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PICK in Men's Fashion
So you've finally realised you were born without the Fashion gene. You walk down the streets, oblivious to why there will be the need for several men's fashion retailer. The word accessories sends shivers down your spine... You imagine only women have to own a lot more than two pairs of shoes and foam and a razorblade will be the only toiletries you need...

Then before you understand you wake up and it's really the 21st Century. Shavers are electric, shirts can be found in "fitted", "tailored" and "regular", guys who look like girls walk arm-in-arm with beautiful women and what's worst, a lot of the male population seems to have woken up clued up on it all and you haven't.

You are feeling stuck in a nightmare. You will need some new attire.

With cold sweat still dripping down your forehead, you venture to the uncharted territories of the town Centre shopping district, where window after window, faceless plastic men try to lure you in with empty promises of a slick new look.

You surrender to the Sirens' call. Together with your heart kicking in your throat, you enter the dragon's den. As you negotiate your way through the isles such as a brave warrior in a shiny armour fighting through the dark hordes of the Underworld, you finally get to the Mens' section - which is when you realise this isn't going to be quite as easy as slaying a dragon: All items include labels with numbers and letters. To create your daily life misery someone has made a decision to make them come in all kinds of different shapes and sizes!

You decide to brave the jeans.
"Relaxed more info ", "Boot Cut", "Straight", "Skinny Leg".
"Straight", you decide, may be the shape that least threatens your masculinity - now it's only a matter of picking a number: 28 appears like a good score, and it's the age Susan, girls in High-School you'd that immense crush on, would be now.

Knowing all too well fitting rooms are just for girls, you proudly make your way to the checkout, grabbing a white shirt on your way. Since for some reason they don't really make shirts in a 28, the proper number sure should be Susan's age back in High School: a 15 will fit just perfect.

With your head high, you stroll back home already savouring all of the compliments you are going to get from your friends and colleagues, only to find out when you finally try them on that the clothes you so proudly marched house with, would barely fit Susan's slender frame.

You've just wasted another $100. Just how do you avoid this from happening again? How would you find clothes that you'll end up wearing?

First, you should know very well what makes clothes focus on you. If you could choose only one quality within an item of clothing - before you even consider colour, fabric, pattern or style - that certain, essential quality is FIT.

Remember, things like colour, style and pattern are subject to the volatile nature of Fashion and individual taste, as the only absolute constant is FIT.
Whether brown or paisley or pinstripes look good is all a matter of WHO and WHEN - that is, personal taste and current trend popular. That is what you will call "subjective judgement". Should they fit or not is objective. They either do or they don't really.

Did you ever hear someone say "the fit is in the attention of the beholder"? That's because it isn't.
So, with Easily fit into mind I'm now going to teach you one trick you could implement immediately so you will never again throw away cash on components of clothing that don't fit.
Here's what you will require:

- A tapemeasure
- A small business card with a blank back
- A pen
- Five minutes.

Ready? Let's start!

There are FIVE sizes every man ought to know about himself - these will help you to immediately identify items which fit you and make your shopping experience a smooth and hassle-free one.

SIZE A: Collar

If the very first thing you do when leave your workplace for home is loosen your collar button and pull down your tie, your shirt collar doesn't fit.
A study by Cornell University showed that 70% of men wear their shirts too tight.

You ought not experience discomfort when wearing a dress shirt and tie.
Place the measuring tape around your neck at the idea just below your Adam's apple and pull to a spot where it's still comfortable. That's your collar size. It is mainly used to measure shirt size.
There should be enough space to suit your fore and middle fingers in the collar when you're wearing your shirt.

SIZE B: Chest

Hold your arms out about 2 feet from your own body, place the tape measure around your body, just underneath your armpits: That circumference can be your chest size.
In case a garment shows creases just below your armpits, across your chest, it really is too small.
This is used to gauge the fit of suits and blazers.

SIZE C: Waist

Wrap the tape around your body at the idea just above your navel, pull the tape very tight then slacken it back until it feels comfortable but very firm. The more "padded" the waist, the more the tape will sink into the body.
If this size is not tight enough the trousers will either start to slip down when active or fit with the crotch too low and the knees over your shins.
This is used to gauge the fit of trousers.

SIZE D: Inside Leg

That is used to measure the drop of trousers and jeans.
It's the distance from your crotch to the soft i'm all over this the inside of your foot, below your ankle bone. Too much time is almost never an issue because it can be shortened, but too short could mean there may not be enough fabric to discrete.

SIZE E: Shoes

The size of your foot both in your regional (UK, US) and European size - it's always handy to learn both since most classy and premium leather shoes (ie: Italian leather) come in Euro sizes, and the conversion often gets rounded up to another number up, leaving too much room for inaccuracy. Make reference to a conversion chart and make a note of both sizes.

Finally, write all the above behind a business card, that will fit neatly in your wallet and will be readily available when you're out shopping next.

Voila', no more wardrobe disasters.

Dr.Yen DeRossi
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