Matching outfits at a debs/grad?

LilMissCiara

This is sparked by a thread in Fashion and Appearance but just wondering what people thing about a guy's tie matching the girl's dress for the debs/grad?

For me it's compulsory, it would look to random other wise..

Salty

If I can find a cravat that'll match my dress, I'll go with it, but if not, something that doesn't clash will do!

SarahBeep!

Yes, provided neither are neon.

(I took a girl to my debs, I don't really deserve an opinion :P)

LilMissCiara

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Yes, provided neither are neon.

(I took a girl to my debs, I don't really deserve an opinion :P)

People in neon dresses shouldn't be allowed in to the grad imo! :P

Did your dresses clash? Cause it's kind of the same? Though I wouldn't expect ye to both turn up in purple or something!

Salty

LilMissCiara wrote: »

People in neon dresses shouldn't be allowed in to the grad imo! :P

Did your dresses clash? Cause it's kind of the same? Though I wouldn't expect ye to both turn up in purple or something!

My cousin showed me a picture of a girl who was at her debs. She wore a dress that was made of some sort of stretch material that looked like tin foil!:eek: I lol'd when I saw it:pac:

SarahBeep!

LilMissCiara wrote: »

People in neon dresses shouldn't be allowed in to the grad imo! :P

Did your dresses clash? Cause it's kind of the same? Though I wouldn't expect ye to both turn up in purple or something!

My dress was short navy lace and hers was a grey velvet slinky number!

LilMissCiara

_meehan_ wrote: »

My cousin showed me a picture of a girl who was at her debs. She wore a dress that was made of some sort of stretch material that looked like tin foil!:eek: I lol'd when I saw it:pac:

Some people are just so darn classy! :P

SarahBeep! wrote: »

My dress was short navy lace and hers was a grey velvet slinky number!

Get's my approval..! Them colours compliment each other..!

Screaminmidget

Ya, really, the tie should match the dress.


Thats about the limit of my fashion expertise

Insect Overlord

I went to my debs on my own, and loved it. :cool:

I went to one other debs, and wore a black bow. Not very exciting, but no worries about clashing/matching!

Salty

LilMissCiara wrote: »

Some people are just so darn classy! :P

Indeed! I'm dying for someone to turn up in a dress like one of these...


http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1652

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1663

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1607

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=228


The cockier they are, the funnier it gets:pac:

Screaminmidget

_meehan_ wrote: »

Indeed! I'm dying for someone to turn up in a dress like one of these...


http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1652

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1663

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1607

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=228


The drunker you are, the funnier it gets:pac:

They would totez go with my child-bearing hips >.>

Skintwin

_meehan_ wrote: »

Indeed! I'm dying for someone to turn up in a dress like one of these...


http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1652

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1663

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1607

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=228


The drunker you are, the funnier it gets:pac:

You wouldn't believe it, but there were some WAYYYYYY worse dresses to be seen at my debs... WAAAAAYYYYY WORSE

**Timbuk2**

Me and the girl I was going with looked around lots of shops in town for a tie that matched her dress (blue) but couldn't find one like it (lots of blue ones, but either way too bright or way too dark). In the end I accidentally stumbled across a perfect match in Penny's. Advertised at €1, scanned in for 50c.

jumpguy

At mine it was some sort of rule all the women had made that we much have matching ties. So I had a matching tie.

lmfao4eva

Think you guys should have matching ties with dress

LilMissCiara

_meehan_ wrote: »

Indeed! I'm dying for someone to turn up in a dress like one of these...


http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1652

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1663

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=1607

http://www.edressit.com/Main/Product.aspx?ProductID=228


The drunker you are, the funnier it gets:pac:

It's such a pity I already have my dress got..! Those are amazing! :P

SarahBeep!

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I went to my debs on my own, and loved it. :cool:

So glad I bought a friend, didn't wanna be baby sitting a boy for the night!
The other debs' I went to I knew loads of people there so it was grand like!!

Salty

LilMissCiara wrote: »

It's such a pity I already have my dress got..! Those are amazing! :P

I think the first one if very bo peep looking:P

LilMissCiara

_meehan_ wrote: »

I think the first one if very bo peep looking:P

Have to admit I love the way the 3rd one can turn in to a shirt dress..! :P

Salty

SarahBeep! wrote: »

So glad I bought a friend, didn't wanna be baby sitting a boy for the night!
The other debs' I went to I knew loads of people there so it was grand like!!

