Where Cinq à Sept Sits

The label occupies the space most wardrobes are missing. Not eveningwear, not everyday basics, but the pieces you wear to the things in between. Dinners, work events, gallery openings, lunches where you want to look considered without looking dressed for a wedding.

The tailoring is the foundation. Blazers and trousers cut properly, then given a detail that makes them interesting rather than institutional.

Choosing Pieces

Blazers are what the label is known for and the best entry point. A well-cut blazer works over a dress, with denim, and as half a suit, which is three wardrobes from one purchase.

Dresses run from tailored shapes for daytime to softer silhouettes for evening. The strength is in dresses that hold structure rather than drape.

Separates are where the collection rewards buying more than one piece. Trousers and tops from the same delivery work together and split apart across everything else you own.

Printed and detailed styles carry the pieces that would otherwise be plain. This is where the label separates itself from straightforward tailoring.

Styling Notes

A structured blazer over an occasion dress is one of the most useful combinations in a wardrobe, and it solves the cold-venue problem better than most outerwear. If you own one piece from this label, make it that.

Tailoring wants either a clean shoe or a deliberate contrast. A blazer and trouser with a plain pump reads as considered. The same outfit with a sneaker reads as considered in a different way. Something in between reads as undecided.

Keep jewelry simple with structured pieces. A sharp shoulder line and a statement necklace compete for the same space.

For a suit worn as separates, break the matching. A blazer with a different trouser is more interesting than the set, and gets worn far more often.

Sizing and Fit

Cinq à Sept generally runs true to size. Tailored pieces are cut close through the shoulder, which is the one measurement worth checking, since a shoulder that does not sit correctly cannot be fixed by a tailor without significant work.

Sleeves and hems alter easily. Waists and side seams alter easily. Shoulders do not.

If you are between sizes in a blazer, size up and have the waist taken in. That is the standard approach with tailoring and it produces a better result than sizing down.

Care

Dry clean tailoring rather than washing it. Structure comes from interfacing and canvas that water damages.

Hang blazers on a broad or padded hanger. A thin wire hanger distorts the shoulder over time, which is the part of a jacket you cannot restore.

Steam rather than press where possible. A hot iron flattens the shape that tailoring is built on.

Visit or Shop Online

Tailoring is worth trying on, since shoulder fit determines whether a blazer works and it is difficult to judge from measurements. Our boutique is at 1663 Northern Boulevard in Manhasset, New York.

Book a styling appointment or call 516-304-5585. Shipping nationwide and internationally, with domestic returns.

Also see our dresses, tops and bottoms collections.