Men In Suits

[nailit]

Jackdaw mentioned on another thread that he wouldn't dream of attending a funeral unless he was attired in a dark suit.
I'm 52 soon and never owned a suit in my life.
Any other male here that has never owned a suit? It does seem to be the thing in society that males are expected to have a suit even if only for occasions like funerals, job interviews, weddings etc.

[Islay]

My husband has 10 suits and looks so sexy when he wears them but looks equally sexy in jeans and tshirt

[anneasquith]

Dark suit, white shirt Islay, lovely .

[murraymints]

my OH would just look plain daft in a suit, worked in leisure and fitness so am more used to seeing him in Gym gear...
I think a more casual style of dress is the "norm" nowadays..although it is a personal choice...

[Islay]

Absolutely anne, a crisp white shirt.
I must admit he looks awful in keep fit stuff glad he only wears it when he is at the gym.

[Barmaid]

Well there's always your birthday suit.

[sunny-dave]

It needs ironing, BM :(

[nailit]

LOL Dave :-)

[gness]

I'm a whizz with an iron..... ;-)

[Barmaid]

Think I might stick mine in the drier. See if it comes out uncreased and 3 sizes smaller

[rowanwitch]

On that basis I would need a boil wash

[sunny-dave]

I tried that - shorter wider and pinker is not a good look :(

[Ric.ror]

I’m sorry but I told my son off recently for not wearing a suit to a funeral. I think it shows a lack of respect to the deceased not to

[gness]

I think it depends on the man, Nailit....even more so than the occasion....

Some men who wear suits often can look great if they're well shaped and the suit's good and hangs well....
Some who only wear a suit once in a blue moon can look uncomfortable....as did the young lads who bought or borrowed a suit for the funeral of their mate last year.....and the mate would have laughed...

Some men can look so much better in good casual clothes than they do in suits as long as the shirts are ironed to perfection...I have a thing about ironed shirts...
MrG's death denied me the pleasure of ironing shirts......dragging men in off the street to iron a crinkled shirt didn't go down too well.... :-)

I prefer casual......smart casual, though sometimes a bit quirky too......Michael Portillo for instance.....that would catch my eye before a man in a suit would......x

[murraymints]

Michael P always looks smart and dashing..unusual colour combinations, but it works for him !

[gness]

It does, Minty....it's what you carry off well.....had MrG dressed in those colours.......well I dread to think.....x

[nailit]

//I think it shows a lack of respect to the deceased not to//
I didn't even wear a suit to my own fathers funeral (because I didn't own one). Trousers, white shirt and black tie but a casual jacket. I fail to see how not wearing a suit showed lack of respect, but each to their own I guess.

[nailit]

Gness, I agree. I feel extremely uncomfortable in a shirt and trousers never mind a stuffy suit.

[Baldric]

I generally go for the Casual Look, decent quality stuff and I don't own any Jeans or Trainers.
I do have two Suits in case something a bit formal comes up.

[1ozzy]

Never owned a suit and never intend to.

Casual jackets, ties, trousers etc but successfully avoid wearing them.

[bednobs]

my husband has one suit. He calls it his lucky suit (because he got married to me in it) he has had it now for 17 years, and wears it fir formal occasions/job interviews. He does not own a black suit, but when we were younger he used to wear a three peice with a purple suit - phwoar