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Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: Thitpualso Date: September 28, 2019, 9:44 am
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People sometimes get a bit crazy about appropriate colors to
wear to Weddings. Ii’s really pretty simple
WHITE: Don’t look like the Bride. I’ve even heard of those who
wondered if it was acceptable for a man to wear a white dress
shirt. Of course it’s acceptable. No one will mistake Uncle
Joe for the Bride. Also, no one will mistake little Nan for the
Bride if the 8 year-old is wearing a white dress with a colorful
sash.
RED: it’s fine as part of your outfit. Just don’t look like
Lola from ‘Damn Yankees’.
BLACK: Fine as long as you don’t dress like a Mediterranean
widow. In Brooklyn, the LBD with a splash of color is the
default for festive occasions.
#Post#: 39731--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: whiterose Date: October 2, 2019, 6:04 pm
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Someone posted in the original Ehell forum back in Delphi that
it was okay to wear black to an evening wedding in NYC, but not
to a daytime wedding in Atlanta.
I know there are a lot of gray areas in between- those are the
two extremes.
But I am very glad nobody wore black to my morning wedding in
the South.
#Post#: 39958--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: Shores Date: October 7, 2019, 2:21 pm
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Black is fine for evening weddings, just make sure the black
attire doesn’t look like funeral wear as opposed to evening
wear....I would not wear black to a daytime wedding though.
#Post#: 40051--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: Soop Date: October 9, 2019, 9:04 am
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Was just at a wedding this weekend and <gasp>, I wore black and
wasn't the only one. Black pants, fuscia tank top and thin black
long cardigan. It was actually work clothes. I'm glad I didn't
bother worrying and waste money on new outfit. Only the
20-something were dressed up in fancier dresses. Us old, married
ladies were all in simpler dresses or pants and tops like me.
#Post#: 40230--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: jpcher Date: October 11, 2019, 4:36 pm
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Truth be told I wore black at my own wedding. That was back in
my biker days. Black leather skirt, Black vest, White camisole
underneath, black heels and a black hat.
LDH was going to change into a black dress shirt to go with his
black jeans, but got to busy interacting with the guests before
the ceremony began. He wore a Broken Spoke t-shirt . . . and,
yes, I did pin the boutonnière on his t-shirt. We laughed about
that.
I say to each his own. Why stress so much about what's in style,
etiquettely correct, etc. It's the person's attendance that is
most important . . . not what they wear.
#Post#: 40255--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: Aleko Date: October 12, 2019, 2:56 am
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[quote]LDH was going to change into a black dress shirt to go
with his black jeans[/quote]
Just a transatlantic language note: in Britain a 'dress shirt'
is something designed to wear under a dinner jacket ( = tuxedo)
with a black bow tie, or a tailcoat with a white bow tie. A
shirt-with-a-collar is just a 'shirt', full stop (= period). A
polo shirt, T-shirt, etc is always identified as such.
#Post#: 40281--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: chigger Date: October 12, 2019, 5:51 pm
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On THIS side of the pond, a "dress" shirt is usually collared,
buttoned down suitable with a tie! Business formal, if you will.
#Post#: 40290--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: jpcher Date: October 12, 2019, 8:30 pm
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[quote author=chigger link=topic=1344.msg40281#msg40281
date=1570920666]
On THIS side of the pond, a "dress" shirt is usually collared,
buttoned down suitable with a tie! Business formal, if you will.
[/quote]
or even business casual if not worn with a tie and not buttoned
all the way up to the collar.
#Post#: 40324--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: TootsNYC Date: October 13, 2019, 3:39 pm
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[quote author=chigger link=topic=1344.msg40281#msg40281
date=1570920666]
On THIS side of the pond, a "dress" shirt is usually collared,
buttoned down suitable with a tie! Business formal, if you will.
[/quote]
Actually a dress shirt doesn't generally have a button-down
collar. That and its fabric are what distinguishes it.
Button-down-collar shirts are generally made from oxford cloth
(hence the name "oxford shirt"), and they're for business.
A dress shirt is made with a collar and buttons down the front,
but the collars don't have buttons at the point. And the fabric
is thinner and smoother. They're fancier, and not for work.
Not that most people use those terms that way anymore.
#Post#: 40395--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is it ever OK to wear black to a wedding?
By: Chez Miriam Date: October 14, 2019, 10:38 am
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When I read jpcher's post, I imagined the groom intending to
change into one of those shirts that has a couple of rows of
(vertical) ruffles down the front - I thought they were a dress
shirt.
Oops! ;) ;D
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