Cummerbund or vest? Wingtip collar or lay down? Flat-front pants or pleated?
I have never given ANY thought whatsoever to tuxedos. Leo’s one tuxedo rental was for prom, when he asked for “whatever is cheap.”
So when we walked into VIP Formal Wear Saturday, we really had no idea what we were doing. Laid-back guy that he is, Leo doesn’t really care about his wedding attire. My only rule is vest instead of cummerbund.
We looked at the mannequins for inspiration. There was the James Bond tuxedo, the Jeff Foxworthy tuxedo (see picture at right) and the white tuxedo. No, no and no.
There was one he sort of liked, a jacket with a slightly different look and no buttons. So Amy, our salesperson, set him up with a shirt, vest, the jacket and two tie options. A few minutes later we had a tux: lay down collared pleated shirt, the jacket and long tie with vest. I have yet to choose the vest color, but that’s a quick choice later.
It took me three days, four stores and 30 try-ons to find a wedding dress. Leo found his clothes in under one hour at one store with one try-on.
It’s really not fair.
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