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Изделия

Сами вещи: костюмы, пиджаки, пальто, брюки, рубашки, обувь. По каждой — что это такое, откуда она взялась, как устроена и как должна сидеть.

Casual

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Jeans
Jeans are riveted cotton denim trousers from American workwear, loved because their indigo dye fades in patterns shaped by the wearer's body and habits.
Chinos
Chinos are cotton twill trousers that came from military uniform, and a good pair is cut like tailored trousers rather than like jeans.

Footwear

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The oxford shoe

An oxford is a lace-up shoe whose eyelet flaps are stitched under the front, giving a clean V and making it more formal than a derby.

The derby shoe

A derby has its eyelet flaps sewn on top and open at the bottom, so it suits wide feet and high insteps better than an oxford.

The loafer

A loafer is a slip-on shoe with no laces, so it must grip your heel and instep by shape alone, making fit especially important.

Boots

A boot is any shoe that covers the ankle, with classic menswear styles including the elastic-sided Chelsea, the unlined chukka and the heavy country boot.

Black patent evening pumps with grosgrain bows

The evening pump

The evening pump is a low-cut patent leather slip-on with a flat ribbon bow, the most formal shoe there is and correct for white tie.

The velvet slipper

The velvet slipper, or Albert slipper, is a soft indoor shoe, often embroidered on the toe, that now turns up with informal evening dress.

Knitwear

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Outerwear

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The overcoat

An overcoat is a long coat worn over a suit jacket, and it needs to be roomy, long and heavy enough to hang properly.

The polo coat

The polo coat is a camel-coloured, double-breasted belted overcoat with pockets sewn on the outside, first worn by polo players and spectators in the 1920s.

The trench coat

The trench coat is a belted, double-breasted cotton raincoat made for British officers in the First World War, whose practical details now survive as decoration.

The field jacket

A field jacket is a hip-length military-style jacket with four outside pockets, based on the American M-65, with the safari jacket as its civilian cousin.

The leather jacket

A leather jacket's quality depends on the hide, how it was tanned and the cut, with most styles coming from military flight and motorcycle jackets.

Shirts

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The dress shirt
A dress shirt is judged by how it fits at the collar, shoulder and cuff, and by construction details that decide how long it lasts.

Tailoring

7 записи

The smoking jacket
A smoking jacket is a soft velvet or quilted silk jacket meant for wearing at home after dinner, and the ancestor of the dinner jacket.

Trousers