Black Tie for Navy Burns Night.

Black Tie for Navy Burns Night.

by Graham
(London, UK)

Black Tie

From bottom up. Black boot shoes. The Suit is a black, 3 buttoned suit with an other the top 5 buttons at the end of each sleeve, the lining is red.

Suit brought from River Island (UK). The 100% cotton shirt is white with white lines (brought from Next).

The black bow tie is a ready tied rap around and I am sporting an all black cummerbund.

Never having a job where I needed a suit, I finally had to spring for this one when my Gran died and I needed something for the funeral.

It cost me around £130, which at the time was a stretch the finances, but the suit has served me well. It has worked for job interviews, special occasions and other funerals.

It has been 3 years and it still holds up well, although the trousers don’t iron as well as would like.

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Too Big, again.
by: London Tailor

Why are people alwyays wearing suits that are too big? Sorry, mate, but this is too big for you. This is directed at people in general, not your good self, as yours looks considerably better than most;
There are certain "rights" and "wrongs" when it comes to acquiring a suit; these are neither negotiable nor debatable - elementary aspects such as size are the first port of call; the jacket hem should land just at the lower curve of the buttock, the collar should sit below the peak of the shirt collar, the cuffs should leave about 1" of shirt cuff showing and there should ne neither gape, nor buckling when fastened.It isn't down to personal preference; if you wish to be correctly dressed and ignore this, you may as well wear the trousers on your head and tie the arms of the jacket around your waist. As I said, this is NOT directed at the gentleman in the picture.