Consider an umbrella too!
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Best Winter Fabrics
The cold of winter can cause difficulty in picking the right outfit. However, with the right insulating and thick fabrics, it can be easy to feel positively snug on the coldest of days.
The best Winter fabrics are heavy-weight wool, wool blends, tweed, and velvet. These thicker materials will do a lot to keep you warm on a chilly day. With a strong base layer with thermal underwear and a SUAVE OWL formal shirt, these thick fabrics in your 3-piece men’s suit will insulate you and keep you warm and in fashion throughout the day. For extra protection, you could add an overcoat, hat, and scarf to the mix too!
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Men’s Seasonal Suits
Now you know what materials to look for in your seasonal suit and what sort of outfit adjustments to consider for the season, what else is there to know? Whilst the materials of your outfit and what you choose to wear will have a big impact, there are a few things more you can consider. For men’s seasonal suit advice, read on…
What Should A Spring Suit Look Like?
Spring suiting is a fun opportunity! With our above advice about materials, there’s a few additional things to consider.
Colour can have a big impact on an outfit. It alters how comfortable you feel and how confident you feel. Plus, the colour may be something you can get excited about! For Spring, a light colour is a fantastic seasonal choice. Not only is it fashionable, but light colours also reflect sun rays, meaning that any sudden heat won’t overwhelm you. Light colours also fit the spring seasonal palette; pale shades of green, blue, pink, purple, cream, or grey will be both practical and fitting.
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The weather should also be considered when it comes to men’s spring suits. An umbrella or clear waterproof will go a long way for battling spring showers!
When it comes to spring accessories, florals are always a strong spring motif. Make them as subtle or as bold a statement as you like.
What Should A Summer Suit Look Like?
Men’s summer suits are likely the most daunting out of all the seasons. The idea of wearing a full 3-piece suit with all the associated items and being the peak of formality whilst the weather is extremely hot can be nightmare-like. However, with the above lightweight and breathable materials and some simple men’s summer suit advice, there’s no reason you can’t make a summer suit work for you.
Whilst pale colours also work for spring, they are essential for your comfort and safety in men’s summer suits. Dark colours attract sunlight, meaning they get hotter throughout a warm day. Pale colours do the opposite and, when you’re going to be wearing a full coverage suit throughout the day, this is important for health and safety. Summer suit colours that work well are beige, cream, white, and pastels; the only other thing to take into consideration when it comes to summer suit colours is what event you will be attending, don’t turn up to somebody else’s wedding in white!
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Something worth considering about summer suits is the number of layers you wear. Considering the event of course, it could be completely okay to choose a 2-piece men’s suit instead of a full 3-piece. You may also be able to skip the tie or bow tie, leaving your top button undone for extra airflow. These few decisions may not feel like a lot, but they can make a big impact on your comfort.
Lastly, consider a few practical items. A spare handkerchief to mop up sweat throughout the day will stop you from being tempted to use your pocket square. A summer hat will keep the sun off the top of your head and face, stopping you from getting potential sunburn and discomfort.
Read more summer fashion advice for men in our blog Men’s Summer Style With SUAVE OWL.
What Should An Autumn Suit Look Like?
Autumn suiting can be an opportunity to explore colour. Seasonal colours include browns, greys, greens, reds, and oranges. Since the sun is less of a concern, you can choose whatever depth and darkness to your men’s suit’s colour that you would like.
A medium weight suit is the best choice for this season. Sometimes autumn can be hot and sometimes it can be cold. Consider your layering when you pick your men’s suit for autumn. Having layers you can remove ensures that you stay the optimum temperature for the day. Wearing a 3-piece suit means you can remove the jacket if you get too warm. Bringing a scarf, overcoat, or extra layer means you have something additional to return to.
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Autumn can be a fantastic season for tweed! Tweed suits, tweed hats, even tweed accessories can be a seasonal statement well worth considering!
What Should A Winter Suit Look Like?
Winter suiting can be fun. You can layer up, knowing that you won’t overheat. There’s plenty of style statements to be made with men’s winter suits.
For a bit of extra warmth and to stay seasonal, dark colours are your best bet for winter suits. Black, navy, dark green, plum, any colour in a dark shade can be made to work. The dark colour attracts heat from the sun and also looks rather distinguished. A heavy weight suit will also keep you warmer.
Marco 3-Piece Suit, SUAVE OWL White Shirt, Plain Twill Tie & Pocket Square Set
For winter suits, you truly can go as deep as you’d like when it comes to layers and accessories. An overcoat can make a fantastic statement. A scarf in a bright pop of color makes for an intriguing accessory. Your regular suit accessories, a tie, bow tie, braces, cufflinks, pocket square, pocket watch, none of it will make you feel too hot, so you can indulge to your heart’s content.
Suits With SUAVE OWL
For more suit advice for men and more suit styling advice, read more of our blogs! Start with The Ultimate Guide To Men's Suits and Navigating Men's Formal Wear: A Comprehensive Style Guide. You could also read our Suit Jacket Style Guide For Men and our Waistcoat Style Guide For Men to get the most out of your favourite 3-piece!
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