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Suitable wedding outfit?

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Mamma66 Fri 18-Oct-24 02:33:37

My niece is getting married soon. The groom and groomsmen have been asked to wear black tie, but the other men have been asked not to do so. Hubby has a very nice grey suit, but I suspect it is rather snug at the moment. He also has a couple of checked / tweed jackets. Lovely, but they won’t go with the rest of the attire of the wedding party. He also has a grey waistcoat and trousers, which he tends to wear with either a black or grey shirt. If he got a black blazer would this work, or would it look odd? Photo of waistcoat and trousers below…

eazybee Sat 19-Oct-24 09:00:46

For some reason I thought this wedding was in Australia, which is why I thought black tie referred to Dinner jackets. I assume the wedding party are not wearing morning dress; could your husband hire an ordinary suit? Do outfitters do thst?

NotSpaghetti Sat 19-Oct-24 09:41:49

Mamma66 some M&S suits have separate jackets and trousers so you can mix and match.

We tried a beautiful mix and match suit from Asos for one of the grandchildren in a lovely Italian wool fabric - but it was an end of line and the trousers were not available in the right size when we came to exchange them.

Good luck with getting him sorted.

lixy Sat 19-Oct-24 09:47:28

I also envy his willpower!

Could you hire something? Though photo 2 looks just right to me.

Have a great time.

mae13 Sat 19-Oct-24 09:48:33

You could do worse than borrow some style and fashion advice from Grayson Perry. I think he's glorious!🤡