For how much?:pac:

LilMissCiara

_meehan_ wrote: »

SarahBeep! wrote: »

So glad I bought a friend, didn't wanna be baby sitting a boy for the night!
The other debs' I went to I knew loads of people there so it was grand like!!

For how much?:pac:

Isn't that illegal?! :eek:

SarahBeep!

Oooooops :P :P :P

Ally7

Personally, this is the classiest dress I've ever seen................

Pigwidgeon

My dress was black with an ivory bow so my date just went with the rent a tux including a bow tie option. I wanted him to get a waistcoat but he refused.

I think for stuff like the debs if the tie or whatever isn't going to match just go for a black bow tie. One guy wore a red bow tie. It was hideous. Never ever coloured bow ties.

suitcasepink

Omg guys after this runs its course can we turn it into a debs thread?
And y'all can all discuss your dresses and hair and make up and shoes and provide links and pictures and ideas and experiences and stuff.
Coz as Ive said before I <333 reading debs things!



Also if you didnt wanna match with the tie what about the pocket inner fabric thing matching? I think that can look really well sometimes!
I think its way nicer when theres some kinda matching

Ally7

Deise you can help me pick out my dress so, we're one of those schools who has our debs during 6th year which means I'll be getting something during the summer. I'm not too excited by the thought of it tbh

suitcasepink

Ally7 wrote: »

Deise you can help me pick out my dress so, we're one of those schools who has our debs during 6th year which means I'll be getting something during the summer. I'm not too excited by the thought of it tbh

Omg thats soo cool, youre making your debs so soon!
I remember when we did the JC together :')

I would help with anything, if i had a car I would drive to Kerry to help tbh :P

LilMissCiara

deise_girl wrote: »

Omg guys after this runs its course can we turn it into a debs thread?
And y'all can all discuss your dresses and hair and make up and shoes and provide links and pictures and ideas and experiences and stuff.
Coz as Ive said before I <333 reading debs things!



Also if you didnt wanna match with the tie what about the pocket inner fabric thing matching? I think that can look really well sometimes!
I think its way nicer when theres some kinda matching

Yeah I agree with the matching pocket square but it has to match the tie and dress! :P If it didn't match the tie it would look silly!

LilMissCiara

Ally7 wrote: »

Deise you can help me pick out my dress so, we're one of those schools who has our debs during 6th year which means I'll be getting something during the summer. I'm not too excited by the thought of it tbh

Assuming you're going in to Leaving Cert I'd be careful buying a dress so soon. Most of my year (not just my friends) put on weight during 6th year. Some only put on a few pounds but others put on more.

Something to keep in mind!

Ally7

Mine's in early November, so I should be ok in that respect! I appreciate that point though

Is TK Maxx good for dresses at a decent price? TBH I've no interest in paying €300+ for a dress, not worth it for one night!

Grindylow

Tbh if you didn't match them, it'd look like you picked a random person outside and paid them to come in with you..

LilMissCiara

Ally7 wrote: »

Mine's in early November, so I should be ok in that respect! I appreciate that point though

Is TK Maxx good for dresses at a decent price? TBH I've no interest in paying €300+ for a dress, not worth it for one night!

You can get some lovely dresses on line for €100+. Factor in another €50 for delivery and you have a reasonable bargain. Haven't been dress shopping myself (fell in love with a $400 dollar dress online, luckily I found it half price so it worked out at €230.. Got caught at customs though so had to pay tax on delivery, though that doesn't always happen). I'll have a look in the next few days and post up some sites!

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Tbh if you didn't match them, it'd look like you picked a random person outside and paid them to come in with you..

I hear ya sista! :P

suitcasepink

LilMissCiara wrote: »

Yeah I agree with the matching pocket square but it has to match the tie and dress! :P If it didn't match the tie it would look silly!

Well if he had a plain black/dark tie you *could* get away with just the matching pocket square.. Like it'd look silly some times but it can work I think!

Pigwidgeon

Ally7 wrote: »

Mine's in early November, so I should be ok in that respect! I appreciate that point though

Is TK Maxx good for dresses at a decent price? TBH I've no interest in paying €300+ for a dress, not worth it for one night!

Ive seen some gorgeous ones in there. They're usually less than 100 from what I can remember. There's no harm in looking sure.

SarahBeep!

Ally7 wrote: »

Mine's in early November, so I should be ok in that respect! I appreciate that point though

Is TK Maxx good for dresses at a decent price? TBH I've no interest in paying €300+ for a dress, not worth it for one night!

