3-piece suit recommondations

[lmasterz]

Hello Ladies and Gents,

I'm a newbie here so I'd appreciate all the support I can get.

I am attending a wedding in a few weeks. I have always liked 3-piece suits as I think it screams elegance, class and style. I bought my navy blue 3 piece. I want recommendations on the shirt color, tie (skinny or normal/wide), color of shoes and handkerchief. I browsed around online, I found the typical look (which I don't mind), which is a white shirt and a dark tie (i.e. blue or black) along with a white handkerchief. What others would you recommend?

What are the do's and don'ts for a 3-piece? I saw a thread here on this site mentioning not to wear a belt, which I totally disagree to. I think it should be hidden, but not to avoid wearing one.

Also, I want to wear a cuffed shirt. What's the rule on how much to show off the shirt? In this I would most likely have to shorten the sleeves to show off the cuffs, right?

 

[Ich_Dien]

Don't wear a belt. I wouldn't wear a belt with any suit.

 

[Academic2]

The waistcoat should be long enough to cover the waistband of the trousers, regardless of whether or not you're wearing a belt.

Some contemporary cut suits unfortunately don't do this.

Cheers,

Ac

 

[Academic2]

The only difference between a traditionally cut 3-piece suit and a 2-piece suit that matters to your questions about shirts and other accompaniments is that by convention the 3-piece suit is regarded as slightly more formal. The choice of what goes with it should usually reflect that: something that might seem inappropriately informal with a 2-piece suit is apt to look even odder with a 3-piece suit.

Cheers,

Ac

 

[RogerP]

The waistcoat should be long enough to cover the waistband of the trousers, regardless of whether or not you're wearing a belt.

Some contemporary cut suits unfortunately don't do this.

Cheers,

Ac

Agreed. If the trousers of your three-piece suit are of the low-rise crotch-grabbing variety, then better to go with side tabs or braces as the belt will show beneath the vest and look untidy. But for pants with a normal rise, a belt is fine.