Every Suit Type Explained in 10 Minutes

A navy suit and a black suit can look almost the same on the hanger. One of them is wrong for nearly everything you would actually wear a suit to. This is every type of men's suit, decoded: what makes one more formal than the next, and which to reach for at an interview, a wedding, a funeral, or a summer afternoon. By the end you will read any suit in a glance, and you will know the one almost every guy buys first by mistake. And if you are a fan of a certain slick lawyer drama, you will recognize the power suit energy. The four things that set a suit's formality are the fabric and its color, whether it is single or double breasted, how many pieces it has and how soft it is, and the lapel. Lock those in and the whole map falls into place. Chapters: 0:00 Two suits, one mistake 0:50 Why people read your suit 1:37 The business suit 2:30 Double-breasted 3:22 The three-piece 4:11 The tuxedo 5:01 The tweed suit 5:50 Linen & seersucker 6:40 Blazer & sport coat 7:35 The casual suit 8:29 The black suit 9:26 The suit map Curious Objects — the everyday things guys care about, one object at a time. New one every week.