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LESSON 1 · Style Rules for Men

Fit Guide by Garment

Here is how each key piece should sit:

  • Dress shirt: shoulder seams at the shoulder edge, one finger of room in the collar, sleeves ending at the wrist bone
  • T-shirt: shoulder seams at the shoulder, sleeves ending mid-bicep, hem ending around mid-fly
  • Trousers: waistband sits at your natural waist without a belt yanking it up, with one soft break at the shoe
  • Jeans: slim but not painted-on, no bunching at the knee, a slight taper from knee to ankle
  • Blazer: shoulder seams at the shoulder, length covering your seat, a quarter-inch of shirt cuff showing