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Title: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 11:42:58 AM: so my gf's friend is getting married and i've been invited as a +1

and like, i don't really have any nice clothes. i have professional clothes for job stuff but nothing for something like this

and i don't really know what i should go out and wear.

can someone recommend me some ideas?
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: bork on May 05, 2015, 11:43:56 AM: Buy a suit.

~fin~
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Narolf on May 05, 2015, 11:44:46 AM: Doesn't sound like you need to go too formal.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: bork on May 05, 2015, 11:45:59 AM: :Creepy Stalker
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 11:46:32 AM: I'm a terrible adult. I don't even know where i'd go to get a suit :stahp
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: demi on May 05, 2015, 11:47:57 AM: Um... why not just ask your girlfriend? Lmao
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Nibel on May 05, 2015, 11:48:20 AM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 11:46:32 AM
I'm a terrible adult. I don't even know where i'd go to get a suit :stahp

Taco Bell
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 11:49:15 AM: :what

You're a grown man. Buy a suit and tie. Go to the mall and hit up JC Penny's, it's not like you're going to the Met Gala. Try a suit on - don't buy anything until you try it on. Afterwards take it to a tailor.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: demi on May 05, 2015, 11:52:07 AM: I dont think a suit is necessary. Just dress up nice, don't overdo it.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Narolf on May 05, 2015, 11:54:19 AM: Stalker shit removed.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Steve Youngblood on May 05, 2015, 11:57:10 AM: Yeah, I'm not saying that it would be a bad move, but I don't necessarily think a suit is a requirement here. But ask your girlfriend. How dressed up is she going to be? That's a far more important barometer of how you should be dressed than asking people on the internet what the etiquette is for attire given no further context than "it's a wedding."
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Nibel on May 05, 2015, 11:57:16 AM: Nahrolf no (http://abload.de/img/eiuytu0eurhb.png)
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: bork on May 05, 2015, 11:58:10 AM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 11:46:32 AM
I'm a terrible adult. I don't even know where i'd go to get a suit :stahp

Any store that sells suits?

:dizzy
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Steve Youngblood on May 05, 2015, 11:59:18 AM: Quote from: Creepy Stalker on May 05, 2015, 11:54:19 AM
Stalker shit removed.

The iron hand of bork laser strikes again.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: king of the internet on May 05, 2015, 11:59:41 AM: Just don't go.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Nibel on May 05, 2015, 12:01:31 PM: Steve is right though, the last weddings I have been to the people in actual suits were in the minority; today a bunch of people just wear good looking casual wear, and that's fine. Check how strict the family is with that stuff and if they are relaxed about that shit, then wear good pants, a good shirt and good shoes.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: studyguy on May 05, 2015, 12:01:57 PM: Something like this:

(http://cdn.styleforum.net/0/0e/500x1000px-LL-0e0b989a_576039ea249411e2957d22000a1f9779_7.jpeg)

Trust me I'm an expert at this shit
:expert
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: bork on May 05, 2015, 12:03:20 PM: That's pretty pimp right there. DBZ silk shirt guarantees attention from the ladies.

*will not be positive attention.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: bork on May 05, 2015, 12:04:24 PM: fistful, real talk- You need to have at least one suit. You never know when you might need to dress up formally.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: studyguy on May 05, 2015, 12:08:32 PM: Quote from: bork laser on May 05, 2015, 12:03:20 PM
That's pretty pimp right there. DBZ silk shirt guarantees attention from the ladies.

*will not be positive attention.

All attention is good attention if you spin it right my man.
Just hit those girls at the wedding with your indepth knowledge of power levels, underage teenage girl ninjas and anthromorphic boat girls.

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Also get a suit.
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Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Huff on May 05, 2015, 12:15:22 PM: http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/suits
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 05, 2015, 12:18:51 PM: http://www.studiosuits.com/
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Positive Touch on May 05, 2015, 12:20:04 PM: yeah unless her friends are real formal (or you know the wedding is gonna be) you can pick up some nice leather shoes, some dress pants, and a button up, all from the mall.

ofc if you have the money then getting a suit isn't a bad idea
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 12:20:17 PM: Don't buy online until you know your size. Better off going to a store and trying stuff on than buying the wrong suit
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Narolf on May 05, 2015, 12:20:52 PM: Quote from: Steve Youngblood on May 05, 2015, 11:59:18 AM
Quote from: Creepy Stalker on May 05, 2015, 11:54:19 AM
Stalker shit removed.

