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Dress Code : Help

  • 03-06-2008 10:34pm
    #1
    mitsubishi1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭


    Hi lads.
    Just need a small bit of help.
    Have an invite to a do in a few weeks and the dress code says Lounge Suits.
    What does this mean. What will I wear.

    Cheers and thanks for any help.


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  • #2
    jameshayes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭jameshayes


    Think its suits but no ties... could be (very)wrong....


  • #3
    MissHoneyBun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,131 ✭✭✭MissHoneyBun


    Sorry but it means the hosts are pretentious gob****es


  • #4
    Cathmandooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,324 ✭✭✭✭Cathmandooo


    MissHoneyBun wrote: »
    Sorry but it means the hosts are pretentious gob****es

    +1

    Lounge suits? never heard of it. A suit you'd wear in your lounge? so casual? :confused: for some reason I'm picturing people at a golf outing with diamond jumpers over their shoulders. You may want to ask the organiser.

    Edit: I googled it and found some forum about meeting tony blair :D and the dress code for that is 'lounge suits', people pretty much just dressed smart, look tidy. Are you male or female?


  • #5
    MediaTank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭MediaTank


    Tripped me up once before - it's a formal way of saying suit with tie, but not formal dress (i.e black tie). Or in other words a business suit.


  • #6
    mitsubishi1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭mitsubishi1


    Well lads,
    I'm a male btw.
    Anybody recommend what kind of suit. I know absolutely nothing about suits.
    What colours, kind of ties. Should i wear a waistcoat or what.
    Where would I get a suit. I don't have one and never even worn one.

    Thanks for the help lads.


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  • #7
    Jo King
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Jo King


    mitsubishi1 wrote: »
    Well lads,
    I'm a male btw.
    Anybody recommend what kind of suit. I know absolutely nothing about suits.
    What colours, kind of ties. Should i wear a waistcoat or what.
    Where would I get a suit. I don't have one and never even worn one.

    Thanks for the help lads.

    Three piece suits with waistcoats are for barristers. The standard suit is a two piece. A suit can cost from €40 to €3000. Cheapest place is Penneys. Most expensive is a tailor made from an exclusive tailors. Shop around. Prices vary enormously for the same thing. Off the peg conservative, pay about €300. Get a navy suit with a white shirt. Wear a patterned tie with some red in it.


  • #8
    IrishKnight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭IrishKnight


    I'd go for a black or navy. I'd be more towards the black. If you are short or hevay go with a pin strip one too. Plain soild colour suit with a patterned tie (nothing too bold) that has at least some of the same colour as the shirt.


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