Aussie Men Suit Themselves
Illawarra Mercury
Tuesday November 16, 2004
AUSTRALIAN men are renowned for their fear and loathing when it comes to getting "dressed up".
It's traditional that "a bag of fruit" is reserved for weddings and funerals. Sadly the formal suit has largely gone out of the door for weddings, says part owner of Wollongong's Suiting You, Kety Stojanovski."The brides still generally dress to the tee and remain fairly traditional but men are really dropping standards these days," she said. The formal suit with satin lapels, wing shirts, cravats and tails are not often on the agenda at modern weddings, she said. "It's a pity really because the bride and groom should be able to look back at their wedding photos with pride," Mrs Stojanovski said. Grooms these days either go for business suits or just a smart, casual look which often doesn't even require a coat of any sort. "What they don't realise is that the casual look dates whereas the formal look relies on enduring classics," Mrs Stojanovski said. "A formal suit with the works can be just as comfortable as the casual look and the groom will always look a knockout." She said the main offenders for letting standards slide was the 30-somethings. "The older men and the boys looking for suits for school formals seem to have a more acute sense of style," she said."The younger ones especially are never afraid to really go to town so I suppose there is hope tradition won't die out." Classic black-tie look is:? black dinner suit with satin trim? white shirt with formal collar or pleats? black vest? black formal tie - bow, cravat, crossover tie or fatboy? white pocket hankyOr for a creative black-tie look:? dinner suit with satin trim? shirt with formal collar or pleats.Coloured accessories:? vest? formal tie - bow, cravat, crossover tie, fatboy or satin long tie? pocket hanky
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