The lads had their suits before I had my dress. Got it for €50 in AlWear the day before the debs, some laugh

Ally7

I'd be very afraid the sizing would be terrible if I ordered online though, I'm quite short you see (only 5 foot 4) so it's probably likely I'll have to get it taken up! I think I'll have a look around locally and if I can't get anything I'll look online.

LilMissCiara

Ally7 wrote: »

I'd be very afraid the sizing would be terrible if I ordered online though, I'm quite short you see (only 5 foot 4) so it's probably likely I'll have to get it taken up! I think I'll have a look around locally and if I can't get anything I'll look online.

I will admit sizing is a bit iffy (my dress was a size too small, I knew this but it was half price) but the chest of it is so weirdly cut so even though inch wise it's grand, fit wise it's not!

As long as you don't have a really weird shape you should be grand!

Salty

I've looked online for dresses with a view to getting one made. I found one I adore, and it's a simple enough design, so I think I'll go with it.:D

No way am I paying 300 euro for a dress! Way cheaper to get it made imo.

ohthebaby

I think matching his tie to your dress is kind of cringey. I went to 2 debs and my dates had like a black bow tie or black tie. I think it's just classier or something. Though I went to a third debs with a friend and he insisted on matching... Although my dress was gold so it wasn't too bad I suppose. I just hate seeing pink dress with pink tie, etc...

RHunce

Myself and the GF were matching, tie and dress. Aubergine if I remember correctly, according to herself. I always said purple though

SarahBeep!

RHunce wrote: »

Myself and the GF were matching, tie and dress. Aubergine if I remember correctly, according to herself. I always said purple though

Surely yours isn't until August? Went to it two years back and it was just before college started!

LilMissCiara

RHunce wrote: »

Myself and the GF were matching, tie and dress. Aubergine if I remember correctly, according to herself. I always said purple though

Nah, they're not actually the same colours! :P

RHunce

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Surely yours isn't until August? Went to it two years back and it was just before college started!

No we had ours over the Christmas. It was a way better time to have it I think. It was during the freeze. At the end of the night I was running late for the bus back into the city and in my drunken state I picked the GF up and ran to the buses with her in my arms. Slipped right outside the bus door with herself still in my arms. She landed straight on my chest, didn't touch the ground, I pride myself on that fact! I was flat on my arse and back. :pac: Now how could I do that during the summer :cool:

LilMissCiara wrote: »

Nah, they're not actually the same colours! :P

It's the same thing, let's be honest here

Doesn't matter. When you're there you won't once think about it.

SarahBeep!

RHunce wrote: »

No we had ours over the Christmas. It was a way better time to have it I think. It was during the freeze. At the end of the night I was running late for the bus back into the city and in my drunken state I picked the GF up and ran to the buses with her in my arms. Slipped right outside the bus door with herself still in my arms. She landed straight on my chest, didn't touch the ground, I pride myself on that fact! I was flat on my arse and back. :pac: Now how could I do that during the summer :cool:

Psh! Debs during school is RIDICLOUS!

You should have it after the LC results and CAO offers when everyone knows what they're doing!

LilMissCiara

RHunce wrote: »

It's the same thing, let's be honest here

Purple

Aubergine:

Case closed! :P

Screaminmidget

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Psh! Debs during school is RIDICLOUS!

You should have it after the LC results and CAO offers when everyone knows what they're doing!

I always thought the few weeks before the results and offers!?

I know if I did bad in the LC and/or didnt get offered what I wanted, I wouldnt be in a mood for celebrating...

But ya, during school is a no-no

RHunce

We had our grads just a week or two before the leaving cert then as well! It was great. I know people said that to me but I thought it was great to be able to have the debs during the Christmas. It was great. Fantastic review in the Leader about how well behaved we were from the hotel managers etc

RHunce

LilMissCiara wrote: »

Purple

Aubergine:

Case closed! :P

Same difference :P

SarahBeep!

RHunce wrote: »

We had our grads just a week or two before the leaving cert then as well! It was great. I know people said that to me but I thought it was great to be able to have the debs during the Christmas. It was great. Fantastic review in the Leader about how well behaved we were from the hotel managers etc

The year I went (09) I thought yer Debs was so boring!! Nothing compred to ours or the CBS debs!

RHunce

Yeah I remember that year group! It was supposed to have been a terrible debs! In the Clarion right? I heard they wrecked the place, food fights etc. Idiots. There was less than a hundred people there. We had 300 at ours, in the Radisson.

Muchins and Ard Scoil have theirs during the school year too!