How to raise your tailoring game this season.

In the animal kingdom, hibernation is a state of metabolic inactivity that leads to a lowered heart rate and slow breathing. Which sounds quite pleasant, somewhat akin to a long, lazy Sunday spent fireside in a decent pub. But with winter drawing to a close and the temperature (slowly) on the rise, it’s almost time for us and our animal friends to emerge from our respective states of wintry hibernation, eyes blinking in the light. Yes, spring is just around the corner.

Where dressing is concerned, spring means it’s time to fondly retire the heavy layers – wools, flannels and cashmeres – that kept us going during the colder months. It’s now time to bid a warm welcome to a lighter, brighter aesthetic that – imagine – functions to keep us cool instead. Which is just as well, because spring also seems to bring with it a flurry of social activity (weddings, for better or worse, are always in plentiful supply) after the Netflix-centric first two months of the year.

The more sociable weather seems to generate a slouchier attitude to tailoring, but that doesn’t mean you need to let things get full-on sloppy. Suits, in particular, offer a multitude of methods to help you stay cool, in both sartorial and temperature terms, with linen playing an important part, particularly when worn in camel, khaki or other neutral colours. So, before the balmy evenings, Aperol Spritzes and interminable best-man speeches are upon us, here are three ways you can raise your suit game for spring.

Waking up on a Saturday morning with sunlight glowing behind the curtain invigorates the soul. It’s now possible, sometimes even pleasurable, to get out of the house before midday, whether for a social brunch, stroll round the park or to visit a gallery. While it may be tempting to let flip-flops creep back into your life (and there is a time and a place for them), it’s better to keep your tailoring as crisp as that fresh morning air. With, for instance, this unstructured green cotton twill two-piece from Boglioli. Don’t overdo the formality. Find the sweet spot between relaxed and rakish by dressing it down with sneakers and a perfectly ironed T-shirt. We recommend a pair of iconic Achilles sneakers from Common Projects and a classic white tee from Acne Studios.

It begins intermittently. One, perhaps two a year. But with every passing spring, the number of weddings you’re required to attend seems to increase exponentially. And, if you’re anything like us, you’ll have noticed that they’re turning into a real arms race, each one vying for a more magical setting (please, no more bunting), better produce on the menu, all with one sole aim in mind: hundreds of Instagram likes. If you embrace this atmosphere of competition, however, you’ll find it’s the perfect opportunity to show off your devastating mastery of the wedding suit. (The more practice you put into something, the better you get at it.) We recommend keeping things classic with this timeless cream linen two-piece from Brunello Cucinelli. Paired with these polished Oxfords from Church’s, it’ll see off all rivals, while a silk printed tie from British haberdasher Drake’s will help you stand out, in the best possible way, in the inevitable sea of yellow.

Many companies throttle back on hiring at the start of the year, with December and January being particularly slow. During February, things start to pick up speed and as budgets are approved for the new year, interview season seems to reach fever pitch in March, April and May. So it pays to look employable, especially when turning up for an interview. We recommend demonstrating a good knowledge of the basics with a single-breasted, frame-enhancing two-piece from Etro paired with a blue Oxford button-down from Ami and these Stanley leather wingtip brogues from Grenson. And remember, firm handshake, shoulders back and just be yourself.

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