DarrenW
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:35 PM |
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I need your help - black tie dinner
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?
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Mole
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:37 PM |
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I got sorted at Primark at around £60 for something similar. Not sure you could rent cheaper.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:41 PM |
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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.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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dave1888
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:42 PM |
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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.
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spaximus
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:42 PM |
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Got mine at matalan, about £100, as it will be used infrequently quality not high need. Cheaper than renting really
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:43 PM |
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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
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omega0684
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:49 PM |
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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.
[Edited on 4/5/07 by omega0684]
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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locoboy
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 09:53 PM |
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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.
ATB
Locoboy
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mark chandler
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:02 PM |
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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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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:03 PM |
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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.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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locoboy
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
quote:
Personally i would be wearing my kilt
Oh yes very smart and very acceptable. I'd go this route as well.
Not one for blowing ones own trumpet but you right omega.
there is something far more destinguised about it i think.
I got bought my first kilt and jacket for my 21st birthday, all i have done since is buy another style of jacket and it has not aged at all.
oh and the ladies love it
ATB
Locoboy
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russbost
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:26 PM |
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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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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:36 PM |
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oh and the ladies love it Text
Don't they just. Ditto the new jacket here as well although now i think i'll need one of them new fangled wider at the waist ones. Still
my old one should fit the young lad. (awaits fattie comments from calvinx)
Once did an 8some reel with an old grannie from wales at my cousins wedding. She really enjoyed being birlled around and her face was a joy to look at
by the end of the dance. I bet she felt like a young woman again.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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The Great Fandango
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:37 PM |
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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!
[Edited on 4/5/07 by The Great Fandango]
He Who Dies With The Most Toys Dies The Happiest
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:44 PM |
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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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locoboy
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 10:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by The Great Fandango
, and the chicks dig the end of evening untied look!
[/quote
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
ATB
Locoboy
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Macbeast
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 11:07 PM |
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Suggest 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
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Chippy
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 11:11 PM |
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Went 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
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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locoboy
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 11:11 PM |
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quote:
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
ATB
Locoboy
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trikerneil
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 11:24 PM |
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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.....
Bugger - I just spat vodka and coke all over me keyboard!
ACE Cafe - Just say No.
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OX
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| posted on 4/5/07 at 11:47 PM |
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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
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TangoMan
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 08:30 AM |
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Is 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.
Summer's here!!!!
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MikeR
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 09:49 AM |
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i 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.
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locoboy
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 10:16 PM |
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Originally posted by OX
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
ATB
Locoboy
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stevebubs
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| posted on 5/5/07 at 11:28 PM |
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Easy option
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