Of course there are no strict rules when compiling a wardrobe, but there are some guidelines that you should follow in order to get yourself the most classic and harmonic choice of clothing.

The tie
As a man, the tie is one of the few possibilities to decorate yourself, yet being well-dressed. Therefore, the first rule is: use your own judgement. The tie should match the rest of your clothes in regard to colour and style but there is no need for the tie to have the same colour as your outfit. The colour of your tie should not clash with your outfit but the colours should not be so similar that they fade into the suit.

Some of the classic guidelines how to wear a tie:
- The front point of your tie should be just long enough to touch the waist of your pants. (This varies somewhat from time to time, right now it"s fashionable to let the tie end a few centimeters above the waist of the pants)
- Your tie should be darker than the colour of your shirt.
- The main colour of a patterned tie should complement your suit and the secondary colour should pick up your shirt.
-The texture of the tie should go with your outfit, for instance a shiny silk tie should go with a shiny silk shirt and a wool tie should be worn with a wool suit.


The shirt
The shirt is the garment that most people neglect in terms of quality. Remember that a good shirt often has a better fit, has more carefully sewn details and will last longer. You don"t want a shirt that will shrink or change shape after a few washes.

The cut of the shirt may vary depending on how waisted it is, but also on the shape of the collar. The shape of the collar is determined by the length of the collar wings and can be divided into three different categories: Long wing, normal and cut-away. The normal and the cut-away collars are always in style.

How can you tell a high quality shirt from a simpler one?
Well, the common signs of a well tailored shirt you will find when taking a closer look at:

Collars and cuffs: Often you will feel the thickness of the fabric or see the density weave with your bare eyes. "Heavier" fabric minimises wrinkling around the collars and cuffs. These are, as you might have experienced, the areas that are the most difficult to iron.

Buttons: Take a good look at the buttons. Good stitching and thicker buttons prevent the well-known phenomenon where the button is hanging loose on the thread.

Seamwork: The seamwork of a quality shirt differs from the rest by the number of stitches. The higher the number of stitches per centimeter, the greater the resistance of the seam and, therefore, the quality of the finished product.