Wear a white or pale-blue business shirt and a grenadine tie. Try to keep the knot as neat and un-chunky as possible. A ...

As J.Crew’s head menswear designer in 2008, Snyder oversaw the introduction of the Ludlow suit, whose slim, runway-indebted silhouette would define men’s tailoring for more than a decade to come.

Q: I’m heading into a job interview. I need something polished ... Is there any alternative to a corporate suit? — Tali, Boston A: Don’t write off the corporate suit quite yet.