Keith Kinkade of Kinkade’s Fine Clothing offers invaluable advice for stylish accessories and suits that will transform any gentleman into a sharp dressed man on his wedding day.
- Suits vs. Tuxedos
In recent years, there has been a shift from a one-day rental of a tuxedo to purchasing a custom made suit for weddings. By purchasing a suit as opposed to renting a tuxedo, the wedding party is able to have a nice suit to add to their wardrobe for future occasions.
Keith Kinkade stated, “Most of what we are seeing is people moving away from tuxedos and people wearing suits. The wool suit has been the most popular suit that we sell for weddings. What is special is that we have actually had clients who purchased a suit from Kinkade’s for their wedding, and after they start a family, the new father wears the wedding suit that he got married in to get the baby christened.
- Location, Location, Location
For 2016, the trend will continue to have weddings in sophisticated and serene outdoor settings. The shift from traditional church weddings has precipitated a change in wedding attire.
“People are having weddings that are not in a church and rather in an open air setting like at a barn or antebellum home, or at the beach. The new settings for weddings are causing the shift away from the super traditional and dressy tuxedo look. More grooms are moving away from tuxedos,” Kinkade said.
- Color Based on the Clock
The color of the groom and groomsmen’s suits are determined by the time of the forthcoming nuptials. The formality of the wedding day should also be taken into consideration when choosing colors for suits.
“When it comes to daytime weddings, you can wear a lighter gray, mid-gray, or khaki suit. If the wedding is later in the evening, then we would encourage the groom and groomsmen to go darker with charcoal gray, navy, or black suits,” Kinkade said.
- Accentuate & Accessorize
Pocket squares, fun socks, and suits worn with a vest all can incorporate festive wedding themes and colors into wedding day attire. “The pocket square needs to complement the tie being worn. Also, all of the wedding parties’ pocket squares need to be the same. It has been popular for the groom and groomsmen to have fun with the socks with all the same pattern, but all different colors. Sometimes a groom will wear a vest and the groomsmen will not, which makes the groom’s suit a little more special. The vest could be a solid cream colored vest, or it could be a vest that adds to the suit, like a three-piece suit,” Kinkade stated.
- Debonair & Dapper Dudes
Walking down the aisle as a well-dressed groom can simply mean adding the right tie or bow tie. “For weddings recently, I have seen bow ties or long ties; it is just a matter of the groom’s personality,” Kinkade said.
Traditional men might gravitate towards the customary tie. Others may express their style by wearing a bow tie. “Groomsmen all should wear the same ties and then the groom’s tie can be the same color, but a slightly different pattern. If he is a dapper dude and wants to wear a bowtie then he will get bowties across the board. Sometimes, the father of the groom and father-in-law will have something to say about wearing a bow tie. If they want a long tie, then that is what it is going to be for them all,” Kinkade said with a laugh.
- Groom or Groomsmen Gaffe to Avoid
Kinkade shares one last simple rule to remember and big blunder to avoid, “On a two-button suit, you only button the top button. Do not button the bottom button anytime, anywhere!”
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Blog post written by: Jenny Cox Holman