Suit to a wedding

[kcheng]

Hi,

I have just been sent an invitation to attend a wedding at a hotel in Bali in the early Spring. Unfortunately, the invitation makes no suggestions as to the dress code.. Before I make any major mistakes, are there any norms for weddings in this type of setting, or can it be presumed that a normal navy or gray suit would suffice?

Thanks!

 

[Joffrey]

Isn't Bali warm? I'd go with a Navy cotton suit, white or pale blue shirt. Solid tie. Pocket square. Then depending on how formal people are getting you may hold the tie.

That's if you have a cotton suit. Otherwise I dont see why wearing the Gray or Navy will be a "major mistake". Anyway since they didn't care to offer a dress code on the invitation, they likely don't care too much. So wear what's approrpiate for a wedding at a real warm location and be done with it.

 

[Master Shake]

Navy or gray, depending on the shade, may be oppressively warm. I will be attending a wedding in Greece this summer. I expect that I will be wearing my lightweight, light gray suit.

 

[Tomasso]

Originally Posted by Master Shake

Navy or gray, depending on the shade, may be oppressively warm.
Here's an interesting study on the relationship between garment color and temperature.

 

[acidboy]

Is it going to be a beach wedding? How about a light colored linen suit?

 

[Jared]

Originally Posted by Tomasso

Here's an interesting study on the relationship between garment color and temperature.
Note, that study uses internal temperature measurements and non-Western clothing of questionable fabric. It has been corroborated using cotton Western clothing:

• Thermoregulatory and circulatory reactions in subjects exposed to the sun and wearing white and black clothing

Two other studies have found that skin temperature is higher in black (they did not measure internal temperature):

• The effects of black and white garments on thermoregulation under warm conditions with sun radiation
• Local skin thermal responses to heat radiation

Regardless, fabric probably matters much more than colour.