Menswear

Menswear

September 9th, 2009 @ 3:31 pm by Mrs. Frozen Yogurt
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Mr. Fro Yo and I were talking about what the guys should wear for the wedding, and what he should wear. He’s not entirely sure if he wants to wear a tux or not, and I don’t know that I want him to wear one. I think We’re both thinking the guys should wear grey suits.

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Did you see that grey suit with the green tie? I’m in love! Thankfully I know of a great Etsy seller that can make some amazing green ties: Me and Matilda! But I am just worried about where his guys will be able to rent grey suits… I KNOW they don’t have them already. Has anyone rented/bought grey suits before? Where did you have the best luck finding them?

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30 Responses to “Menswear”

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Miss Sapphire (message) 1,398 posts, Bumble bee

Macy’s Macy’s Macy’s. Our guys got great ones, on sale, Alfani for under $180.

9/9/09 @ 3:35 pm (reply)

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Miss Dachshund (message) 689 posts, Busy bee

I’d love to know this, too! As far as I’ve found, you can’t rent suits.

Men’s Wearhouse was doing a 2 for one sale, making a few of their suits $150, but I don’t see it on their website anymore!

I’ll have to check Macy’s out!

9/9/09 @ 3:40 pm (reply)

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Miss Politico

My fiance and his friends own tuxes! ha, ha, ha. My fiance actually owns tails too. Do you have a Filene’s basement? They have a great selection on suits and you can get them altered elsewhere. Joseph A. Banks usually has good sales too! In DC where most men wear suits, there are usually a lot of good sales there. Not sure if it is the same in other cities. Good luck! I love the grey suits.

9/9/09 @ 3:46 pm (reply)

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lampshade127 (message) 777 posts, Busy bee

I love the idea of doing grey suits! You could try a Banana Republic factory store. My fiance bought 2 suits for around $300. Sometimes the sizing is a little off though, so you may have to try it and see. Good luck!

9/9/09 @ 3:49 pm (reply)

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Gator (message) 607 posts, Busy bee

My fiance does not want to rent a tux either. Instead, he has told his groomsmen that they’ll all go shopping together and buy matching suits. There is a great TJ Maxx style suit store in town that he loves to shop at so I think that is what they’ll do. He couldn’t see the need to throw money away on a rental when for a few bucks more they could buy a suit to keep.

9/9/09 @ 3:50 pm (reply)

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jessf78 (message) 16 posts, Newbee

if you really want to rent, jim’s formalware rents suits.

http://www.jimsformalwear.com/collection_destination.htm

although, it seems for a small amount more, you can buy suits and get them tailored and it will look nicer than if you rent one. and you keep the suit! although on the other hand, it’s very convenient to just rent! and not worry about getting the groomsmen to shop for themselves.

9/9/09 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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Miss Beagle (message) 1,380 posts, Bumble bee

I love the way grey suits look! I think Mr. Cheese bought his suit at Macy’s on sale.

9/9/09 @ 4:01 pm (reply)

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lemilie (message) 428 posts, Helper bee

So, I really wanted grey suits, but we didn’t really want to make the groomsmen buy a suit. Turns out that they make grey tuxes that you can rent, that pretty much look just like suits and are a lot cheaper - I think it’s $105 for the rental. Men’s Wearhouse and Savvi Formalwear both have grey tuxes, but I found it’s best to go in person rather than mess around with the websites.

9/9/09 @ 4:02 pm (reply)

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stephbolt (message) 204 posts, Helper bee

I’ll be watching the comments here - we are trying to figure out the same thing! I think we are leaning towards watching for a sale, and buying the shirts/ties for the groomsmen to defray their costs.

9/9/09 @ 4:21 pm (reply)

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ariellebride (message) 431 posts, Helper bee

I want my fiance and groomsmen to wear grey suits too. I’m hoping they can find inexpensive ones and if they already own one then that’s even better! I don’t care if they all match or not. Isn’t it funny though, we don’t think twice about asking our bridesmaids to spend $150-$300 on dresses, but we feel bad asking the guys to buy suits?

9/9/09 @ 4:28 pm (reply)

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Miss Poodle (message) 3,387 posts, Sugar bee

I love the look of gray suits! Good luck on finding them!

9/9/09 @ 4:38 pm (reply)

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ChiDIY (message) 184 posts, Blushing bee

We wanted suits too, but I didnt want to ask the guys to buy them (not sure why it makes a difference… girls buy dresses all the time!). We will most likely get grey or black (the most casual one we can find) tuxes from MWH and have them wear the ties with no vests to dress it down a bit.

9/9/09 @ 4:55 pm (reply)

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kim

I second Joseph A. Banks - my partner wore a gray suit for our wedding and he had many to choose from there and, as was mentioned above, they have great sales. (I think you can score even better deals if you’re on their mailing list).

9/9/09 @ 5:00 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

We did gray suits for our wedding. Our guys went in on the buy one get one free deal @ Men’s Warehouse and it turned out great

9/9/09 @ 5:07 pm (reply)

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laurenmsb7 (message) 30 posts, Newbee

Our GMs are wearing grey suits. They are renting a grey tux and only wearing the shirt, tie, jacket and pants.

9/9/09 @ 5:20 pm (reply)

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daniellemybelle (message) 2,520 posts, Sugar bee

We are renting the gray Calvin Klein tux from Men’s Wearhouse. To me, it looks just like a gray suit with a vest, though it has a little bit of a silvery sheen on the lapels. They are $150 but if you rent 4 you get the 5th one free. While you could probably have your guys buy suits for not much more, I think renting is much simpler and guys prefer it.

9/9/09 @ 5:37 pm (reply)

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Miss Ramen (message) 354 posts, Helper bee

i was gonna echo everyone else; they only have grey tuxes. its hard to find even suits to rent - they usually offer only black or linen.

9/9/09 @ 5:53 pm (reply)

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10.10.10 (message) 118 posts, Blushing bee

Also check out J. Crew. The suits are a little high, but they are beautiful. I originally wanted my honey and his fella(s) to wear grey, but I really worry it will clash with one of my accent colors. So, either the accent color needs to change or the suit color has to change. Oh, the decisions!

9/9/09 @ 6:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 2,685 posts, Sugar bee

Thanks girls!! These are all great suggestions!!

9/9/09 @ 6:19 pm (reply)

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