Beauty & Style Going to a wedding: suit or tux?

[SugarShane]

My old job was as an office monkey in a recruitment place, they made us dress up to the nines. Jackets, ties, the works. I hated it. Much prefer where i am now, collared shirt and jumper when needed. I just feel like a real w***er in suit and tie at work.

 

[rofltown]

I'm the youngest guy in my team and I'm the only one who regularly wears a tie to work, I just like them and since I'm slim they look good on me.

Back to the op though, suit up, no need for a tux at a wedding....

 

[J_Moore]

I could wear pyjamas to work if I really wanted (TV post-production). To be honest, I kind of miss having to make myself look vaguely presentable. I think having to do all that shit at the start of the day gets you in the right frame of mind.

 

[Tex_21]

Honestly, I think formal dress is outdated in modern society - particularly a hot environment like Australia. Even semi formal (black tie) is getting pretty outdated. Most people consider informal (lounge suit) suitably dressy and that's just fine by me.


I wish. That would be freaking sweet.

Black tie is semi-formal now? That's as formal as I've ever heard of (and I used to be an accountant).

For mine, semi formal is collared shirt and pants. No tie.

Informal would be T-shirt and jeans.

 

[Caesar]

Yeah I think things have been stepped back a bit than it used to be. The traditional interpretation tends to be:

Formal: Full Morning Dress (daytime) or white tie (nighttime)
Semi-Formal: Morning Suit (daytime) or black tie (nighttime)
Informal: Lounge (i.e. business) suit and tie
Smart Casual: Dress trousers, shirt and blazer/sports coat
Business Casual: As per smart casual but usually without the jacket

Anything else usually doesn't require a dress code.

Personally I'm kind of glad that things are a lot more casual and simplified these days. Most people can own one or two good business suits and are able to adequately dress for any occasion with class and style. You can always rent a dinner suit for the once-in-a-blue-moon black tie event.

 

[nicky]

The funny thing is that "corporate" tends to not set the bar for business attire these days. As I said it tends to be the lawyers and accountants who subscribe most strongly to the traditional suit-and-tie uniform (mostly I guess because of the obsession with client service and appearances).

When I left professional practice for the corporate world it was actually a big step down in dress code. Now I wear dress trousers and an open necked shirt, with a jumper if I'm cold - and so does everyone else, right up to senior management. And I work for a big resources company.

I think it's still a little more prevalent in Melbourne due to the colder climate, but in Perth and Sydney it's almost rare these days. Most of the year a suit jacket and a tie is just an unnecessary hassle.

Top tier consultancies (deloitte, pwc, accenture) dress in suit/ties/corporate attire. Half the people I work with are from one of those firms which may be the reason the presentation standards here are very high.

 

[Caesar]

Deloitte and PWC don't require their staff to wear ties any more, incidentally - at least not in Sydney.

 

[Shell]

suit is fine, although the last few years just wearing a nice shirt without the tie has become acceptable.

Nooooooo.

Love the tie. Keep wearing ties guys please.

 

[nicky]

Deloitte and PWC don't require their staff to wear ties any more, incidentally - at least not in Sydney.

Well it may not be a company rule but they all do it. I know, I work with them.

 

[nicky]

I could wear pyjamas to work if I really wanted (TV post-production). To be honest, I kind of miss having to make myself look vaguely presentable. I think having to do all that shit at the start of the day gets you in the right frame of mind.

omg, you're working in my dream environment doing my dream job.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

Geez this thread went off topic a bit...

I'm noticing a trend, at least in WA, of weddings where grooms/groomsmen wear white shirt, untucked, pants and lopher type shoes... is this a bogan thing or something? They look like bumps getting married to a bride who is wearing a traditional white (lol) wedding dress. ???