Most men know that a suit needs to be matched by a tie and a dress shirt and maybe even a nice pocket square. The only problem is they do not actually know how to match these things by color or pattern.

Reading this article will make you one of the few men who successfully know how to match a wardrobe correctly. Follow the next few paragraphs below for more details on this practice.

Suits can be matched by pairing the same patterns with each other, different patterns with each other, and multiple patterns with each other. These can be achieved quite easily but there are some rules to follow.

The first area we will discuss is the ability to match the same pattern together between garments. Wearing the same pattern is perfectly acceptable, but these patterns must be of different sizes to match properly. An example of this would be to wear a shirt with small check patterns and a tie with large check patterns.

Two ways can be used to match up differing patterns. The first way is to wear differing patterns of the proportion. An example of this would be to wear a tie with large check patterns and a shirt with broad pinstripes.

An additional way to pair two different shapes together is to use analogous colors. Wearing a tie with yellow check patterns and a shirt with yellow pinstripes would be a good example of this.

Mixing all these combinations together can be challenging but equally rewarding in the end. For instance you could wear a light blue pinstripe suit with a large checker pattern blue tie and a small circle pattern blue shirt.

Remember to always think of each piece of clothing as a smaller piece of your wardrobe and you will never go wrong. In closing I'd like to wish you luck with your next wardrobe purchase.