The Journal

Notes on cloth, construction, occasion, and the art of dressing well.

How Long Should A Suit Really Last? Tips To Minimize Wear

Unlike everyday outfits, custom suits and tuxedos usually require an extra amount of care and attention. While this isn't normally a difficult task, you need to be extra careful about not lazily throwing your suit onto a chair after a hard day's work or crumpling your tuxedo onto the floor after an exhausting black-tie dinner. In this article we'll go over all the good habits you'll need—and the bad habits you won't—to keep your suits lasting as long as they should, and then some.

Cloth

Thread Count And Its Importance

Whether you've been shopping for custom suits, tuxedos, dress shirts, jackets, or bedsheets, you've likely come across mentions of thread count. Here at Enzo Custom, we take thread count very seriously, and this article will attempt to clear up any misconceptions you may have had about its importance, what certain numbers mean, and whether or not a higher thread count is always better.

Style

Appropriate Attire For Holiday Gatherings

While it is increasingly common for holiday gatherings and office Christmas parties to be on the casual side, there might be some occasions that require you to dress up a little bit more than normal. Keeping your suits, trousers, and jackets subtle is always a good idea, but you can definitely take more liberties with your ties, vests, and lapel pins, for example. A little style accents to your ensemble can go a long way, and you'll have even more options to play around with when you consider scarves and overcoats if the temperature outside calls for them.

Cloth

A Quick Guide To Different Suit Patterns And Styles

By picking out a suit with various patterns or subtle color contrasts, your wardrobe may in fact gain an extra notch above everyone else's. But sometimes people don't quite know where to begin in selecting a particular color scheme or style that will look best on them. What looks stunning on someone else may look lackluster on you and vice versa, so in this piece, we seek to give you some brief style tips on how to go about selecting suits with patterns and color schemes that will accentuate rather than detract from your own personal style.

This month, we’re thinking about the difference between a suit that fits and one that belongs to you. Notes on cloth, construction, occasion, and the quiet details that make it personal.
— ENZO

Style

Everything You Need To Know About Sport Coats And Blazers

A sport coat can enhance your personal style for occasions that don't quite require a full suit, and they can also add a degree of professionalism to casual dress where a full suit might be inappropriate. While it's sometimes difficult to determine what falls in the grey areas of semi-casual and semi-formal attire, sport coats will almost always help and never hurt your personal style.

Cloth

Single vs. Double-Breasted Suit Jackets

Many fashion trends and garments that evolve tend to replace the more archaic one over time, but this is not so with single- and double-breasted suit jackets. In this next section, we'll tell you how these different jacket types came into being, and why both (rather than one over the other) still exist today.

Style

Mastering The Bow Tie: A Quick How-To Guide

When it comes to neckwear for formal events, neckties are by far the most popular choice. Bow ties, however, still have a very rich history and are widely used in more formal dress codes such as black-tie and white-tie settings that require a tuxedo. This guide is here to help you master your skills with a bow tie.