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All guides, page 8

Every guide in the Snaza Journal, from tie knots and dress codes to laundry, stains, sizing and packing.

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Guides on page 8

  1. A neatly folded blue and white seersucker shirt rests on a weathered white wooden table with one cuff rolled.

    Fabrics

    Seersucker: the summer fabric explained

    What seersucker is, how its puckered stripes are woven, why it keeps you cool, where it came from, and how to wear a seersucker suit, shirt or dress in summer.

  2. A folded camel cashmere sweater rests on off white linen beside a small tuft of raw fiber

    Fabrics

    What is cashmere, and is it worth it

    What is cashmere: the goat undercoat it comes from, why it costs more than wool, how to judge a cashmere sweater in the store, and how to keep it soft for years.

  3. Dark raw denim jeans are folded on a pale table with a cuff revealing the white face and striped selvedge.

    Fabrics

    What is denim? Raw, selvedge and stretch explained

    What denim is made of, why it is blue, how it differs from jeans, and what raw, selvedge, sanforized and stretch denim mean when you shop for jeans or a jacket.

  4. Three folded flannel shirts in charcoal and muted checks show their soft brushed texture in morning light.

    Fabrics

    What is flannel fabric

    What flannel is and how brushing makes it soft and warm, flannel vs plaid, wool vs cotton flannel, how to wear flannel shirts and trousers, and how to wash it.

  5. A folded oatmeal linen shirt sits beside a tied bundle of dried golden flax on a rustic table

    Fabrics

    What is linen, and why does it wrinkle?

    What linen is made of, how flax becomes fabric, why linen wrinkles, how it compares with cotton, and how to wear and care for linen clothes and sheets.

  6. A hand lifts fluid black modal fabric beside a neatly folded white cotton shirt

    Fabrics

    What is modal fabric, and is it better than cotton?

    What modal fabric is made of, why it feels so soft, how it compares with cotton, whether it is plastic or toxic, and how to wash modal so it stays smooth.

  7. A crisp white poplin shirt is neatly folded on an off white linen surface in soft daylight.

    Fabrics

    What is poplin fabric?

    What poplin is, how the tight plain weave makes it smooth and crisp, how it compares with cotton, oxford and twill, and how to wash it so it does not shrink.

  8. Muted floral rayon fabric falls in fluid folds over the edge of a pale wooden table in soft window light.

    Fabrics

    What is rayon? The fabric made from wood

    What is rayon made of, is it natural or synthetic, and is it any good? How it is made, how it wears, how it compares with cotton and polyester, and how to wash it.

  9. Champagne satin drapes over a pale wood table with one fold revealing its matte reverse.

    Fabrics

    What is satin, and how is it different from silk

    What satin is (a weave, not a fiber), how satin differs from silk, how to tell good satin from cheap, where it works, and how to wash it without water spots.

  10. A woman smooths pale sage lyocell sateen sheets across a softly lit bed

    Fabrics

    What is Tencel? Lyocell fabric explained

    What Tencel is, how lyocell is made from wood, whether it is natural, how it compares with cotton and modal, why Tencel sheets feel cool, and how to wash it.

  11. A brown and green flecked tweed jacket hangs over a wooden chair beside a clothes brush

    Fabrics

    What is tweed? The fabric explained, and how to wear it

    What tweed fabric is, how it got its name, the main types from Harris to Donegal, whether it itches or sheds rain, and how to wear and care for it.

  12. Khaki cotton twill lies folded on an off white surface with diagonal texture and its pale reverse visible.

    Fabrics

    What is twill fabric, and what is it good for

    What is twill? The weave behind jeans, chinos and gabardine: how to spot the diagonal, what twill is made of, where it works, and how it compares to cotton.

  13. A bottle green velvet jacket hangs over a pale chair with raking light revealing the directional pile.

    Fabrics

    What is velvet, and how to care for it

    What velvet is and how its dense pile is woven, silk vs cotton vs polyester velvet, velvet vs velveteen and velour, how to wear it and how to care for it.

  14. A navy floral viscose midi dress hangs against a warm plaster wall with its fluid skirt lifted in a gentle swing

    Fabrics

    What is viscose fabric, and is it any good?

    What viscose is, why it is the same thing as rayon, how to judge good viscose, how it compares with cotton and polyester, and how to wash it without shrinking.

  15. A woman in profile holds a cream tape around her forehead beside a felt hat on a linen table

    Sizing

    Hat size chart: how to measure your head for any hat

    Measure your head for a hat at home, read a hat size chart in inches and centimeters, and choose sizes for fitted caps, snapbacks, cowboy hats and knitted hats.

  16. A side view shows charcoal wide leg trousers ending just above the floor with one pointed pump toe visible.

    Sizing

    How long should women's pants be? Lengths by style

    How long should women's pants be? Where the hem should land for trousers, wide leg, straight, ankle and cropped pants, in flats or heels, and finding your inseam.

  17. A man stands against an off white wall in straight mid blue jeans and plain white leather sneakers.

    Sizing

    How should jeans fit? Waist, seat, thigh and length

    How should jeans fit at the waist, seat, thigh and ankle? Clear checks for men and women, how rigid and stretch denim change, and where the hem should land.

  18. A thumb presses the toe of a plain brown leather lace up shoe on a pale wooden floor.

    Sizing

    How should shoes fit? Toe room, width and heel

    How should shoes fit? Check toe room, width and heel grip, learn the signs that shoes are too big or too small, and what changes for running shoes, boots and heels.

  19. A plain nude bra lies beside a coiled cream measuring tape on an oatmeal linen table.

    Sizing

    How to measure bra size at home

    Measure your band and bust with a soft tape, turn the numbers into a starting bra size, then use fit checks and sister sizes to find the one that really fits.

  20. Dark indigo jeans lie on pale oak with one leg folded back and a blank cream tape along the inseam

    Sizing

    How to measure inseam for pants, jeans and shorts

    Measure your inseam from pants that fit or on your body, see how inseam differs from outseam, and choose the right length for jeans, dress pants, shorts and bikes.

  21. A white paper strip with one pencil mark wraps a ring finger beside a metal band and ruler.

    Sizing

    How to measure ring size at home

    Find your ring size at home with paper, string or a ring you already own, read a ring size chart in millimeters, and allow for knuckles, wide bands and warm hands.

  22. An overhead view shows a bare foot on its pencil tracing while two hands hold a wooden ruler across the ball.

    Sizing

    How to measure shoe width at home

    Measure your foot width at home with paper and a ruler, then read the width letters: D, 2E and 4E for men, 2A, B and D for women, and when to size wider.

  23. A helper measures from the base of a man's neck over his shoulder and along his gently bent arm to the wrist.

    Sizing

    How to measure sleeve length for shirts and jackets

    How to measure sleeve length on your body or on a shirt you already own, why dress shirts start at the neck and jackets at the shoulder, and how to measure alone.

  24. A woman checks a plain tick marked tape held level around a man's chest in a softly lit room.

    Sizing

    How to measure your chest for shirts and jackets

    How to measure chest size with a tape for shirts, jackets and dresses: where the tape goes for men and women, bust and high bust, and how to read size charts.