Sometime ago I was having an argument with my cousin about how money affects ones dress sense. I told her I was so sure a lot of people will look better if they had a lot of money. She asked me one question which seemed rhetoric to me at the point, she said ‘what about the people that have a lot of money, do they all dress fabulously’? She sited several examples of people we know and we came to the conclusion that having a sense of style is inbuilt, you know, like your factory default settings.
Now we know that when we are about to buy a new item for our wardrobe, we should look for that particular piece that fits us like a second skin. Not just body shape, but color, texture and all.
At this point, most people make the common mistake of thinking that the particular fit requires an absurd amount of money. Do you know what? You can buy the priciest clothing and still look like a masquerade in it.
So darling, why bother parting with so much of your hard earned money just for one piece of clothing when I could get so much more out of my money? Money is NOT the key in order for you to dress and not cover. Does it help? Do you get? All am saying is you do not have to spend so much to cover up your body. One may wonder. It surely does, which makes it a sufficient condition. But it is not necessary.
So it all balls down to these two logical statements;
1) If you have money, it will help you dress well.
2) If you dress well, it is not necessarily because you have money.
And it is not even a matter of good or bad brands. Unfortunately, brands need to make a more or less educated guess about the size of the average man in order to produce in large quantities and supply their products worldwide.
But the more or less educated guess may not work for your particular type of body or shoulder, or shoulder to waist ratio.
For example, I definitely fall into the category of people that where large clothes, but my arm is larger if you measure side by side in proportion of my body which makes shopping a lot harder for me. And this happens regardless of the particular brand.
So if money is not the key, and brand does not necessarily make a difference, what is it that counts?
The tailor? Well, there is good and bad tailors out there, so you need to be really careful about that. You need to get to know him/her i.e there previous work, before feeling comfortable about leaving your favorite jacket or dinner gown in his/her hands.
So now, I have come to this conclusion my friend, you need to know yourself, your body, your flaws and you are the one who should use the money, brand, and tailors to give yourself the best feeling and the best comfort ever.
You need to train your eye for good clothes, understand how they fit you, or how they can be tweaked in order to fall on your body like a second skin. You need to understand how to achieve comfort, enhance movement and look great.
Money, brands, tailors, and clothiers are just means to achieve that. But not musts. With this knowledge, we can develop an extremely personal style, following our instinct and taste, regardless of the fleeting trends.