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I would think so. Imagine being at a business meeting where all the other men were in dark, formal suits and you were in a unstructured, light linen suit.
For comparison's sake, the other key elements are a dark charcoal grey jacket (w/peaked lapels & jetted pockets), white french cuff shirt, white linen pocket square, black shoes. Any thoughts/opinions on the tie? Am I over-thinking / over-worrying things in the leadup to the wedding, or do you agree that a simpler tie may work better?
I think you will be fine with the waistcoat. The tie won't be anywhere close to the trousers, so the patterns will be separated.
After further reflection, I think I'm actually okay with the tie. The shepherd's check seems pretty "busy" when you're looking in the mirror, but from more than a couple feet away it looks pretty good IMO. The only other thing I'm thinking is whether it's worth it to change the waistcoat buttons to a lighter colour, but at this point, I don't know how necessary that would be.
...consider the four-in-hand. I don't think the knot works that well with the tie.
Looks great to me. Just stuff that pocket square in a little more and consider the four-in-hand. I don't think the knot works that well with the tie.
whatever you do, don't iron it. i'm sure with some finagling you can get the knot to look smaller. i bought that exact tie for someone in my wedding, and it tied just fine.Thanks for the feedback everyone, very much appreciated. To respond to the specific points above:
Knot: Believe it or not, the knot is a four-in-hand. I often use a half-windsor on my other "everyday" ties, but the Kent Wang ties are so thick that anything other than a FIH is pretty ridiculous. That being said, I did tie it pretty quickly and the knot in the photo is probably a little too far down the length (making it a little bigger than it should be). However, given the thickness of the tie, I think the knot is going to be fairly substantial no matter how I tie it. I suppose I could try ironing it to flatten it down a bit, but in my experience, any kind of tie care (i.e. dryclean, iron, etc) is best avoided if at all possible.
probably a little too far down the length (making it bigger than it should be).
Good to know; I'll play around with the tie to shrink the knot down.whatever you do, don't iron it. i'm sure with some finagling you can get the knot to look smaller. i bought that exact tie for someone in my wedding, and it tied just fine.
Back again with another idea.
So I'm still set on having dark blue/navy suit and asking groomsmen to wear their own suits in same colour. But now I've been considering going with something lighter like a linen suit or tropical wool and silk or linen blend probably minimal or unstructured since its a summer wedding and I'm getting my suit mtm anyhow.
Would this look odd though? Since I assume all my groomsmen will be wearing standard navy wool suits from their business wardrobe will I be in danger of appearing underdressed at my own wedding ?