Dinner Jackets....

[JCB123]

...which one to hire?

I've got an evening presentation to attend (I'm up for an Architecture award) at a hotel/golf club and it's DJ's.....I don't have one so which do I hire?

2 piece DJ
3 piece DJ
2 piece Tux
3 piece Tux

I'm not familier with dress etiquette, so could the PH massive please help....

[dirty doug]

Buy one you tight bd! Seriously the hired ones will make you look like a posh tramp. DJ's are not expensive if you think how long they last.

EFA 2 piece, PROPER BOW tie & no stupid coloured ones

Edited by dirty doug on Tuesday 23 February 09:56

[JCB123]

Thanks - I'll probably buy one - but you've not answered the important bit of the question!

[Dr Phibes]

dirty doug said:

Buy one you tight bd! Seriously the hired ones will make you look like a posh tramp. DJ's are not expensive if you think how long they last.

Agreed, brought one 10 years ago and it has more than paid for itself

[sleep envy]

buy one

white jacket of course!!

(keep a wine list in your inside pocket)

[mel]

2 piece DJ, Marks & Spencer around a hundred quid, good enough as lets face it people are only sober enough to take any notice for the first half hour and you'll only ever wear it once or twice a year anyway.

Infact following that logic try this pikie DJ

But yes get a real bowtie as once you get bladdered you can undo it, look like James Bond (well maybe not in an ASDA DJ) and chicks dig it , oh and make sure you wear plain oxford lace up shoes or patent evening shoes, brouges, slip ons, or converse all stars make you look like a peasant or a pop star.

[Aston Annie]

A tuxedo is the American term for a Dinner suit/Dinner jacket, so they're both the same thing! The 2 piece is always the best way to go, worn with a white evening shirt and a black bow tie.

Hope this is of help.

[touching cloth]

Why not hedge your bets ??








BTW, 2 piece black, no cummerbund, no wing collar, black bowtie.

[mel]

The only time you should ever hire one is when you get older and fatter, that way you send the smaller trousers back and keep the bigger ones A DJ for life a bit like Triggers Broom

[alock]

Get a turned down collar, not a wing collar. A wing collar is for UK white tie or American black tie.

[JRM]

Defo 2 piece

[neil_bolton]

Pocket or no Pocket

[loafer123]

mel said:

2 piece DJ, Marks & Spencer around a hundred quid, good enough as lets face it people are only sober enough to take any notice for the first half hour and you'll only ever wear it once or twice a year anyway.

Infact following that logic try this pikie DJ

But yes get a real bowtie as once you get bladdered you can undo it, look like James Bond (well maybe not in an ASDA DJ) and chicks dig it , oh and make sure you wear plain oxford lace up shoes or patent evening shoes, brouges, slip ons, or converse all stars make you look like a peasant or a pop star.

All this, especially the patent shoes - M&S do cheap ones.