Most professional men benefit from owning black Oxfords for formal occasions, brown dress shoes for everyday business wear, and perhaps a distinctive third pair for expressing personal style within professional boundaries
Dark wash denim in a clean, tailored fit is now widely accepted in creative, tech, and media environments, though the rule is consistent: no rips, no heavy distressing, no exaggerated fading
Unfortunately, most men first encounter it in their work dress code - which is not an arena where you want to mess up
You dont want a shirt thats too tight, restricting your movement, or one thats too baggy, drowning your silhouette.
I could have easily sewn the dress with my Vibrant Serger, with the exception of the bust darts and top stitching
Im wearing it in XXS, and Id say it fits true to size