How To Build The Right Suit In Florida
Choose The Right Cloth
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Choose The Right Fit
We made it number one for a reason. Every suit, every tux, every occasion, they all may call for different suiting composition - but every last one of them calls for all-natural fabrics. Here are some of our favorite pairings:
- All of our recommendations are sub-300g in weight. -
The Business Collection
The Standard: Super 110s Wool
Why? Breathable, durable, fantastic color selections across several books and mills.
The Finest: Ariston Napoli Four Seasons
Why? Among the best of the Mediterranean mills, Ariston’s Four Seasons collection contains the finest double-twisted wools, wool-linen blends, Super 130s, and many of their permanent year-round collections.
Our Favorite: Drago Wool-Linen
Why? We are admittedly more casual in our day-to-day attire, but the wool-linen collection by Drago gives just enough classic structure while indulging our desire to embrace the casual beachside nature we’re perpetually seeking to maintain.
The Black Tie Collection
The Standard: Super 140s Wool
Why? Finer wool than the more durable Super 110s selections, which works for a garment that only comes out for the most special of occasions.
The Finest: Drago Super 180s
Why? Imagine taking the standard, but making it feel like wearing a cloud.
Our Favorite: Vitale Barberis Canonico Mohair
Why? The mohair-wool blend by VBC has a beautiful sheen, crisp drape, and breathes like a dream. It’s akin to a linen blend without the classic linen wrinkle, maintaining a sharp formal presence.
The Casual Collection
The Standard: 1942 House Linen Collection
Why? 100% Linen, variety of weights, great color selections, excellent options for single garments. Get a few pairs of linen pants in your collection. It’s a game changer.
The Finest: Drago Wool-Silk-Linen
Why? For all the reasons you could imagine. The structure of fine wool, the soft touch of silk, the breeze of linen. Hard to ask for more.
Our Favorite: Ariston Napoli Alchemy Lab
Why? Technically also the finest, but this is where the designers of Ariston get to have their fun and take some risks. Really cool selections, innovative colors & patterns, fantastic blends.
Choose The Right Color
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Make sure to work within your “palette”. Your unique combination of skin tone, hair color, and eye color - all of these factor into what looks best on you. If you aren’t too sure what’s within your personal palette, lucky you, we’ve been doing this awhile. Happy to assist.
Our color selections also lean heavily into what looks good not only on you, but what looks good in our environment: the oaks draped with Spanish moss, cypress trees, bright sunlight, the shores of Fort De Soto, the streets of Ybor.
Black is classic, navy is essential, but don’t get stuck with a wardrobe of just the dark suits that criss-cross New York City and London. This is Florida, let your collection relax a little.
Choose The Right Construction
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All of our suits are made with half-canvas construction by default. This increases breathability, longevity, and the general structure over time. Much like the choices of suiting itself, the occasion or intended use may call for full canvas consideration. Similar to how we recommend finer fabrics for black tie apparel, the same logic could be employed here. Lesser usage, most likely to be worn indoors and hopefully with functioning air conditioning, maybe that’s the time for some extra structure and bolstered drape.
Maybe you’re like us and don’t wanna risk it. Half canvas is always safe.
Fused interfacing, however… how about never.
Choose The Right Details
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Quite a pity it would be for us to dial in all these keen Florida-friendly details, just to get lazy and cheap at the end with a polyester suit lining.
All of our suitings are paired with a Bemberg lining, with custom printed Bemberg linings also being an option.
Bemberg is the leading brand of the material “cupro”, which is regenerated cellulose fiber made from cotton linter. Softer, breathable, and - as far as we’re concerned - essential for Florida suits.
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None of the above matters if it feels like shit when you put it on.