A light gray suit always looks great with a white shirt ... do not try to cut corners by skipping the fine points of tailoring. Have the jacket's sleeves and the trousers altered by a good tailor ...

Ring Jacket wool-silk seersucker suit, $1,850 / Ring Jacket linen houndstooth ... Better was a dark gray jacket with a thin, textured light gray-and-red overcheck plaid. The fabric was 100 percent ...