Do you have a break in your trousers ?
July 13, 2018

It sounds pretty weird to talk about break in context of a suit! You must be wondering, a suit cannot have a break, even kids know that, then why this man has even thought of such a title, let alone imparting wisdom o’er it.

So, to clear up the things quickly, I would like to tell you that I am not taking about the brake that you have in your cars or bikes to stopping them and neither have I written about the break that we love to get from work. The break in bespoke suiting industry means something very different.

Typically, a break is a little (to some elegant) dent which your pants (trousers) make when they hit the shoe. This shouldn’t be too much nor too little. Alright, now since you know what a break is, why is there a need for writing a full article about it? Is it that important?

The answer to this question is yes, one should be careful about this break in the fabric. Firstly, this dent or fold makes a great impact on the overall look of your suit. Just imagine wearing a nice, double-breasted suit with a silk tie and then having pants which are short making you look goofy or long making you look sloppy (sweeping the floor).

Now the most crucial question is what the right break is for a man, which is nearly perfect and does not makes him look like a clown? When it comes to men's style and especially details like this I always feel like there's this desire to know the rules what is perfect or what is the right way to do something and yes there are some rules that govern men's style. Having said that, you should treat those rules merely as guidelines and that there really is no perfect one-size-fits-all way to do something or answer to any of those questions. What it really comes down to are two things, your personal style and your body type. Four most common pant lengths types of breaks and which one might be the best fit for your personal style up first is no break.

Now this is the most modern fashion forward and aggressive length for your pants this is a style for skinnier guys this is a style that actually looks really good on shorter guys and this is a style for guys who are very confident in their own personal style. Now one very important thing you have to pay attention to if you're going to wear your pants with no break is that in order for them to look proportionate the leg needs to be tapered.

If you don't taper the leg it's going to look like your pants are just too short and a good leg opening I would say again it depends on your body type to some degree is around seven to seven and a half inches.

The second length is the slight break if no break in having a more tapered leg. It is little too fashion-forward for you but you still want to be a bit contemporary a slight break is the way to go now with a slight break you're still going to want to taper the pants and this tends to look best with a plain bottomed trouser.

So no cuff and with the hemline being tapered so that the back hangs a little lower than the front which should just kiss the top of your shoe now this is a great look if you really care about tailoring and want to look up to date but not trendy next up is the medium break now this is the most conservative middle-of-the-road pant length this is for the regular guy who's serious about clothing that fits right for the more conservative businessman also if you're carrying around a few extra pounds and basically if you do not feel comfortable with a more modern approach to tailoring or don't necessarily want to call attention to your style choices if you fit into one of those categories going with a medium break is the perfect option for you finally we have the full break now this is a particular kind of look and your pants need to be wider if you're going to wear them this length this is a style that is typically thought of as something for an older man you see it a lot on guys who like to dress in a more vintage style and it actually is a really good option for heavier set guys