Coordination
Probably the most important factor when selecting what to wear, and often neglected by a lot of men, is coordination.
If you want to look stylish instead of a fashion eyesore, it is important that you take time to coordinate your outfit. Although this can sometimes be a difficult task, hopefully the following guide will help prevent you from making any big mistakes in the future.
Below we have covered the key areas involved with being able to coordinate your clothes correctly, including complexion, colour coordination and patterns.
Complexion
When selecting what colour clothes to wear you need to take in to account your complexion. For an overall coordinated and stylish look you want clothes that complement your skin tone, hair colour and eye colour. For example, if you have a pale complexion you should stay clear from wearing white clothes and go for colours that help give warmth your face. On the other hand, if you have a tanned complexion and dark hair you should wear lighter colours.
It is important to remember to buy clothes that draw attention to your face. Although it is always nice to receive compliments about your clothes, at the end of the day you want people to be looking at you and not what you are wearing.
Colour Coordination
Having just briefly touched upon this in the complexion section, we are now going to go in to more detail about how to colour coordinate your clothes. Below, we have used a colour wheel to help illustrate our points and for you to use for future reference when deciding what clothes to wear.
Colour Wheel Image
The key to colour coordination is being able to understand how to match hues and shades successfully. Hue simply means the actual colour, for example, there are around a dozen different colours on the wheel above, including blue, red green and orange.
1) Complementary Colours
Complementary colours are colours that are directly opposite each other. For example, if you look at the wheel above, red and green go well together as does blue and orange.
2) Contrasting Colours
Contrasting colours are when they are separated by three other colours on the wheel. For example, blue and yellow, orange and green, red and blue.
3) Similar / Analogous Colours
Colours that are next to each other tend to go well together. If you look at the wheel you will see that orange and yellow match.
4) Monochromatic
Monochromatic tends to be different shades or tones of one colour. For example, a light blue shirt and a dark blue jacket would go well together.
If you are going to a more formal event or trying to make yourself look slimmer, stick with darker colours. Alternatively if you are small in stature and want the opposite effect, wear lighter colours. However, it is important you don’t go over the top when using bright colours and don’t wear too many at once.
Patterns
It can be very tricky when trying to coordinate patterned clothes and can often lead to disaster if you are not careful. Getting the balance right can be very difficult and it can take a lot of trial and error before you get it exactly right.
When deciding what patterns to wear you need to take in consideration the colour, design, size and scale. By following these points you should stay clear of any mishaps and look great in your chosen outfit.
Firstly you need to make sure that the colours of the different patterns complement each other. As mentioned early in the guide, it is important you take great care when choosing what colours to wear as it can lead to tension and conflict between patterns if you get it wrong.
You also have to ensure that the designs don’t clash. For example, if you are wearing a check shirt try and pair it with a polka dot tie or something similar that has small patterns.
Finally, ensure the size and scale of the patterns complement each other. For example if you are wearing a stripe shirt and tie, try to ensure that the shirt has thin stripes and the tie has thick ones. The last thing you should do is wear the same types of patterns, such as stripes, that are similar in size and scale. | 
