Personally i would be wearing my kilt
hiring is ok but the repeat costs will soon outweigh the cost of a purchase.
After becoming the newly apponted trustee os a prestigious local charity i have been invted to my first ever black tie dinner.
What should i wear, and wear from at a sensible price. Id like to bu my own suit etc bt dont want an old grey haired one. Id rather get something a
bit more dapper and trendy within a budget. Any ideas? Should i hire at first and suss it out?
I got sorted at Primark at around £60 for something similar. Not sure you could rent cheaper.
Have a squint at what they have on offer at your local Moss Bros. They should have a variety of styles, traditional to modern. It will at least give you some ideas.
Asda cheap but not very good, you could try Moss bros they sometimes sell of there ex hire stock. I got mine from them a few years back wasn't to bad.
Got mine at matalan, about £100, as it will be used infrequently quality not high need. Cheaper than renting really
What an awful description Black Tie is!
The last time I went to an Award Ceremony Dinner Black Tie ment the Full Tuxedo etc.
Was about £40 to hire one with the shirt etc from Suitsyou
when i go to black tie dinners i always wear a tux with bow tie, reason being, you dont look like your going to a funeral if you do actually wear a
black tie.
if you rent from Moss Bros i think a rental is about £50, if it is a regular scenario that you can see yourself being in you can pick up a relatively
nice tux for aroun £200-£300.
well worth the investment of you are going to be at these events on a regular basis.
just my 2pense worth?
Alex
p.s hope this helps and if you get a tux get a single button tux, they look a hell of a lot better than a 2 button.
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Definately a tuxedo affair.
Personally i would be wearing my kilt
hiring is ok but the repeat costs will soon outweigh the cost of a purchase.
I spent a few hundred on one a few years ago, never again...
Went to use it and the bloody moths had poked a few holes in it, just have the frilly shirt and bow tie left now.....
So if you expect regular use then buy, if its a one off rent.
However do not overlook oxfam or charity shops, you need to beat the students though
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Personally i would be wearing my kilt
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Personally i would be wearing my kilt
Oh yes very smart and very acceptable. I'd go this route as well.
Mate of mine bought a top notch dinner suit from OXFAM for £8!!! Him & his missus where going on a cruise, she spent about £500 on flash dresses
& everyone kept complimenting him on how smart he looked!!
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oh and the ladies love it Text
) Unfortunately you've just missed Tesco's and Asda's Tuxedo specials... At Christmas there was a price war and you could be fully kitted
for under £70. I think Tescos are still doing the shirts for a tenner.
'Primark', 'TK Maxx' and 'Matalan' MIGHT have some good deals but not been in for a while and in any case they tend to
be expensive for specific items like these.
'Moss Bros' and 'Suits You' will probably be your best bet on the high street. As someone who has owned both expensive and cheap
Tuxedos my best ever suit was a £100 jobby from 'Suits You'.
Final thought would be eBay (this is where I sold my much beloved and hardly worn Tuxedo for a jaw dropping £30!!!) There are simply hundreds on there
- just check the size as you can't try on!
Other things to consider...
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I think wing collars look better than the 'normal' fold down collar
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Learn to tie up a bow tie, you feel less of a fake than those who have clip on, and the chicks dig the end of evening untied look!
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at long as it is not shiny then it is the fit that matter not the price.
Def need a tux if i say black tie
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, and the chicks dig the end of evening untied look!
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not when you return to the table minus a bowtie as your previously 'cool' untied bowtie slipped into the urinal......yes that was me.....
you then end up looking like the chav who could not afford a bowtie
Macbeast - 4/5/07 at 11:07 PMSuggest single-breasted, not double. I've given up on tying the bow. it takes too long when you're probably late anyway and just gets your collar dirty with repeated attempts. Just abuse it a little so it doesn't look too perfect.
Black leather shoes and black socks. No hankies in top pocket.
If you wear a cummerbund, you'll find convenient little pocket amongst the folds, just right for a condom
Chippy - 4/5/07 at 11:11 PMWent to quite a few black tie do's "many" years ago. First few hired from Moss Bros, then when found it was going to be something regular, bought myself the whole nine yards. Seemed to me to be the way to go. Enjoy, Ray
locoboy - 4/5/07 at 11:11 PMquote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
If you wear a cummerbund, you'll find convenient little pocket amongst the folds, just right for a condom
or part of your main course
trikerneil - 4/5/07 at 11:24 PMquote:
not when you return to the table minus a bowtie as your previously 'cool' untied bowtie slipped into the urinal......yes that was me.....
Bugger - I just spat vodka and coke all over me keyboard!
OX - 4/5/07 at 11:47 PMloco,if you can fit in the same kilt that you brought when you were 21 i'll give you the air filter for nothing hehehe
TangoMan - 5/5/07 at 08:30 AMIs that muppet still here???
Darren, I go to a couple every year. If you want to stand out a bit, wear a different colour bowtie. I have red,grey and black.
Wing collars are best and altough I have double breasted I think single is best.
MikeR - 5/5/07 at 09:49 AMi got mine from Marks and Sparks. Not bad, machine washable (although i've not tried) and i use it 3 or 4 times a year. Cost me around 100 quid - then i had to buy the shirt etc.
locoboy - 5/5/07 at 10:16 PMquote:
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loco,if you can fit in the same kilt that you brought when you were 21 i'll give you the air filter for nothing hehehe
That will be one free air filter then me thinks.
You never said it had to be on the same hole on the belts now did you
stevebubs - 5/5/07 at 11:28 PM
PeterW - 6/5/07 at 06:47 PMGood old M&S...!
I've had a few in my 35 short years, mostly as I used to wear them for work...
First one, student days, was a £10 Oxfam job, which cost well over £600 new..!I've had a couple since then from various outfitters, and they are nice but if its for 'occaisional wear' get an M&S washable one.
Quick tip.... Get the next size up trousers from what fit properly - they all adujust internally with elastic and buttons, and it gives you eating room !!
Cheers
Pete