I have a wedding to go to in a couple of weeks and a couple of female friends have hinted (well actually told me to my face) that I need to make more of an effort with my appearance and dress sense. I live in jeans, T-shirts and skate trainers, fashion has completely passed me by. So if I am going to attempt to look a little "cool" what should I be looking for? Although not sure why I am going to bother, one of the bridesmaids is my ex so she will have told every other woman there exactly what type of bloke I am 🙄
zip pulled up and no splash marks round the crotch area
If your so old enough you need to ask, your past it, just go in a suit.
saturday night fever suit and sandals
and smoke, a lot.
crushed velvet flares, two-tone brogues, string vest and a sombrero. You'll look sooo next season darling 🙂
wear a smart suit and shirt (get a girl to help you choose, preferably not a very ugly one), get a hair cut and have a shave.
If you're not fat, Reiss have a massive sale on at the moment, pretty good for things like weddings (they are smart, but definitely not business smart), plus girls love Reiss, so the fact that you shopped there is a step in the right direction
If you don't look presentable after that then I'm afraid you've no hope 🙂
mankini, grey socks, sandals and a sombrero
preferably not a very ugly one
Did you post an ad on Gumtree recently......
Your mates daughters skinny jeans, a baggy t-shirt with Maralyn Munroe air brushed on the front of it, tie your hair up to one side with a dayglo band, some white RayBan Wayfarers, a loose knit cardie 3 sizes too large for you.
And a fag.
M&S cords should do it. 😉
Speedo's! Leopard print ones! Bow tie! Tartan one! Sorted!
last wedding i went to i wore a purple shirt (not tucked in), a darker purple, skinny leather tie from the 70's (found in a 2nd hand shop), black trousers and bright red nike mogan trainers.
i was the coolest looking guy there, IMO.
one wedding i went to some guy turned up in an old brown cord suit and a pair of converse. also a good look.
wear what you feel comfortable in. the guests will (should) be glad you are pesent.
wear what you feel comfortable in. the guests will (should) be glad you are pesent.
That's not enough to get you laid though, which, unless things have changed, is the main reason for attending any wedding (including your own)
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A strong look this summer.
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what is this going to a wedding and getting laid you talk of??
If you have to ask...
what is this going to a wedding and getting laid you talk of??
It's like the Wedding Crashers but usually with less attractive women that that fit ginger girl.
You're not there for yourself, you're at a wedding to show affection and respect for the couple getting married.
So smarten up!
A suit is a good start.
With formal shirt & tie & leather shoes if you're aiming to do it properly, with dark shirt & daps if you want to show off your bohemian (as opposed to slovenly) side.
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How old are you? If you are asking how to dress and you are over 30, you work in IT support and there is little hope for you.
All joking aside (I know how Dull "tuts") I'd go to M&S and buy a cheap (but fitted) suit and a half decent tie and some new shoes.
You sound like you need a suit, this'll last a few years and get you through a few more weddings.
Problem is really.. seeing your Ex again.
For that reason alone I'd probably buy the best suit I could afford, get a decent hair cut, clean my teeth and tie that tie real tight and clean those shoes.
Then grab a friends wife as arm candy and walk right on in with your head held high.
Just don't give her a reason to point and say "told you what he's like, then s****s"
Worrying what to wear? No need. Take an escort!
How will that help?
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someone nick the engine from that ? 😕
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I had one of those - my first car of my own. Unreliable as hell, but you gotta love your first car.
Having clothes selected for you by a girl you fancy is a great pulling opportunity. After the shopping, thank her and insist on a date to repay the kindness. Wear the new clobber of course. She will like the feeling that she can improve you. Get in!
Buy a sharp suit, Reiss is ideal but a well fitted department store suit is fine as well.
Then buy a nicely fitted shirt (and a tie if you do desire, you'll need for the day but not for the evening).
Finally buy a pair of leather shoes and matching belt.
