At some point you'll need to purchase a new suit. Perhaps you'll need it for a job interview, wedding, or some other occasion. Follow these new suit rules to look sharp and avoid blunders.

A new suit often comes with labels, tack stitches and tags attached. You'll need to remove them all before you wear your suit. Tack stitches (also known as baste stitches) are one or two small threads in a shape of an X which secures the vent(s) of your suit jacket, as shown above. The stitches are usually white but may come in other colors, be on the lookout just in case.

Vents

The vent is the slit at the back of suit jacket. Your jacket may have either a single vent or double vent. These stitches are temporary and should be removed before your suit is worn. These stitches prevent creasing during transit and ensure the jacket vent doesn't wrinkle while it's on the clothing rack.

To remove tack stitches, use a pair of scissors or seam ripper (shown below) and cut the stitch in the middle of the X. Do not rip the stitch from the garment, the fabric may tear. Remove them slowly and pull the remaining thread away with your fingers.

Shoulders

You may also see tack stitches on the shoulder seam of a new suit jacket. The dotted line of stitching you'll find across your new suit's shoulders is a throwback to a time when tailors would fit a suit on the spot, and then remove the threads when making other alterations. Nowadays, the stitching serves no purpose and you should remove them. Remove them slowly by cutting through the middle of a stitch and pulling the remaining thread away with your fingers.

Pockets

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