Suit pants how much break

Follow HSS. Proper pant length and the amount of break is ultimately a personal style choice. Thanks for reading. Chime In. Email Address. And one of those details is suit pant length. Too long, and you look sloppy. Short answer: I prefer no break, or a quarter break at the longest. This gives you the cleanest line and looks the sharpest. Not sure what any of this means?

There are always buts, and exceptions, to everything. So keep reading to figure out the best break for you, and how to tell your tailor. So before you can figure out the proper suit pant length for you, you need to know the most common lengths of trouser break. There are four main break styles: Full break, half break, quarter break, and no break. A full break trouser has one generous fold of fabric that sits on top of the shoe , as seen in the photo below. You can tell when dress pants are too long, or have too much of a break, by the number of folds in the pant leg where it meets the shoe.

More than one fold? It can help especially shorter men appear visually taller. No break looks best on well-tailored tapered trousers. You want to make sure you are wearing good socks beneath as sitting down or raising your legs will certainly put them into the spotlight. If there was such a thing as a perfect break, slight or quarter break would come the closest.

If a slight break is contemporary, the half break is traditional. It lightly folds over your shoes whilst covering its highest point at the back. You may often see half break trousers with a cuff. In other words, your trousers are a little too long for your legs. It gives out a sloppy, casual look, so it needs to be approached with caution.

And, how fashion-y do you want to appear? For most corporate offices, semi-formal and formal events black tie — where a sharp suit and nice leather dress shoes are essential — a slight to medium trouser break should be incorporated into the leg. If the dress code is unclear, stick to your traditional guns. The formal rules of style may not always work with casual tailoring.

Still big this season, casual trousers — from linen pants to chinos and jeans — come available short or cropped. As a rule, flat fronts — the more formal style of pant — should have no cuffs think gents on the Continent , single-pleated pants are deemed versatile, and two pleats should always have cuff British mid-century.