Black tie dress advice needed
- Thread starter Danny
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For a one off event hire an outfit. Even if you get a cheap suit by the time you pay for bow tie, white shirt (with or without studs), cummerbund, cufflinks,black patent shoes it gets too expensive.
Any where that does wedding hire, moss bros or greenwoods should be able to supply the complete set of gear in your size
Cam
Any where that does wedding hire, moss bros or greenwoods should be able to supply the complete set of gear in your size
Cam
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Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
Danny said:
I went to a campus party once, it was 'come as a member of the opposite sex'. I went as a Scotsman, on the grounds that it was the only time anyone would see me in a skirt. Some of the lads borrowed ballgowns from the biggest female friends they could find, and some of them (the lads, not the gowns) had hairy shoulders... One of them had stuffed the bust with socks, but he'd used those totes slipper socks, so you could see the tread pattern on the sole through the fabric. That certainly raised eyebrows.
My boyfriend, who was of a slight build, and had long hair, went for the authentic look in fishnets and a miniskirt and a tight top, properly stuffed, and got called 'love' by the bar staff in each bar before they did a double take.
Baggy
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Baggy
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Curses! Beaten to it by gavin.
Lardyboy
New Member
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- Still Somewhere In Wales.
If you think it's going to be a one off event in your life hire a suit, if not look in the charity shops. My father needed a new suit for such occasions and didn't want to spend a fortune on a new one. He ended up in the PDSA shop, got everything but shoes for less than £30.00!
If you are not that fussed, then M&S do one for £50 and it's yours! I was going to hire one from Moss bros but as I left if late there was an extra charge and just ended up going for M&S.
When I was younger, I would have been a lot fussier and it wouldnt have been good enough, but it was fine and more than did the job
When I was younger, I would have been a lot fussier and it wouldnt have been good enough, but it was fine and more than did the job
oh and the other thing. You can get away with an average tux but you need decent shoes.
You could have a tailored made Tux from Saville Row but if you have shoes that are not black, lace ups, polished with leather soles you'll look a total pratt.
Something like these
but nothing like ANY of these
You could have a tailored made Tux from Saville Row but if you have shoes that are not black, lace ups, polished with leather soles you'll look a total pratt.
Something like these
but nothing like ANY of these
Gerry Attrick
Lincolnshire Mountain Rescue Consultant
Sorry, but the only shoes to wear with black tie are patent leather oxfords.
This site is the bible: http://www.blacktieguide.com/Introduction/4_Instructions.htm#terminology
This site is the bible: http://www.blacktieguide.com/Introduction/4_Instructions.htm#terminology
Trembler49
Veteran
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- Portimao, Portugal
Nonsense!, Any decent conservative black leather shoe will do.
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That site makes it clear that highly polished oxfords are acceptable.
However, it seems to suggest that the derby shoe is a type of oxford; I've never seen it put that way before. I'd always thought of the derby as a distinct, and less formal, style.
However, it seems to suggest that the derby shoe is a type of oxford; I've never seen it put that way before. I'd always thought of the derby as a distinct, and less formal, style.
