hc_afifan
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Hello guys, I'm brand new to the board and also very new to men's fashion so please bear with me. I've been slowly updating my fiance's wardrobe over the past month or so since it needs a severe overhaul so this is a new interest of mine.
We're getting married this October (I'm a girl so I have no idea what it's like to wear menswear beyond men's t-shirts, I have no real experience with this). I'm looking for ideas and advice on how to dress my husband-to-be, and to a lesser extent, our best man. If it helps, we're getting married in the afternoon at a local state park, and the overall vibe we're going for is somewhat rustic but still elegant.
Our colors are gray and orange, so originally I thought "I'll put them in gray suits/tuxes and orange ties, boom, done." Now I realize tuxes during a daytime wedding are a big no-no, and I'm starting to lean away from gray suits, I feel like maybe it's a little matchy-matchy with the rest of the decor. I really like tweed and I know it's appropriate for the season so I was considering ordering a Walker Slater brown tweed jacket and pants for the groom (leaning towards this one in particular: https://www.walkerslater.com/edward-suit-jacket-shetland-tobacco-donegal-tweed), some sort of orange necktie/bowtie, tan shoes/belt, and some burnt orange/burgundy accents to complement the flecks in the tweed and bring in our orange theme.
My questions are:
1) First of all, is this Walker Slater outfit even decent? It's right about at my price range and I personally love the way their clothes look, but I don't fully trust my opinion yet.
2) Is it "sufficient" to just match ties with our best man and the groom and go for a cohesive look overall (maybe putting him in shades of brown also)? Should I not even match ties? Our best man is a pretty dapper guy who probably has some coordinating pieces in his wardrobe already and if he doesn't, he'd love an excuse to buy himself a new outfit.
3) Is brown the right move or would it look weird if so much of our decorations are in gray? Should I go with gray tweed instead? I'm guessing it's a faux-pas to mix brown and gray together, since sometimes it looks very wrong to my eyes.
4) If I go with a brown jacket/pants...what should I do for the vest? My fiance likes the idea of him wearing a bow tie to stand out more among our guests, so I feel like I need a vest to close up some of the negative space the jacket would leave. I could order a matching one or is that too much, would I be better off getting maybe a lighter shade of brown?
Sorry in advance if these questions are dumb or obvious, thanks for any input!
We're getting married this October (I'm a girl so I have no idea what it's like to wear menswear beyond men's t-shirts, I have no real experience with this). I'm looking for ideas and advice on how to dress my husband-to-be, and to a lesser extent, our best man. If it helps, we're getting married in the afternoon at a local state park, and the overall vibe we're going for is somewhat rustic but still elegant.
Our colors are gray and orange, so originally I thought "I'll put them in gray suits/tuxes and orange ties, boom, done." Now I realize tuxes during a daytime wedding are a big no-no, and I'm starting to lean away from gray suits, I feel like maybe it's a little matchy-matchy with the rest of the decor. I really like tweed and I know it's appropriate for the season so I was considering ordering a Walker Slater brown tweed jacket and pants for the groom (leaning towards this one in particular: https://www.walkerslater.com/edward-suit-jacket-shetland-tobacco-donegal-tweed), some sort of orange necktie/bowtie, tan shoes/belt, and some burnt orange/burgundy accents to complement the flecks in the tweed and bring in our orange theme.
My questions are:
1) First of all, is this Walker Slater outfit even decent? It's right about at my price range and I personally love the way their clothes look, but I don't fully trust my opinion yet.
2) Is it "sufficient" to just match ties with our best man and the groom and go for a cohesive look overall (maybe putting him in shades of brown also)? Should I not even match ties? Our best man is a pretty dapper guy who probably has some coordinating pieces in his wardrobe already and if he doesn't, he'd love an excuse to buy himself a new outfit.
3) Is brown the right move or would it look weird if so much of our decorations are in gray? Should I go with gray tweed instead? I'm guessing it's a faux-pas to mix brown and gray together, since sometimes it looks very wrong to my eyes.
4) If I go with a brown jacket/pants...what should I do for the vest? My fiance likes the idea of him wearing a bow tie to stand out more among our guests, so I feel like I need a vest to close up some of the negative space the jacket would leave. I could order a matching one or is that too much, would I be better off getting maybe a lighter shade of brown?
Sorry in advance if these questions are dumb or obvious, thanks for any input!