The iron hand of bork laser strikes again.
You know about this already, but she told me to stop doing that on GAF. That was what she banned me for.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: CatsCatsCats on May 05, 2015, 12:22:12 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 12:20:17 PM
Don't buy online until you know your size. Better off going to a store and trying stuff on than buying the wrong suit

Studio suits is an exception mein breh, they give you detailed instructions on how to take extensive measurements and then they custom make it. Have your gf come over with a measuring ribbon
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: studyguy on May 05, 2015, 12:25:53 PM: Just don't do this shit.
(http://i.imgur.com/UAJfb32.jpg)

The shoes :lol
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: nudemacusers on May 05, 2015, 12:29:17 PM: wear a suit like a proper person. who cares if everyone else is schlepping around in work polos and quintuple pleat khakis.

if you don't have a suit get a dark blue one.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 12:39:25 PM: Thanks for the info. I'll take it all into account when I make my decision

Quote from: Creepy Stalker on May 05, 2015, 11:54:19 AM
Stalker shit removed.

so what was this?
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Narolf on May 05, 2015, 12:41:11 PM: Stalker shit removed.
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Post by: Nibel on May 05, 2015, 12:44:39 PM: :lol
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Steve Contra on May 05, 2015, 12:46:34 PM: Can't go wrong with a suit, but make sure you know you what you'd girlfriend is wearing first.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Narolf on May 05, 2015, 12:50:52 PM: Stalker shit removed.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: king of the internet on May 05, 2015, 12:53:37 PM: Quote from: Creepy Stalker on May 05, 2015, 12:50:52 PM
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Please stop posting
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 05, 2015, 01:00:27 PM: You don't need a suit. Get a nice, solid color shirt, a tie and an expensive pair of dress slacks.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 01:13:51 PM: Don't listen to plebes, wear a suit. It'll boost your confidence, make you look good/feel good, and impress her female friends.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Beezy on May 05, 2015, 01:15:31 PM: Get a suit. Take it to a tailor if it doesn't seem to fit right.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Kara on May 05, 2015, 01:22:12 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 01:13:51 PM
Don't listen to plebes, wear a suit. It'll boost your confidence, make you look good/feel good, and impress her female friends.

:females:
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: nudemacusers on May 05, 2015, 01:29:32 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 01:13:51 PM
Don't listen to plebes, wear a suit. It'll boost your confidence, make you look good/feel good, and impress her female friends.
i mean really, you're being taken there as a trophy/arm candy. look the part.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Narolf on May 05, 2015, 01:42:00 PM: "No premarital sex", sorry.

Stalker shit removed.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Kara on May 05, 2015, 01:51:43 PM: My Final Fantasy summon is Doomtrain.

:bow status ailments :bow2
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on May 05, 2015, 01:55:27 PM: Hawaii shirts and jeans. Maybe find a nice belt.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 02:01:07 PM: Quote from: Beezy on May 05, 2015, 01:15:31 PM
Get a suit. Take it to a tailor if it doesn't seem to fit right.

this seems complicated and expensive :stahp
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Mr. Gundam on May 05, 2015, 02:05:55 PM: Go to Macy's. They regularly have sales on nice affordable suits. Plus they offer tailoring services if you need something adjusted.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: lennedsay on May 05, 2015, 02:06:26 PM: Go the white boy way of khakis and polo or maybe a long sleeved button up.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: studyguy on May 05, 2015, 02:17:12 PM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 02:01:07 PM
Quote from: Beezy on May 05, 2015, 01:15:31 PM
Get a suit. Take it to a tailor if it doesn't seem to fit right.

this seems complicated and expensive :stahp

Not at all, just buy a cheap suit.
Have a tailor make adjustments. The only things you really need to make sure is that it's the right length and that the shoulders fit.
Altering length or shoulders would prob cost more than the suit. All you really should need to adjust is the waist and the cuffs tbh.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: brawndolicious on May 05, 2015, 02:52:05 PM: You need a suit since at worst, you'll look better than anyone that doesn't have one. I mean it's a wedding, it's about as formal of an event that anyone can go to.

And honestly, you can find decent used suits on Craigslist. I had one suit that was like $200 from JC Penny that i of course bought new. Then 6 months later I got two more on Craigslist for $60 bucks (Hugo Boss Black and some sort if Zegna suit). I'm no nudemacuser so I had to look them up but they seem like actually very decent brands and I got the suit for less than a quarter of its original value if I remember correctly.

Quote from: Beezy on May 05, 2015, 01:15:31 PM
Get a suit. Take it to a tailor if it doesn't seem to fit right.

Yes fitting a suit is totally worth it. Just make sure the shoulders fit fine as adjusting the shoulders would roughly double the cost of the fitting.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: ToxicAdam on May 05, 2015, 02:56:29 PM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 02:01:07 PM
Quote from: Beezy on May 05, 2015, 01:15:31 PM
Get a suit. Take it to a tailor if it doesn't seem to fit right.

this seems complicated and expensive :stahp

It is expensive, that's why it's bad advice.

