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Good article - pretty much covers what I would have said . Rarely wear one now as most formal functions are in a kilt ( my wife is a Scot) . Even with those times have changed 15 years ago it would be a bonnie prince charlie jacket now it tends to be tweeds and neck tie for a wedding.

Pet hate - weddings where everyone where's the same neck tie or ruffle with their morning suit .
 
not thought of matterlan and im going to pop to cheshire oaks tomorrow to see what they have there, god awful retail parks are made for that kind of thing..

M&S do a nice looking one and so do debenhams.

it didn't occur to me about the shirt either. i thought DJ=silly collared shirt. also the different styled jackets with either the shawl or angles look on the lapel

no choice on the watch its my tissot or nothing and hate not wearing a watch.
 
I've been dressing men in dinner suits and formal wear for more years than I care to remember and trust me, if you don't want to be 'formal' you can wear a coloured bow tie, a cummerbund and a wing collar shirt if you want to and feel comfortable doing so.
If you do want to be formal then it's single breasted dinner suit (with silk lapels amd a silk stripe down the outside leg of the trousers) but double breasted equally is ok but a single breasted is the one to have if you will have it unbuttoned at some point, black bow tie, marcella shirt (standard collar is more the thing now) either with or without studs or a pin pleat shirt, cuff links and dress shoes. You can wear a white silk scarf if you want to push the boat out.

Any of the above is ok, and its a matter of personal choice. As long as you feel good.
 
Carol M said:
I've been dressing men in dinner suits and formal wear for more years than I care to remember and trust me, if you don't want to be 'formal' you can wear a coloured bow tie, a cummerbund and a wing collar shirt if you want to and feel comfortable doing so.
If you do want to be formal then it's single breasted dinner suit (with silk lapels amd a silk stripe down the outside leg of the trousers) but double breasted equally is ok but a single breasted is the one to have if you will have it unbuttoned at some point, black bow tie, marcella shirt (standard collar is more the thing now) either with or without studs, cuff links and dress shoes. You can wear a white silk scarf if you want to push the boat out.

Any of the above is ok, and its a matter of personal choice. As long as you feel good.
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Surely not wanting to be 'formal' but wearing a DJ is an oxymoron?

I agree that you can wear what you want to, and a lot of people wear dinner suits that don't strictly adhere to tradition or the 'rules' and nobody will notice/ care.
 
Carol M said:
By formal I meant rigidly formal.
You can bend the rules if you want to. The DJ police won't turn up.
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But, if a job's worth doing....

If you go to the trouble of specifically asking what to wear, then why not follow the rules?

EDIT: Obviously if OP believes that bending the rules looks better, then fine, but it never hurts to understand what would be considered 'correct'
 
I'm surprised it took so long (end of page 1) to correct the OP's Americanism. This forum is usually far more sarcastic than that...

Personally I would stick to a black bow tie as the coloured ones can look cheap. M&S do an Autograph range of dinner jackets that are good quality. I use them for work so have to replace them every few months. So I find from a price & quality point of view they are the best. I feel if you buy one from Matalan it will look like it & everybody knows there's nothing worse than a cheap suit. At least renting one would insure correct etiquette is followed and quality should be decent.
 
StevenH72 said:
Carol M said:
By formal I meant rigidly formal.
You can bend the rules if you want to. The DJ police won't turn up.
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But, if a job's worth doing....

If you go to the trouble of specifically asking what to wear, then why not follow the rules?

EDIT: Obviously if OP believes that bending the rules looks better, then fine, but it never hurts to understand what would be considered 'correct'
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Which is why I told him what is 'correct' as well as his other options.
 
alexyox said:
I'm surprised it took so long (end of page 1) to correct the OP's Americanism. This forum is usually far more sarcastic than that...

Personally I would stick to a black bow tie as the coloured ones can look cheap. M&S do an Autograph range of dinner jackets that are good quality. I use them for work so have to replace them every few months. So I find from a price & quality point of view they are the best. I feel if you buy one from Matalan it will look like it & everybody knows there's nothing worse than a cheap suit. At least renting one would insure correct etiquette is followed and quality should be decent.
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The Matalan ones are really good for the money! If he is only going to wear it a handful of times they are perfectly adequate.
Granted they aren't woollen but if he wants a more economic option they will do the job.
 
Carol M said:
Just recently sold a men's formal hire/sales and bridal gown business and I was in the business for about 30 years.
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well i think that counts as being qualified to comment :thumbsup:
 
Carol M said:
The Matalan ones are really good for the money! If he is only going to wear it a handful of times they are perfectly adequate.
Granted they aren't woollen but if he wants a more economic option they will do the job.
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Agreed, I have to go to the occasional charity event / dinner and bought one years ago. Looks better than most of what I see others wearing.

At these events everybody is usually pissed by 10pm so it wont matter anyway.
 
ewwimbledon said:
Dress watch : black leather strap gold or chrome surround. Ie not a chunk of metal such as a Rolex or Tag.
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A watch is a big no no for me.... but I agree, if you must wear one, no Gshock slabs of time... nice and elegant, like the suit...

:thumbsup:
 
the cueball said:
ewwimbledon said:
Dress watch : black leather strap gold or chrome surround. Ie not a chunk of metal such as a Rolex or Tag.
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A watch is a big no no for me.... but I agree, if you must wear one, no Gshock slabs of time... nice and elegant, like the suit...

:thumbsup:
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And if you hate watches with leather straps, try something like a slim RADO with a black ceramic link strap
 
Carol M said:
ZermattV said:
Carol M said:
Just recently sold a men's formal hire/sales and bridal gown business and I was in the business for about 30 years.
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well i think that counts as being qualified to comment :thumbsup:
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Thanks, I'm your man for mens clothes :| :lol:
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haha ... i'm you man for women's clothes ... errr :o :roll: only kidding.

you hit the nail on the head, ill wear it friday and then maybe ..... who knows. im happy to buy a decent DJ and if spending a little more gets something much better then ill go that route. i dont see the point in buying the cheapest just because i'll only use it once a year. liekwise im not about to go out and buy one from Armani or the like.
 
2.7k and you can have this one

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2012-10/03/james-bonds-evening-tuxedo-by-tom-ford-for-skyfall-in-selfridges

perhaps a little overkill for a Roundtable Ball ..
 
2.7k and you can have this one

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2012-10/03/james-bonds-evening-tuxedo-by-tom-ford-for-skyfall-in-selfridges

perhaps a little overkill for a Roundtable Ball ..
 
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