Step Up Your Style With Men’s Clothing Accessories

You’re giving yourself a final glance before heading out. Jacket, check. Matching slacks, check. Crisp, clean, dress shirt and shined shoes with a belt to match, check, check and check. So, what’s missing? What are the little extras that can take your unique style to the next level, give you the utmost confidence in your appearance, and ensure it’s all eyes on you when you walk in the room? This is where we can help Step Up Your Style With Men’s Clothing Accessories.

Ties, lapel pins, pocket squares, watches, tie bars, tie clips, cufflinks can bring the extra pizazz to your outfit. In this blog we’ll cover a few of the items that a man can add to their wardrobe for flare and functionality and the occasions to use them.

Ties

Ties are already an essential part of any man’s wardrobe when it comes to having a completed look in a suit. Visualize your suit and shirt as a canvas and the tie as the artwork on display. Add subtlety with dark or muted ties or opt to draw attention with decorative paisley designs. Remember, colors draw the eye and if you’d like to impress without being gaudy, throw in a solid, bright tie to that dark suit and stand out!

To balance a tie, add a pocket square in the mix keep but mind that there are two ways to do so:

1. In complementary combination with your tie, (some tie purchases include a matching cloth square)

2. Or with no tie for a more casual yet artful appearance.

There are several types of ties that men can wear depending on the occasion, you’ll find neck-ties and bow-ties are the most common and worn formally or informally per your need. With regards to neck-ties, even the way they’re tied can be distinctive. Based on the desired size of the knot and in proportion with the width of the tie, the more common Windsor or the half-Windsor should do fine. If you’re up for a creative approach, try the elaborate, origami-styled Eldridge.

The great thing about ties is that even loose with an open collar still provides wholeness to your outfit. The key is balance and coordination but allow for expressiveness given the situation.

Pocket Squares

Pocket squares are small swatches of cloth the size of a handkerchief worn in the pocket of your suit jacket or sports coat for accompanying color. They’re a classic, aesthetic touch that enriches your suit and originality.

When wearing pocket squares, you want to be sure it’s a noticeable contrast to your jacket as matching it defeats the purpose of wearing it in the first place. If it’s not visible, it’s not working. Coordinate as close as you can with your tie if you’re wearing one, if not, then match your shirt and you’re in business.

When folding pocket squares, there’s no one way to do it. There are a few styles of folding you can try, but the main thing you pay attention to is how it matches your jacket and how far it sticks out of your pocket. A simple four-square fold is a good way to get started and from there your imagination will grow.

Lapel Pins & Cufflinks

Lapel Pins

As the name implies, lapel pins are small pins attached to the lapels of your suit jacket or sports coat. You may also see them as boutonnieres, or the pinned flowers on tuxedos. Lapel pins are not only used as secondary color but as a decorative expression of your causes, passions or organizational support.

If worn for a fashion purpose, then most likely it’s for a formal occasion, so the pin should match your tie directly. If you’re going casual, then a lapel pin can convey a personal message and be a great conversation opener. Just remember that unless the circumstances dictate, one, at the most two, should be appropriate as you don’t want to come across as an overzealous boy scout.

Cufflinks

Cufflinks are men’s jewelry accessories that are used to secure the cuff, or the lower part of your shirt sleeve on your wrist. They’re designed to only fit dress shirts that have buttonholes but no buttons. We appreciate them because the face has many decorative options; from individual monograms, inset with birthstones or precious stones, even fashioned out of fabric.

There are etiquette principles on the use of cufflinks, such as formal attire requiring pearl and the metal posts matching your watch, belt or tie bar. Traditionalists even say that there is a proper use of gold and silver depending on the time of day the cufflink is worn. We’ll leave it up to you as to the length at which you adhere to the social norms.

Final Thoughts to Step Up Your Style With Men’s Clothing Accessories

There are other trimmings that can enhance your wardrobe; tie bars, tie pins, collar pins, shirt studs, even pocket watches if you so desire. These men’s clothing accessories not only enhance your appearance, they also have the added benefit of their individual purposes.

As always, we hope you can use the information offered here in your fashion considerations. If you don’t see something here you want us to cover, feel free to reach out to us directly through our Contact page or leave a comment below. Until next time please check out our blogs on casual and office wear! Stay Sharp ~ Glen