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Image & Lifestyle

Buying Cheap = Buying Twice

Nov 15 2016

We have all found ourselves tempted to purchase something because of a low price. However, if you buy something you don’t really need because it’s “a deal” or “on sale,” you may find that your impetuous purchase isn’t a good fit for you. Perhaps it’s a color you don’t really care for, or a seasonal fabric that you can’t wear often. It may end up being used only once or twice (or never), and then taking up space unnecessarily. Later on, when you replace that item with something more useful that actually contributes to your wardrobe options, you’ll find that having to make two purchases cancelled out the savings of buying something inexpensive. Instead of saving money, you’ll have bought twice. When buying clothing, you may also find that low prices can often mean low quality, including cheaper fabrics that wear out sooner, sloppy detailing, buttons that are not securely fastened, or...

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J Kent Erickson
Image & Lifestyle
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J. Kent Ltd. Experience

Escaping the Tyranny of the Store Buyer

Sep 15 2016

Ready-to-wear clothing sellers must concentrate on the merchandise they think they can sell in a short period of time. By economic necessity, their wares must appeal to the most customers possible. Each season they buy far in advance, based on forecasts of trends and fads—and they must move that merchandise quickly to have room for the next season’s fads. Stores may stock only thin lapels one year, and only wide lapels the next. Only flat-front trousers or only pleated ones. Only summer suits or only winter wear. As your custom clothier, we believe in a wholly different approach to developing style and image. When you choose custom clothing instead of limiting your choices to those selected by store buyers, you’ll find you have a myriad of choices for styling, fabric, color, and fit. You can build a wardrobe that bucks the current trends—or anticipates the next ones. We’ll create a look...

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J Kent Erickson
J. Kent Ltd. Experience
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J. Kent Ltd. Experience

Choose the Details

Jul 09 2012

Ready-to-wear clothing is full of details that attempt to offer interesting focal points to the eye. But those details are decided by far-off fashion designers, and change with the season. If you find a detail you like, it may be gone the next time you shop. If you don’t like the current offerings, it can be hard to find clothing that looks great on you. That’s what makes custom clothing so valuable: you choose the details that work for you, and you can have them every time you make a new custom clothing selection. You’re never limited by the whims of fashion, because you can pick and choose your favorite features, from pockets and buttons to fabrics and cuts....

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J Kent Erickson
J. Kent Ltd. Experience
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Suits

Suit Selection: Fitting Your Form

Mar 24 2010

Mass-made clothing is, of necessity, sized for the masses. Dimensions are reduced to the most likely measurements and produced accordingly. While mass-made clothing may fit the greatest number of people, it can create an unappealing presentation for those without an "average" build. Rather than attempt to fit themselves into the average suit, those on the extremes of either height or girth, like anyone who wants options in their personal wardrobes, are best served by custom-fit clothing. Follow these suit-selection tips according to your build: For the taller gentleman, double-breasted suits add needed width, balancing out height. The same is true of pleats and cuffs on trousers. Paired with a high-quality cotton dress shirt with a small pattern and a striped tie, the ensemble makes height an asset rather than an inconvenience when sizing clothing. Those blessed more with girth than height may find a single-breasted suit to be a better choice. This slims...

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J Kent Erickson
Suits
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