going to a symphony concert this weekend. want to dress it up a bit, but not all the way up. want to wear a suit jacket (business suit, solid charcoal), but not the pants (not tailored yet). want to hear suggestions on what to pair with. i have a pair of dark slim jeans, chinos in light navy, khaki and stone (or beige?). shoe options are chocolate suede wingtip and dark brown wingtip (mahogany), and black leather slip-ons. going tieless, but what shirt? i have white, light blue, light pink and some patterned ones. thanks a lot!
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going to a symphony concert this weekend. want to dress it up a bit, but not all the way up. want to wear a suit jacket (business suit, solid charcoal), but not the pants (not tailored yet). want to hear suggestions on what to pair with. i have a pair of dark slim jeans, chinos in light navy, khaki and stone (or beige?). shoe options are chocolate suede wingtip and dark brown wingtip (mahogany), and black leather slip-ons. going tieless, but what shirt? i have white, light blue, light pink and some patterned ones. thanks a lot!
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When I think suit jacket, jeans, and dress shoes, I honestly don't think well-dressed... I kind of think 'well-intentioned but misinformed dad." Unless there's something terribly wrong with the suit pants, I'd wear them with the dark brown wingtips (unless the slipons are a nice shape).
Shirt - white or light blue. You could go for a white tattersall if you have one.
It's the symphony, it's an excuse to dress up
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Does "not tailored" mean it's an inch or two long or is it totally un-hemmed? Many tailors can do a quick turn-around on something simply like that. Don't give up on the suit pants yet.
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thanks. the pants are hemmed at the right length, but the waist at least one size too big. when i bought it, the right waist size is too short on the legs, and i had to go one size up, so the waist and seat had to be taken it.
i agree a suit jacked alone dressed down can be a little awkward. i wish i had a tweed blazer that does not have the formal suit look and can go with chinos or jeans.
i also have a tailored grey wool suit i can wear, but i wore it in september to a wedding, and part of the concert group i am going also went to the wedding, some of them gave nice comments on my look that day, so they should recognize the same suit. i very rarely wear suit, so they would have seen me only twice in suits, and the same one, would that be a problem or am i being paranoid?
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