How to wear men’s plaid/checked/tartan/windowpane suits

Men’s plaid suits

Men’s plaid/checked/tartan/windowpane suits are extremely popular this season as we have seen them on the runway and also on a number of celebrities rocking them on the red carpet. Check pattern suits are timeless and come in large or small checks, diagonal or criss-cross stripes that intersect to make boxes.

Plaid/checks or window pane suits are a perfect alternative to the everyday dress code and they flatter most people. When it comes to checked pattern suits, confidence is the sure key to pulling them off. Checked/plaid suits are perfect for the boardroom as well as social events for a polished look.

How to style men’s plaid/checked/tartan/windowpane suits

Tartan suit

Sam Moran looked well-groomed in a plaid three piece suit when he attended the ARIA Awards. He completed his look with a white button up shirt and a brown lace up shoes. Douglas Booth wore a double breasted Alexander McQueen tartan suit as he attended the Broadway premiere of Of Mice and Men, he finished it off with a white shirt and a blue neck tie to match the colour of the suit for a polished look. Eddie Redmayne attended the London premiere of The Theory of Everything at the Odeon Leicester Square in a tartan blue suit which he teamed with a white shirt, black tie & matching patent shoe for a dapper look.

Checked/plaid suit

Andrew Garfield attended the Hollywood premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in a two piece blue & purple Alexander McQueen spring-summer 2014 checked single breasted suit. He completed his look with a white shirt, black shoes and a navy blue neck tie for a polished look. Andy Lee opted for small checked pattern suit which he wore with a white shirt, black tie and black shoes. Channing Tatum attended the Hollywood Foreign Press Association party a grey checked suit, teamed with a crisp white shirt, black lace ups and silver silk tie. Bryan Cranston wore his plaid suit with a white shirt and navy tie when he received a Drama Desk Award in New York for playing President Lyndon Johnson in the Broadway show. Oliver Cheshire looked effortlessly dapper in a blue checked suit which he wore with a white pocket square and crisp shirt with black tie when he attended Professor Jonathan Shalit’s OBE party. 

Glen Check suit

Even the world champion golfer approves the check trend when he wore a three piece pattern check suit featuring a mixture of a glen check and a tartan which he paired with a white shirt, blue tie and lace up shoes.

Windowpane suit

Daniel Radcliffe attended the premiere of “Horns” in a Topman grey windowpane check three-piece suit which he teamed with a white shirt and a pair of black brogues. Chadwick Boseman looked polished in a navy blue Gucci windowpane peak lapel two button Monaco suit which he paired with a white dress shirt, black leather lace ups and navy and grey neck tie as he attended the Late Show with David Letterman. Matthew McConaughey attended the premiere of ‘Interstellar’ in a Prince of Wales check suit from Kent & Curwen which he wore with a white shirt, black brogues and a grey neck tie.

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