Do your collar and cuffs match?

Jan 19 2010

The Christmas functions have all been and gone, and the New Year parties are becoming a rapidly faded memory. So does that mean the time has come to hang up your shirts, your sharpest suits, and spend the opening weeks of this fresh decade in a state of slobbed-out, self-imposed social exile? Evenings spent shuttered away at home, with just the home entertainment system for company? Hoping that the next occasion on which you venture out, the wintery weather will have finally passed?

That is the lazy option. Those in the know are fully aware that January is by no means the social graveyard it can on occasion appear to be. It offers perfect opportunity for catching up with those friends who you told yourself you would see more of in the coming twelve months. There are also still myriad opportunities for after work drinks; to make those networking connections which can help ensure that the year ahead burgeons with promise. And on either such occasion it undoubtedly pays to put your best side forward, to demonstrate that while others are winding down, you are always on top of your game. Consequently the relative minor efforts required to maintain sartorial standards - such as the purchase of some new men's shirts - bring their own, often ample, rewards.

Investing in a few high quality men's shirts, such as those offered by CT Shirts, can provide the smartly cool and endlessly versatile pieces around which to base your look. The premier item for any wardrobe is a white formal shirt, and the greater the attention paid to the cut and the fabric of that garment then the greater the opportunity to always make the best possible impression. With crisp collar and impeccable cuffs, the white men's shirt is timelessly stylish. Team with dark tie and jacket to deliver the classic look of the British gentleman. Should the evening lead towards the hipper bars in town though, these shirts still exude real class, serving as an understated but easily spotted indicator of taste and easy sophistication.

Calling on the services of CT Shirts can prove invaluable if there is a winter wedding looming in the calendar. Again formal and fitted shirts are a key staple for such an event, with a shirt worn in conjunction with trousers, smart coat and classic shoes providing a look that strikes the pitch perfect balance between the concurrent casualness and formality of such occasions. Of course January is also the time of year when thoughts can turn to making that career change, or securing that promotion, and the perfect clothes can help you make just the right impact in any interview situation. A good quality men's shirt of restrained colour, paired with sober suit can give the ideal impression of professionalism and confidence, without any risk of appearing overbearing.