Then, armed with a sharp haircut and a clean shaven face, stroll past your ex, barely acknowledging her. Job done.
mmmmm XR3
Always wanted the one up though
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Oh, and buzz is spot on above.
[i]She will like the feeling that she can improve you[/i]
After 17 years of marriage my wife still seems to think she can improve me.
I have to say I do admire her optimism in the face of what does appear to be a crushingly long period of abject failure to improve on my part.
as most of the shops want to sell us this kind of crap
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I'd say the dick look is very in
Tweed.
Tweed is good.
And brogues. You can't beat a nice pair of leather soled brogues.
get yourself to tkmaxx, get some brand new skate shoes, get some brand new jeans, nice shirt and a smart jacket. this isn't the 50's you know, neither is it an interview, wear what you normally wear but make sure its clean and smart. oh and don't ignore the ex, tell her how lovely she looks (that will really throw her) and pay lots of compliment to the mother of the bride
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Rule one successfully covered, let us not forget Rule 4;
THOU SHALT NEVER, EVER, WEAR PANTALOONS DE NIMES. When you have progressed beyond fondling girls in the back seats of cinemas, you can stop wearing jeans. Wear fabrics appropriate to your age, and, who knows, you might even get a quick fumble in your box at the opera.
get yourself to tkmaxx, get some brand new skate shoes, get some brand new jeans, nice shirt and a smart jacket.
My god. You must have the girls falling over themselves to get to you. When I say girls, I mean those under 16.
My god. You must have the girls falling over themselves to get to you. When I say girls, I mean those under 16.
ooh meow, there's some awful bitches on here (flounces off) are you sure you're not silver 1999? 🙄
When I say girls, I mean those under 16.
HoW do you knoWe that isn't what he wants?
I'd love to see the experts post up pics of themselves...
Sorry chap, always behind the camera.
I have a couple of me in No. 2's, several more in MTP, but none of me in a proper suit.
I am sensing there are very few STWers who know much about current trends.
Black Converse high.
Black grandad shirt.
Black kilt, with a red sporran.
Sorted. 😀
[i]there are very few STWers who know much about current trends. [/i]
dropper posts?
Charcoal grey suit, brown slip ons, white shirt, PROPERLY tied tie in colour to echo bridesmaids' dresses.
Easy lay ahead.
dogbert, the plaid shirt look always reminds me of this:
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brown shoes with a grey suit? pass the mind bleach
there are very few STWers who know much about current trends.
#chadsdad
John, brown [i]slip on[/i] shoes!
Pass the pistol. Up against the wall, MF.
anyway, the last three weddings I went to were all for my sisters. I wore dark grey suit, black shoes (lace up of course), white shirt, plain tie, black belt.
Would have been smart if it hadn't been wrapped around my blubbery torso 😉
Please please please tell me lumberjack shirts aren't coming back in ! BF of mine during the grunge era wandered about with at least 7 of them on his body at any one time. I started hiding them when he was asleep.
Grey and black? Jeebuz that's dowdy.
New Black vans
Baggy cream chinos
Loose white linen shirt
Good watch
You'll be smart and comfortable
Alternatively dress like timothy mcvey and you'll be beating yourself/them off
Just watch wateboy, one stylish cat
From being in Browns restaurant in Leeds last saturday, I can confirm the disturbing resurection of the plaid/lumberjack shirt.....horrid.
How about rather nice suit from Volcom?
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Grey and black? Jeebuz that's dowdy.
probably 🙂
I was never one for fashion. I was a punk, then a goth, when I was younger; in between there was a brief rockabilly look complete with said lumberjack shirt! hey, it was the 80s, what can I say?
Won't help much, but I usually wear a pair of black cotton trousers by Split, a skate/surf company, a really nice fine dark green check Rocky Mountain Cycles long sleeve shirt, a pair of plain, un-logo'd Van skate shoes, and a nice black wool jacket from M&S. Other shirts include a grey check short sleeve Howies shirt with a plain white Tee underneath.
Works for me, usually get told I look pretty smart.
I'm 57, btw...
