Men's attire can be classified based on geography, culture, religion, and other factors. The document discusses types of western suits and their important parts such as lapels, ties, and cufflinks. It also summarizes different levels of western formality including white tie, black tie, business formal, and casual attire with appropriate clothing and accessories for each. Additionally, it briefly mentions traditional attire for Sri Lankan men from different ethnic groups.

2. • “Attire” - clothes, especially of a particular or formal type.
- Cambridge dictionary
‘I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding.’
Men’s Attire same as women's attire has evolved very widely and can be classified on
many basis like geographic, cultural, religious and etc.

4. WESTERN SUITS

5. Three piece suit & bawler hat
Waistcoat
Suit Types
Two piece suit

6. IMPORTANT PARTS
Notched lapel
Peaked lapel
Shawl lapel

7. Braces Gloves Cummerbund Shirt studs Pocket square
Wrist watch
Tie pin Tie Cufflinks

8. Tie
“most obvious piece”
Types of knot
There are four main knots used to knot neckties. In rising
order of difficulty, they are:
the four-in-hand knot.
the Pratt knot
the half-Windsor knot
the Windsor knot

9. Tie pin
• it holds your tie in place
tie clips need to fit between the third
and forth button of your shirt,
and shouldn’t fall over the width of your
tie, or only cover a small section

10. Cufflinks
• Cufflinks are used to secure button shirt cuffs and may
also be an item of jewelry for boys and men
Cufflinks are designed only for use with shirts which have
buttonholes on both sides but no buttons.
These may be either single or double-length ("French")
cuffs, and may be worn either "kissing," with the ends
pinched together, or "barrel-style," with one end
overlapping the other.

11. WESTERN MEN’S ATTIRE

12. • White Tie
• Black dress coat (tailcoat), matching trousers with a single stripe of satin or braid in
the US; two stripes in Europe or the UK
• White wing-collared shirt
• Braces, to ensure a good fit
• Shirt studs and cuff links
• White vest
• White bow tie
• White or gray gloves
• Black patent shoes and black dress socks

13. • Black Tie
• Black tuxedo jacket and matching trousers
• Formal white shirt
• Shirt studs and cuff links
• Black bow tie (silk, satin, or twill)
• Black cummerbund to match tie, or a vest
• Dressy braces to ensure a good fit (optional)
• No gloves
• Black patent shoes and black dress socks

14. • Business Formal
• Dark business suit
• Matching vest (optional)
• Dress shirt
• Conservative tie
• Leather dress shoes and dark dress socks

15. • Casual
• Khakis or good jeans (clean, no holes)
• Cargo or Bermuda shorts—depending on occasion and
climate
• Plain T-shirt (no slogans), polo shirt, turtleneck
• Casual button-down shirt and/or sweater
• Loafers, sneakers (with or without socks), sandals

16. SRI LANKAN MEN’S ATTIRE
Sinhalese National SuitTamil ethnic dress -
Vetti
Muslim Ethnic
dress

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