Ill-fitting clothing, no matter how expensive or stylish, will shoot you down. Men often wear clothes too small, women too large. Men buy clothes expecting them to last forever. Then they may gain or lose weight and what worked five years ago may not fit now. Some men end up with belts looped below the stomach, pants and sleeves too short, jacket pulling across the chest.
Women forget to consider alterations as part of the purchase price of a garment.
They buy a certain size and expect it to fit, but it almost never does. Skirt lengths can emphasize an unattractive part of the leg, pants call attention to full thighs, sleeves can extend over wrists, making hips look larger. The slimmer the sleeves, the slimmer the hips look. Overpowering or clashing colors distract. Avoid oversized earrings and necklaces for women, earrings or too many rings on men, exotic shoes, and visible tattoos.