Adam Rustman took a trip to Rome a few days ago, where he thought he'd write up a few tips for our magazine on how to handle men's fashion dilemmas. This time, in his own unique style, he took a look at what kind of suit should not be missing in our closets...
I'm afraid I'll have to repeat this until the end of the world, or at least my blog, but I have to remind you once again that one suit is not enough for your entire life. That is, if you want to be proud of the title of stylish guy. So today we're going to look at what the best choice is when buying your second suit.
Let's say that, like almost every "normal" man, you already own a classic dark blue or black suit, preferably made of wool, less preferably with some kind of artificial material. In your dream world, it should be universal and usable at any time. But here we have seasons. Plus central heating. Plus air conditioning. That means that in winter you're really cold outside in such a suit and in a heated room, let's say, just right. In summer it's even worse, sweaty armpits outside and pneumonia in an air-conditioned office.
We won't discuss winter variants of heavy wool suits now, because it's a slightly easier problem to solve. You can always put a ski windbreaker over your suit, which was a joke, of course, and put on a coat. But especially now, no one seems to be interested in winter problems, since it's 30°C outside.
By the way, the most striking effect of a suit can be seen at all weddings or any social events, where about an hour after the start you will not find a man in a jacket, on the contrary, everyone has "untucked" shirts, rolled up sleeves or even worse, short-sleeved shirts. So how do you solve this stylishly?
You just need a second suit.
In my opinion, this should be at least partly a summer option. The basis is a lighter color, not only because it is really warmer in dark colors, but also so that your second suit is as different as possible from the first. I assume that you want them to be recognizable at first glance. Another feature that you should pay attention to is the material. Linen is ideal for the hottest weather, but it also has its drawbacks, mainly because it is extremely wrinkled, which could be a problem with your second suit so far. So maybe something with a mixture of linen, or very light wool. The third thing is the lining, it should be as thin as possible, or there are suits that largely omit it completely.There must be more of us.
It is not easy to find a suit that meets all these requirements in our country. I found this suit in the Alain Delon store. It does not meet all of them either, but it is a very pleasant intermediate step and perhaps the right compromise for most men. It is up to us to demand more variety from our sellers and manufacturers, so to speak. Let's not be afraid to show in the store that we already know something about these things. Let's ask for other than blue suits, let's ask for linen and jackets without lining. I can guarantee you that at least in the Alain Delon stores they are ready, it's just not worth it for them to produce one suit for Rustman. There must be more of us.
Cold at first glance
What I especially liked about this particular suit was the color, I don't even know exactly what it is, anyway, very unconventional, cold just by looking at it. It seemed ideal for our trip to Rome at the end of April. I complemented it with a linen shirt and a hat made of the same material. It was a good choice, it warmed me up a little early in the cold temples of the Vatican, it was just right for me in the morning and yes, of course, in the afternoon I also took off my jacket, but when it comes to walking around the city, it's completely fine.
Next time we'll look at a light-colored suit again, because even though it's summer, we stay stylish.
