Trouser Fit

 

Trouser Guide

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When you walk into a shop, looking to buy a suit, you can be a little overwhelmed by the amount of choice that's available to you. I can remember buying my first suit, it wasn't a particularly nice one, but my mother justified that I was going to grow out of it anyway, so it didn't really matter, but still, the experience of it wasn't the best. So, we thought we'd give you a few tips and tricks to help you along the way; from the way it should fit, all the way to how many buttons you should have on your suit jacket, we've got you covered.

How Suit Trousers Should Fit

You're probably thinking 'what about the trousers' well, your suit trousers are measured by your inside leg and your waist. Much like jeans, you'll see a waist measurement number i.e. 34R, this means you'll be 34 inches around the waist and a regular leg length. Leg Length is categorized into three sizes short (S), regular (R) and long (L), and you'll fit into one of these three lengths. Like most men, we all differ, so if you're an in between size, then always go for the longer length and have them taken up.

Men's Trouser Size Guide

How your trouser sit on your shoe is a key element to your trousers. Too short and you can look like you can't dress yourself, too long, and you can look like you're turning up to a court date. So, to avoid that, you'll want to have your trousers trousers sit slightly on your shoe, and this is called the 'break'. You're going to want to have what's called a quarter break, meaning that the back of your trousers sit slightly down the back of your shoe, with the front of your trousers hovering over your laces.