The “Six C’s” (Cloth, Color, Cut, Construction, Crafting and Culture) together describe the process of choosing cloth, crafting garments and building wardrobes with elegance and good taste.
Cloth
The "materia prima" of masculine elegance is cloth. Only the finest cloth will do as one intends to honor an artisan with the best materials available. The essential properties of cloth are fibers, threads, weave, weight and pattern.
Color
For each application in dressing a style rich color is required. If the color of the cloth selected is not right, the entire enterprise is compromised from the start. So one must understand color and its usage.
Cut, Construction and Crafting
Even if the color and cloth are muted and reserved, for example, in the business suit application, these three Cs will make a masterpiece from the seemingly mundane. The suiting needs to be cut to fit and fit comfortably. It needs to be constructed with the same objectives in mind. And it must be finished with excellence and good taste.
Culture
Culture is the way the suiting is used in combination with its relevant accessories: shirt, necktie, socks and shoes.
Culture is also the suiting’s place in the continuum of masculine elegance, one that recalls the great age of dressing while remaining current, up-to-date, modern.
Go through the Six C checklist when you are preparing your next commission, it should help you improve your communication with the craftsmen and the final result.
Cheers
M Alden
The London Lounge
Dress With Style
