Hi all - I'm lucky enough to be going to the royal garden party this summer, as a younger +1 of the deserving guest (my father). I work in tech and have no usable suits (ancient/disintegrated/cheap) - I'm taking the opportunity to get a decent quality suit that, with tailoring, I'll be able to wear to weddings (or, failing that, use as a not too expensive learning experience) etc.
This means I won't be going the morning suit route (boo, I know). I was thinking I might potentially go for this - link - suit
from G&H. If I'm making a dreadful mistake here that my virgin eyes are unable to spot, I would very much appreciate being told in no uncertain terms to try again, as I still have plenty of time. I've ordered it to the store for £499, down from perhaps about £800.
I have it waiting for me in a 38, which may be slightly too large - if the fit in the shoulders is slightly too large would best advice be to find something else entirely, or go for tailoring?
My third key question is the colour of the shoes - black or brown? Does anybody have desperately strong opinions, given that it's a navy suit at a royal garden party? I imagine I'll wear either a white or very pale blue shirt, and I have a couple of decent (Hermès) ties lurking around of currently unknown colour, if that helps at all.
As a final bonus question - a backup I've identified but am concerned my taste may be way out regarding: this suit from massimo dutti I quite like as a cheap "get it tailored and if you've made a mistake you haven't broken the bank" option. Would this, in fact, be a catastrophic suit to (first) buy and (second) to wear to a royal garden party? I imagine I'd skip the waistcoat. It's fully fused, unsurprisingly, whereas the G&H is half-canvas and I can't tell how much of a snob I should (learn to) be given the prices involved.
Many thanks for all and any help!
This means I won't be going the morning suit route (boo, I know). I was thinking I might potentially go for this - link - suit
from G&H. If I'm making a dreadful mistake here that my virgin eyes are unable to spot, I would very much appreciate being told in no uncertain terms to try again, as I still have plenty of time. I've ordered it to the store for £499, down from perhaps about £800.
I have it waiting for me in a 38, which may be slightly too large - if the fit in the shoulders is slightly too large would best advice be to find something else entirely, or go for tailoring?
My third key question is the colour of the shoes - black or brown? Does anybody have desperately strong opinions, given that it's a navy suit at a royal garden party? I imagine I'll wear either a white or very pale blue shirt, and I have a couple of decent (Hermès) ties lurking around of currently unknown colour, if that helps at all.
As a final bonus question - a backup I've identified but am concerned my taste may be way out regarding: this suit from massimo dutti I quite like as a cheap "get it tailored and if you've made a mistake you haven't broken the bank" option. Would this, in fact, be a catastrophic suit to (first) buy and (second) to wear to a royal garden party? I imagine I'd skip the waistcoat. It's fully fused, unsurprisingly, whereas the G&H is half-canvas and I can't tell how much of a snob I should (learn to) be given the prices involved.
Many thanks for all and any help!
