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post #16 of 22
5/2/12 at 2:51pm

People might frown on you passing a khaki suit for a formal one. It is primarily for casual wear only.

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post #17 of 22
5/3/12 at 12:37pm

I've never seen khaki used in a formal event yet.

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post #18 of 22
5/3/12 at 12:44pm
I don't think the event sounds that formal. It's like weddings that put "black tie" when they don't even know what that really entails.
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post #19 of 22
5/3/12 at 1:19pm
A college formal doesn't mean formal like black-tie, it means formal as in guys wear a tie and girls put on a party dress.

If it were a winter formal, he'd likely want to wear a darker suit, but for a spring formal a khaki suit is completely appropriate.

Some of the guys will likely show up in a blue blazer and khakis.
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post #20 of 22
5/3/12 at 3:02pm
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Originally Posted by TauKappaEpsilon View Post

Are you going to a fraternity/sorority formal?  If so, I wore the J.Crew Ludlow Italian Chino Khaki suit to my and my dates formals.  I agree with wearing a dark solid tie (such as a navy blue knit) but you might also want to consider wearing a bowtie.  If you do wear one, you can get away with a little more "excitement" in it and perhaps even get one with some red to match her dress.  I'd suggest wearing a white shirt and doing a plain white PS with a fun bowtie, or keeping the white shirt wearing a dark solid tie and wear a "fun" PS.

Yabbut that was TKE. What do real fraternities wear?
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post #21 of 22
5/3/12 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by imatlas View Post


Yabbut that was TKE. What do real fraternities wear?

Ouch?  If you're in a fraternity you'd know that it is impossible to compare different chapters of the same fraternity from campus to campus since each chapter is drastically different.

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post #22 of 22
5/3/12 at 3:59pm
sorry man, just kidding. Maybe it's changed, but TKE didn't have a great reputation in the late '80s when I was in school. I actually started to pledge TKE but dropped out after I slept with the chapter president's girlfriend. shog[1].gif
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