Wedding outfit combo

Hi guys,

I'm picking out a wedding outfit and would like your opinion on a color combo I have chosen. The wedding will be this summer, so hot weather, and the dress code is not be too formal (no tuxes or the like). I expect a lot of people will not even wear suits or sports jackets.

I've posted an image of the fabrics (blue windowpane blazer, white shirt and tan pants).

What do you think ?

Thanks,

Phil

Not much

I don't like your outfit at all, by the sounds of it. Tan isn't formal enough, and neither is a window pane jacket. Wear a suit. In linen, if possible. Wear a tie, but if most people aren't wearing one, you can take it off.

I really hate having to judge how finished clothing will look, based solely on small fabric swatches.

But that having been said, I don't see anything inherently wrong with the fabrics you've chosen. Maybe I'd want a shirt with a little less... texture?... than the one pictured, but I suppose the texture could be far less noticeable than it appears to be in that close-up image. And anyway, it's not like I think your choice is horrible or anything.

As for the overall combination of blue windowpane sports coat, white shirt, and tan pants, that's certainly compatible, and nicely summery and less than terribly formal, so I don't see any great problem with it.

I would, however, want the tan pants to be wool trousers, and not just tan chinos. Not that I have anything against wearing chinos as casual summer pants (or casual non-summer pants, for that matter). I just think that unless a man is pretty young - say, college age or younger - chinos w/sports coat isn't usually quite as good a look as wool pants w/sports coat. And as I haven't been "pretty young" for a fair number of years...

And especially if it were for my wedding, I'd rather err (to the extent that it's erring at all, which I don't believe it is) on the side of slightly too dressy, than not quite dressy enough. Yeah, even for a relatively casual wedding.

Overall though, the combination suggested seems okay to me.

And I'd wear a bow tie with it. Not a terribly formal bow tie, you understand. A casual, playful bow tie. Maybe in linen, maybe in cotton. Hey, maybe in raw silk - that'd be great for summer, and the texture could really work for you.

Even if many of your male guests won't be wearing suits or sports coats, nobody's likely to deem a groom over-dressed for wearing a windowpane sports coat and a casual bow tie. He's the groom, after all. It's fine for him to take it a level beyond some of the guests, in terms of his clothing.

I'd say pick between the jacket and pants; together they scream "business casual work environment". It's just fine to do an informal wedding, but I just don't fancy the combo together. If you're set on that jacket I'd probably go with navy trousers and a light blue shirt with a knit navy tie.



Dr Huh? said:

Tan isn't formal enough, and neither is a window pane jacket.

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It's an informal wedding, where - and I quote - "a lot of people will not even wear suits or sports jackets."

Such being the case, I'm not sure it's fair to criticize tan pants and a blue windowpane sports jacket for being insufficiently formal.

For a "Black Tie Preferred" wedding, his clothing is obviously too casual. For a beach wedding where guests are encouraged to wear shorts, t-shirts, and flip-flops, his clothing is likely too formal.

But for the sort of summer wedding described - where many of the male guests won't even be wearing suits or sports jackets - I'd say his choice of dress is well within the appropriate range, and arguably edging toward the top end of that range.

I really do not think that this choice exudes any style or class even in an informal context as described.

How about a mid-blue shirt, charcoal trousers and a more appropriate grey sports coat. Bright pocket square: I see no mention of ties so I assume that they are not required. That is a little more formal and appropriate and a little above your idea and certainly better than jeans.



12345Michael54321 said:

It's an informal wedding, where - and I quote - "a lot of people will not even wear suits or sports jackets."

Such being the case, I'm not sure it's fair to criticize tan pants and a blue windowpane sports jacket for being insufficiently formal.

For a "Black Tie Preferred" wedding, his clothing is obviously too casual. For a beach wedding where guests are encouraged to wear shorts, t-shirts, and flip-flops, his clothing is likely too formal.

But for the sort of summer wedding described - where many of the male guests won't even be wearing suits or sports jackets - I'd say his choice of dress is well within the appropriate range, and arguably edging toward the top end of that range.

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He seemed to specify no tuxes. A suit and tie would still be less formal than a tux. He also expected a lot of people to not wear suits, but I don't know if that is to mean it is a casual wedding, or that he just assumes it's a casual wedding. A little more info might be helpful.