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What do men wear for cocktail?

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dairymoo · 14/05/2009 21:19

DH and I are going to a party on Saturday night. Dress code is Cocktail - Smart, Sophis & Sexy . I am planning on wearing a black, tight little bodycon number but what on earth should my DH wear? A suit? (He only really has 'work' suits) Nice jeans and a shirt? I personally think he'd look fab in some slim tuxedo trousers and a crisp white shirt, but sadly these items are not present in his wardrobe...ideas??

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bleh · 14/05/2009 22:23

normally, I'd recommend a suit, but if not: smart jeans, crisp white shirt, smart jacket and loafers. (sorry, currently picturing George Clooney. Don't know how that matches up with your DH though).

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TrillianAstra · 14/05/2009 22:29

Suit. Could he get a new snazzier shirt/tie to go with it? One that's too cool for work in some way?

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hf128219 · 14/05/2009 22:30

Not jeans. Suit.

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dairymoo · 15/05/2009 08:22

Great, thanks girls. Suit it is - unless I can persuade hime to buy some much-needed smart trousers before the weekend...

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hf128219 · 15/05/2009 08:27

No novelty ties though please!

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TheRealMrsJohnSimm · 15/05/2009 09:04

Cocktail for men should be a "lounge suit" i.e. a regular suit. Jeans would not be acceptable for this dress code.

He needs a fab shirt (preferably not white).

He shouldn't wear a tie but a pair of cufflinks looks gorgeous (no novelty items though as hf12819).

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dairymoo · 15/05/2009 12:04

Absolutely agree on the novelty ties thing, luckily he does have pretty good dress sense normally, well, good enough not to own anything that could be classed as a novelty tie. Ditto cufflinks - Tiffany beans all the way!

What do you mean by fab shirt? I think actually prefer men to wear a really well-cut white shirt, as opposed to anything black/purple/patterned (bleurgh!) so am interested to hear of any alternatives...