Men's suit's major issues!

this is what I'm doing with my dad - and my sister did the same, as long as he is comfortable and looks good then I'm not particular about all the men (of women for that matter) matching and wearing exactly the same colour/cut. It's more important that he looks and feels good than 'matches', in my opinion. but then even my BMs aren't wearing the same dresses, so I'm quite easy about the whole matching thing.

I dont think it comes accross as mean, you obviously want everyone to feel the best!

We wanted my OH and best man to look a little different from everyone else so they are having a different tie to the rest of the grooms party, so could you do similar and have groom and best man in the suits that suit your groom and then the rest of the party in the suits that make your dad comfortable? So it looks like the suits have been changed for a reason? Hope that makes sense!

We hadnt decided if OH was wearing an ivory cravat to make him different or not yet.

TBH he looked really nice in the burgundy as it brought the cooour out in his face.

Was thinking OH to have prince edward and the others (BM, FOTB and Ushers) the shorter suits but not sure if that would look strange?!

Going to go to a different suit hire to check out slate grey (its darker so may be more flattering)

A gue at work suggested brown but im really not sure that dark red goes well with brown.. not for a wedding anyway!!! not offense to anyone on here!! ?

Just goes to prove when you think things are finally coming together they fall apart!! ?

I thought the suits would be easy!! little did I know!

I'm leaving all suit matters to OH. He is leaving the dresses to me - fair balance.

Hi,

(btw I’m an Aug 2010 bride, with the same colour theme.? )

Whilst we have not yet decided on the exact colour of the suit, OH has decided what style jacket he wants. I can’t for the life of me remember what its called, but we have also realised that what looks good on him, won’t suit the other guys!

Mum and I were talking about this to a local shop @ a wedding fair a few weeks ago, and said that we were trying to think of a style that might be ok for everyone, and the woman looked at me, quite bluntly said – “are your bridesmaids wearing the same dress as you?” “no” “well why does your groom have to match the other men? Don’t you think he needs to stand out and be special too”

I hadn’t thought about it like that, and we had quite a long chat with her and she was really helpful. Suggested things like the material and colour matching, but the style different or viceversa

So, to pass this on to you, how about, have what is best for OH, and then the style that is best for your dad be the style for the other guys!? (i think that this is the road we are likely to go down)

HTH

Maxine

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Good luck with the meeting, do let us know what you decide!

I will be watching this with interest as we have the same colour, and have the same quandry regarding the Ivory / burgundy tie & waistcoat.
I thought about him having the same colour as my dress (which is called light gold, but more of a champaigne colour really....) but then he would know waht colour my dress is!!?!?! there is nothing simle eh!?! ?

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Hi,

I thought I might chip in with a little professional advice.

The problem with your dads suit is the correct fit and cut of the suit. The style is irrelevant!

Having said that the Edward style is not a flattering style for some figures. But it should fit OK if the suit has a nice cut and he is wearing the right size.

I have an extremely busy hire department and I very rarely recommend the Edward style for the whole party for this reason. A Tail suit if correctly fitted will look far more elegant, and a lounge suit again if correctly fitted will look good too.

I know my hire department will have various styles of jacket available in the same fabric, this way you can have the Groom and Bestman in the Edward (or tail suit or any other style) and then the Dads in a more flattering style.

My honest advice would be to try other shops and have alook at the quality, fit and design of the suits there.

The MOST important part of hiring a good suit is the fit!

If you have any questions email me, I can always offer advice.

Marc