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Suit. Tie. Socks match the pants. SHAVE. Cut your fingernails. Read Emily post’s book on etiquette chapter on weddings - here’s the link : http://www.emilypost.com/weddings/tips/invited_now_what.htm
Really???
I wear suits everywhere I go.
Black Mandarin Collar Suit
Violet Hankcheif
Silk Violet Dress Shirt
Black Shoes/Black socks
you will get mad vajayjay…from the bride.
Is it really that uncommon for dudes to wear suits? I think its weird that my boys freak about suits…most of them don’t own one. Why?
Style is a lost art I guess, huh?
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Is it really that uncommon for dudes to wear suits? I think its weird that my boys freak about suits…most of them don’t own one. Why?
Style is a lost art I guess, huh?[/quote]
Indeed which is a fucking shame.
Anyhow, the tie knot reflects the collar of the shirt and the tie. Wearing a thick knot on a skinny tie is retarded, as is wearing a small knot on a Sean John tie (which is for double wrapping to have that huge knot which puffy usually has). Anyhow, thick Windsor for a spread collar if you like big knots, otherwise skinny tie/knot.
I prefer a darker suit myself, however being that it is summer and you are in LA, I’d go with a khaki cotton suit, white shirt with black tie, or light blue shirt and darker blue tie. With some silly polka pocket square.
Also, suit price doesn’t really matter, just get it tailored.
sleeveless…always appropriate.
However, if you must get dressed up, I sometimes work weddings for some money on the side and have noticed a few things. In the south it is pretty common for those not in the wedding party to just go shirt and tie…especially if the reception is outside. We are pushing 105 down here today. If it is northerners getting married around here, almost all the guys go full suit no matter if it inside or out. If full suit is worn, most go dark colors or gray. I have seen people do the light colored suits and sweat right through them. It looks awful in pictures and I am sure when trying to hit on girls.
No ensemble would be complete without a drab green ghey hat to top it all off.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Is it really that uncommon for dudes to wear suits? I think its weird that my boys freak about suits…most of them don’t own one. Why?
Style is a lost art I guess, huh?[/quote]
Wearing a suit is a level of formality, not style.
I went to 6 weddings last summer and they were all either suit/sport coat or casual. Wearing a tux at most weddings these days would put you in the wedding party. A bow-tie, however, is the greatest fashion accessory of all time.
There is no breach of etiquette in asking the bride what she prefers.
Break down and buy a suit. I picked up 2 at a close out place for $99 each and spent $30 on each for tailoring. They let me mix and match the jackets since I take a 52" jacket and 38" waist pants. I get nothing but compliments on the suits. Both are designer labels, just from the past year.
BG
Always appropriate.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Always appropriate.[/quote]
This is T-Nation so this would be the correct version for anyone on this site.
I wear dress shirt/pants/shoes/tie. Dress coat is fuckin hot and expensive =P
Definitely suit up unless the invitation says otherwise. Unless the weather is hot then just lose the jacket.
Why don’t guys like suiting up? I look forward to weddings and other formal occasions where I get the opportunity to dress up.
How close is your friend? What’s the weather like?
Wear a business shirt and tie. Match your shoes and belt, wear matching socks. Polish your shoes. If having trouble with the tie go as conservative as you think, diagonal stripes/black background (simple patterns, not images etc). If it’s cooler (weather wise) consider taking a jacket/blazer or wear a matching suit.
Can’t go wrong, atleast you’d look damn good in the photos. Follow the advice and avoid jeans unless that’s the theme. Don’t wear a tux unless it says “black tie” on the invite.
formality dictates that you should wear a suit unless it specifies otherwise. Blue collar jobs or not, i think everyone should have at least 1 suit ready to go at all times, in case of a funeral or something like that. the last thing you want to do when youre grieving is to get a suit and deal with all that…
also, if you had to get just 1 suit, make it a dark blue one or dark gray. dont go black. and dont get a pattern on it.
regarding the different styles to tie a tie, if you are trying to climb the corporate ladder on wallstreet, yes knowing different knots for different occasions could be a crucial factor. if you are getting a tie for the first time and learning to tie it at 25 years old, chances are you really dont give a fuck if its half windsor or not and dont care if some dude is judging you based on your tie because monday morning you are going to go back to hanging sheet rock…
The sleeveless comments made me laugh, as I was an usher at a good friends wedding, where the bride came from a hick area.
I had to ask another friend if he saw what I did when a guy walked into the church wearing ripped jean shorts and a WWE sleeveless shirt, complete with bed head and 4 days growth.
There were others there who were not dressed particularly well, but that guy was so bad it was spectactular.
IMO, unless it is unbearably hot, full suit and tie.