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Formal shade of blue

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I'm buying a suit and, as I only occasionally were a suit, want to get one that is as versatile  as possible. I've decided to go with blue, but I find the really dark navy ones a little boring as they look almost blackish.

I've been checking out this blue Napoli from Suitsupply:

http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/suit...v1=Blue&prefn2=styleFit&prefv2=Classic-Napoli[/URL]

My question is if it's dark enough to work in more formal settings.

Thanks
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JonnyDeg said:
I'm buying a suit and, as I only occasionally were a suit, want to get one that is as versatile  as possible. I've decided to go with blue, but I find the really dark navy ones a little boring as they look almost blackish.

I've been checking out this blue Napoli from Suitsupply:

http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/suit...v1=Blue&prefn2=styleFit&prefv2=Classic-Napoli[/URL]

My question is if it's dark enough to work in more formal settings.

Thanks
J
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How formal are you talking? It's a pretty dark shade of blue so for the most part, it should be fine.
 
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Thanks for the answers. If you put it this way, on what occasions would you require a darker suit?
 
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I think this is formal enough for any occasion that requires a suit.

I totally hear what you're saying about finding a warmer shade of blue - I've gone through the same process myself, as my complexion gets washed out massively by blacks and very dark blues (see attached picture ;) ).

Which leads to my point: If that's a particularly flattering color for you, no one will care about formality.
 
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