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Wedding suit brainstorming

rshowdown

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Hello all, I've come to SF to get some opinions (all strong, I'm sure!) about a possible suit I'm considering for my wedding. First off I must caveat that while I looked at some really fantastic suits, the cost of them were prohibitive. For what it's worth, our wedding is small and as inexpensive as we can make it- we're traveling for 2 months on our honeymoon, and then buying a house when we return so our money, we feel is better invested elsewhere. The wedding is outdoors in June. The suit that I feel would fit me well (with proper tailoring of course. I have a fantastic tailor too.) fit my budget and fit the setting is made by Banana Republic (ghasps!, I know):
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I'd like to pair it with these shoes:
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A white, French cuffed shirt, very pale pink pocket square (to match the tie) and this tie:
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So I'm generally looking for what I hope will be some constructive criticism that will help me perfect my getup or switch it around to yield the best results.. Thanks in advance. -J
 

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if you have a good tailor it will be fine. Good luck with the wedding! Mine is this summer as well. My heart goes out to you.
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I assume that you have run all of this by the bride?
 

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Originally Posted by cbbuff
I assume that you have run all of this by the bride?

haha. This is the most important. hahahaha. Could be between a gorgeous Attolini suit and a zoot suit from the corner market. if the bride wants you in the zoot suit...youre wearing the zoot suit.
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Originally Posted by DerekS
haha. This is the most important. hahahaha. Could be between a gorgeous Attolini suit and a zoot suit from the corner market. if the bride wants you in the zoot suit...youre wearing the zoot suit.
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And that is the beauty of Black Tie. It just works.
 

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Good lord, if she wanted me in a Zoot, well I'm not sure we'd be together!

She's totally on board with whatever I choose so long as she is the star of the show... Ultimately that means no colored shirts and no crazy shoes.

Suffice it to say, I think that my above choices aren't radical. I'm just more concerned about the tie and the suit- my though is that the pink might be too light and lost against the suit and that I might need to choose a darker lavender instead...

-J
 

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Originally Posted by Mudhiker
And that is the beauty of Black Tie. It just works.
After sundown or 6 p.m., of course.
 

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Originally Posted by Sanguis Mortuum
That tie looks cheap...the shoes are very nice though.

Agree. Like the shoes, but you can do much better on the tie. It's your wedding - get a killer tie.
 

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Originally Posted by Sanguis Mortuum
That tie looks cheap...the shoes are very nice though.

i agree.....since youre saving a lot on the suit....id splurge on a great tie.
 

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Cheap, really?

It's a $150 Burberry tie... That's pretty pricey, no? Then again "looking cheap" is another thing all together...

So what ties would y'all pair with the suit?

-J
 

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Originally Posted by rshowdown
Cheap, really?

It's a $150 Burberry tie... That's pretty pricey, no? Then again "looking cheap" is another thing all together...

So what ties would y'all pair with the suit?

-J


Meh the burberry pattern doesn't get a lot of love here. It seems to scream "look at me I like buying expensive burberry stuff!"

Get a wedding tie. I saw a RLPL wedding tie (kind of like a glen plaid pattern) going for under $50 on eBay
 

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suit'll be fine, nice shoes, right idea with the tie but wrong execution (expensive for the wrong reasons and will look VERY dated even in 5-10 years).

PS - don't mistake my question, what color's your complexion? If you're white and pasty at all then that suit color may not work for you.
 

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Originally Posted by rshowdown

A white, French cuffed shirt, very pale pink pocket square (to match the tie) and this tie:



Sorry, the tie I don't like. It may be expensive but Burberry check is just horrible. If you want a check pattern, go for a glen plaid.

Don't match the pocket square to your tie it will look tacky. The tie and pocket square should contrast in both colour and texture.
 

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With respect to the tie- I was hoping to do something with a bit of color. As it's a June event and outdoors amid a lot of lush greens I had wanted to stay away from blue or green but certainly if I find the right pattern I'm not opposed to any other color. I've found in the past that pinks and lavenders work very well with me.

Also, we're not having a wedding party so no coordination will be necessary and my bride is wearing a stunning ivory dress with very clean lines and no lace or other ornamentation.

My complexion is an olive-ish with dark brown hair and more hard-edged, or defined features... I'm 5'11" and about 140 lbs, athletic, 31" waist and a 38 short jacket. And if you want to know any more, someone's gonna need to buy me a drink!
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-J
 

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