With This Ring: March 23, 2018
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24 <strong>With</strong> <strong>This</strong> <strong>Ring</strong><br />
SUIT-ABLE Wedding<br />
For grooms and male guests, fashion etiquette for a wedding can be confusing in this day and age! In the past<br />
there were clear guidelines for formal or semi-formal attire when weddings were held in churches and chapels.<br />
But with modern weddings at secular venues, in gardens or on beaches, there’s a change in the style of clothes<br />
that are now considered “wedding-suitable.”<br />
Formal<br />
– as dressed up as you can ever be!<br />
TRADITIONAL A top hat and tailcoat<br />
with pinstriped striped grey trousers,<br />
white gloves, a white vest, shirt and bow<br />
tie OR a black dinner suit worn with a<br />
white shirt, cummerbund and matching<br />
tie.<br />
CONTEMPORARY Any suit with shirt<br />
and tie is now considered formal. It can be<br />
any colour, any cut and almost any cloth.<br />
For most seasons suits may be grey, black<br />
or navy but suits for summer weddings<br />
favour lighter shades, fine stripes or<br />
checks, shirts may be pastel rather than<br />
white, but ties are bold and bright.<br />
Semi Formal<br />
– as dressed up as you want to be!<br />
TRADITIONAL A two or three<br />
piece suit, plain coloured shirt and a<br />
coordinating tie OR a tuxedo with<br />
coloured jacket or cummerbund and<br />
matching bow tie.<br />
CONTEMPORARY A suit jacket, sports<br />
coat or blazer teamed with tailored pants,<br />
chinos or khakis, but not denim. Add an<br />
open neck or button down shirt that’s<br />
worn without a tie and finish the look<br />
with swanky lace up shoes in leather or<br />
suede.<br />
Smart Casual<br />
– as confusing as it gets!<br />
TRADITIONAL Two piece suit or<br />
tailored pants with a blazer or sports coat,<br />
shirt and tie.<br />
CONTEMPORARY Because “smart”<br />
doesn’t always equate to casual and vice<br />
versa this dress guide causes more agro<br />
than anything else. Your best guess is semi<br />
formal minus the jacket, but it still doesn’t<br />
mean jeans!<br />
Casual Beach<br />
TRADITIONAL Rarely applicable,<br />
but for those who did have low-key<br />
weddings it was still a suit or at the very least<br />
a waistcoat with shirt and tie.<br />
CONTEMPORARY A cool short-sleeved shirt<br />
over chinos, linen pants or tailored shorts. Boat<br />
shoes, clean canvas sneakers or sandals are<br />
preferable to jandals and a hat is great for<br />
the sun – a fedora or straw panama is way<br />
better style than a baseball cap. If the<br />
wedding is island-themed you can<br />
be more flamboyant with<br />
the shirt!
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