At your age, you will use a suit so infrequently that you will never really get the value out of that suit. Wait until you're a little older and better off, then buy a nice suit that will last you a decade (or more)

For the price of a cheap suit (at your current income level), you can get really nice dress clothes instead. Dress clothes that will last you a decade and will get way more use as you can mix and match it with other clothing.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: bork on May 05, 2015, 04:10:35 PM: It doesn't have to be super-expensive and there's shops that will tailor it for you when you buy it. I can't imagine not owning at least one suit.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Beezy on May 05, 2015, 04:34:22 PM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2015, 02:01:07 PM
Quote from: Beezy on May 05, 2015, 01:15:31 PM
Get a suit. Take it to a tailor if it doesn't seem to fit right.

this seems complicated and expensive :stahp
Nah. Go to a Uniqlo or H&M if you want an okay cheap suit. Or Macy's like Gundam said.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 04:41:03 PM: also: get a nice haircut.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Fifstar on May 05, 2015, 07:18:47 PM: Black trousers (no jeans) and a fitting white shirt is enough for a wedding imo.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: demi on May 05, 2015, 07:51:35 PM: This fool putting so much thought into this. Just dress up and pretend you know how to be social, fool.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: nudemacusers on May 05, 2015, 09:40:52 PM: stop being a pussy and wear a suit goddamn

your woman ain't cryin about a dress and heels

fuck
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 05, 2015, 11:13:27 PM: Make sure to wear headphones and dance alone.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 07, 2015, 03:10:17 PM: scheduling a major job interview at a somewhat high end place sometime in the next week or two... going with a suit

will probably buy one this weekend.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: studyguy on May 07, 2015, 06:57:43 PM: Just go naked. It shows initiative.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: OnlyRegret on May 07, 2015, 07:07:31 PM: What a confusing thread, thanks Creepy Stalker.

EDIT: Sorry, I got an error the first time I hit post with some strange lag.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: nachobro on May 07, 2015, 07:52:18 PM: Quote from: nudemacusers on May 05, 2015, 09:40:52 PM
stop being a pussy and wear a suit goddamn

your woman ain't cryin about a dress and heels

fuck
seriously, stop being a whiny taco. plus once you have a suit you can wear it to the rest of the adult functions you'll attend during your life.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: Narolf on May 07, 2015, 11:33:18 PM: Quote from: OnlyRegret on May 07, 2015, 07:08:50 PM
What a confusing thread, thanks Creepy Stalker.
Bork told me in private to stop dragging up my brand of creeping into unrelated threads. Third & last warning.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: nudemacusers on May 08, 2015, 01:01:44 AM: Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 07, 2015, 03:10:17 PM
scheduling a major job interview at a somewhat high end place sometime in the next week or two... going with a suit

will probably buy one this weekend.
get blue

you can formalize it with blvck shooez and a white shirt and black tie, humanize it with whiskey shooez and gingam shirts etc. the most flexible of suit colors.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: OnlyRegret on May 08, 2015, 01:19:48 AM: Quote from: Creepy Stalker on May 07, 2015, 11:33:18 PM
Quote from: OnlyRegret on May 07, 2015, 07:08:50 PM
What a confusing thread, thanks Creepy Stalker.
Bork told me in private to stop dragging up by brand of creeping into unrelated threads. Third & last warning.

Now or never, quarantine yourself into your personal OT.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 09, 2015, 10:50:49 AM: Quote from: nudemacusers on May 08, 2015, 01:01:44 AM
Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 07, 2015, 03:10:17 PM
scheduling a major job interview at a somewhat high end place sometime in the next week or two... going with a suit

will probably buy one this weekend.
get blue

you can formalize it with blvck shooez and a white shirt and black tie, humanize it with whiskey shooez and gingam shirts etc. the most flexible of suit colors.

Went to Men's Warehouse

got two suits. navy blue and black. blue for the interview, black for the wedding. wedding will have a purple shirt/tie (matches with girlfriend). got burgundy shoes/belt. the interview i might go with a grey shirt and black/grey tie.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: bork on May 09, 2015, 10:54:12 AM: Blue suit with grey shirt and black tie for an interview? I dunno; maybe I'm old-fashioned but I would wear a more colorful tie.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 09, 2015, 11:12:03 AM: We'll see. It's not for another 2 weeks so I can get another tie. nbd. I'll try things on and see what I like.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: nudemacusers on May 09, 2015, 11:23:33 AM: a black suit should be like... number 5 on the list of suits you own. also seems too severe for a summer wedding.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: nachobro on May 09, 2015, 11:25:07 AM: I wore a grey suit to the last round of summer weddings I went to and it worked out well.
Title: Re: I'm going to a wedding next month
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 09, 2015, 11:34:26 AM: I'll probably take the jacket off most of the time i'm at the wedding. the light purple shirt looks nice.