I'd love to see the experts post up pics of themselves...
Expert is a bit of a stretch, but I know the difference between jeans/t-shirt and something a bit smarter.
I'd happily post a pic just to make the point that dressing "smart" doesn't need to take much more effort than a basic suit, shirt and shoes.
However, I know I'd just end up taking STW style mockery for 2 pages if I did, so you'll just have to take my word for it 🙂
I thought the STW demographic was 'middle aged'? Only judging by most of the comments above it's 16?
Only kids would wear street/ skate wear to a wedding. Or is it a northern thing? They love that superdry crap up there.
Hire a kilt, nuff said.
[quote=dufresneorama ]Hire a kilt, nuff said.
I can't believe it took so many posts to get to the correct answer.
Twice in my life I wore a kilt,both weddings...pulled At both(one was in Devon so maybe cheating) they do look good if worn right... If not comfy wear a whistle. Concur with petrrfile.
FFS
Is simple - as close to this as you can make it
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Suit must fit, shirt must fit and have all buttons done up
Tie must not be clip on
Cufflinks should not be novelty
Shoes clean
STW is not the place to be asking fashion advice.... You are doomed.
I despair sometimes. Skate shoes!? It's probably the biggest day in the bride's life so make an effort. The aim is not to look 'in' but classic. Wear a suit. It's a wedding so you can skip the non-business charcoal: a lighter grey or blue is fine for summer. It [i]must[/i] fit: no slopping shoulders or trousers crunkled around your ankles. Slim, single-breasted cut. Plain tie in a colour that doesn't clash. New shirt: unless you've really let yourself go, get a fitted shirt rather a baggy, middle-management style. Best shoes you can afford: made in England preferably, simple, no weird seams or dangly bits. Leather sole and laces because you're a grown-up. It's not difficult.
What he said^.
And don't forget the shoes. If they are not right you may as well wear a baggy short sleeved shirt tucked in at the waist and that pair of jeans you (but nobody else) thinks are smart.
It's probably the biggest day in the bride's life
Well it is all very subjective... First wedding I went I was wearing a brown docker trousers a matching shirt, under a vneck black top and some leathery black trainers.
I was by was the less smart. But I am the only one the bride told "you do look very smart".
If the bride knows you and knows what you look like in everyday's life, she'll know you've made an effort.
What does it say on the invite ? Most weddings I have been to list the dress code. One was military and even said which grades of uniform the men had to wear and when, no such helpful advice for the ladies.
Anyway, two pieces of advice:
1. You can never be overdressed
2. Suits only look good on slim people, but properly fitted is better than not and go for darker shades if you aren't slim.
Have fun.
But I am the only one the bride told "you do look very smart".
She was being polite. 🙁
Actually everyone who knows me told me the exact same thing 😉
Lederhosen?
If not, the 'Daniel Craig' look posted earlier. Women may say they like a bit of rough but always seem to prefer it if it's wrapped nicely in the first place.
My default wedding outfit is dark grey agnes b single breasted suit, white shirt, dark grey silk square bottom tie, black patent Church's shoes and black socks. But then I'm an architect and know nothing of fashion. Admittedly for 1 wedding I wore a G&H velvet brocade lapel dinner jacket ( thanks to a former Doctor Who for giving it to me 😯 )
As it's Summer, a short sleeved shirt will do. It avoids sweaty patches around the underarm.
Has to be a suit.
As someone said above you go for the classic look. There will be a million photos taken at any wedding, if you're wearing a good suit then in 20 years time when people are looking through the photo albums you will be one of the guys in a suit looking normal, any efforts to look trendy just make you look like a tw*t in the fulness of time
As it's Summer, a short sleeved shirt will do. It avoids sweaty patches around the underarm.No, no and some more no.
Even more no if you're gonna be wearing a tie.Short sleeve shirts can only be worn by bus drivers....while driving a bus.
If the month doesn't have an "R" in it, then short sleeved is just fine. Jeez.
And IT people 😉