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Blacktie event - Navy suit??

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  • 23-07-2013 8:32am
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    frag420
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    Hi Guys,

    I have a blacktie event on fri. Its a company awards dinner followed by a session!! Its in Brighton(I live in London) however I don't have a black suit as they are back home in Ireland. I do however have a dark navy three piece suit. Do you think I would get away with it?

    I have looked into hiring a suit however while it is cheap everyone requires a deposit of a min £200 and I also only own brown shoes so I would have to get shoes too adding to the cost. Its the week before payday so the finances are a bit stretched as it is.

    Any advice??

    frAg


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    The Corinthian
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    frag420 wrote: »
    I have a blacktie event on fri. Its a company awards dinner followed by a session!! Its in Brighton(I live in London) however I don't have a black suit as they are back home in Ireland. I do however have a dark navy three piece suit. Do you think I would get away with it?
    No. If I saw someone at a black tie affair, wearing an improvised 'navy tuxedo', I'd call security and tell them a homeless guy was crashing the party.

    If you're suggesting just wearing a dark three-piece with a normal tie (semi-formal), you could get away with it, but you'll also stick out like a sore thumb as the guy who can't afford to even rent.
    I have looked into hiring a suit however while it is cheap everyone requires a deposit of a min £200 and I also only own brown shoes so I would have to get shoes too adding to the cost. Its the week before payday so the finances are a bit stretched as it is.
    You're going to have to deal with the footwear situation anyway, or were you planning on wearing your 'navy tuxedo' with brown shoes?

    If semi-formal, brown shoes can actually work with a navy suit, but this is a style that is more acceptable on the continent, so I don't know what reception you'll get in the UK.
    Any advice??
    Use a credit card. Or borrow from someone. At the end of the day, you've said it's not that expensive and is just a cash flow issue, due to the deposit.


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    Feathers
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    My first thought was that you were posting about wearing a military dress uniform! :) (Too early, need coffee...)


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    Rev Hellfire
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    My advise is:

    1) Buy a decent pair of black shoes.
    2) Rent the suit.

    Borrow the money if you have to or if your place of employment does cash advances explain to them your situation.


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    Pepe LeFrits
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    As the others said, navy suit at a black tie event = no.

    This site is useful if you're unsure: http://www.blacktieguide.com/


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    Sleepy
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    If it's a company event they might be prepared to foot the bill for the tux rental?

    I've had work cover it in a similar situation. If you don't currently have evening wear, M&S do a basic black-tie get up for pretty reasonable money.


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    veetwin
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    Yup. Black tie event means a tuxedo. Not a black or navy suit. Shoes are often thrown in at some rental places but even a cheap pair of Penny's or Dunnes will do the job fine. Never heard of any place looking for a deposit that big to rent a tux. Maybe credit card imprint would suffice if you have one. Either way you will need a tux especially as its a work do.


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    old hippy
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    You could try but you'd stand out a bit (not that there's anything wrong with being an individual - Brighton's full of us).

    I did attend some formal do's in a Japanese male school uniform (looks like a naval jacket) which went down well enough but not entirely sure about wearing one to a black tie event.

    Best of luck!


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    Pepe LeFrits
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    veetwin wrote: »
    Yup. Black tie event means a tuxedo. Not a black or navy suit. Shoes are often thrown in at some rental places but even a cheap pair of Penny's or Dunnes will do the job fine. Never heard of any place looking for a deposit that big to rent a tux. Maybe credit card imprint would suffice if you have one. Either way you will need a tux especially as its a work do.
    One alternative to the tux is a silk velvet jacket like this (it's a bit more multi-purpose than a tux):

    tumblr_inline_mi2jorNrx51qz4rgp.png


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    frag420
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    Hey folks,

    Cheers for the replies. Kinda got sorted. Got measured and bought a cheapo suit(dinner jacket and pants), shoes etc, looks pretty sharpe!! all good until I went to collect them today to find they never ordered the suit from warehouse!!

    They reckon they can have it express delivered to my hotel by five tomorrow!! I fookin hope so or it will be a bright orange suit like in Dumb n Dumber!!

    Such a ball ache!!


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