a little help, please?
The mall I work at is opening a department store this week. It's very exciting and something we've all been looking forward to and working towards for over a year. And to help kick the whole thing off and celebrate being worked like a dog for the past few weeks, there's a gala being held in a couple of day. As such I need and outfit and am having a little difficulty in picking one out...
I was digging through my closet and stumbled upon a few items that have never been worn with tags still on (it's a thing I do. I buy things and never wear them. I'm not proud, but whatever. that's a whole 'nutha post). I found a bow-tie that I though could be fun, but is it too much? Since it is a work event, it'll most likely be just a bunch of boring old suits. However, at the same time it is a department store so I think those who are not in boring old suits will be dressing it up... And there in lies my problem - how to walk this line. I don't want to over do it, but I can't dress it too far down either since all my big bosses will be there. (In other words, I need to wear a tie, bow or otherwise. I was thinking jeans, not tie and a white tux jacket would be perfect, but the whole work related thing killed that idea.)
I can not buy something new. CAN NOT. So, I continued the digging and pulled out two potentials. Which do you prefer? Let me know your thoughts, then read on for some commentary on both:
Jacket 1 and Jacket 2 - the same, but different
Jacket 1. I like it. Both the jacket and pants are brand new so it is like I just went shopping. The jacket is a navy tux jacket (Versace) and the bottoms are charcoal tux pants (Lanvin) with a black stripe down the side. I feel that the jacket is too long and perhaps dated since things now days are a bit cropped. And there is a bit of a sheen to it as well. I'm also too fat for the pants that are meant to be a little tapered. The bow tie, I feel is huge... clown like even! I bought it (at Zara $9.99!) since I thought it'd be floppy and boyish, but I'm not so sure now that I see it on.
Jacket 2. I like it as well. Same pants , but this jacket is cropped (which I'm more comfortable with... H&M, baby!) a there is a gray check pattern in it. Too matchy-matchy with the pants? I also have black tux pants that I could wear but I have already worn them with this jacket to another work event (minus the tie) and therefore feel I can not re-wear since the jacket is too memorable.
Which do you prefer?
And what do you think of the clown tie. Is it big and sloppy or Lanvin-floppy (more of what I had hoped to achieve here
I was digging through my closet and stumbled upon a few items that have never been worn with tags still on (it's a thing I do. I buy things and never wear them. I'm not proud, but whatever. that's a whole 'nutha post). I found a bow-tie that I though could be fun, but is it too much? Since it is a work event, it'll most likely be just a bunch of boring old suits. However, at the same time it is a department store so I think those who are not in boring old suits will be dressing it up... And there in lies my problem - how to walk this line. I don't want to over do it, but I can't dress it too far down either since all my big bosses will be there. (In other words, I need to wear a tie, bow or otherwise. I was thinking jeans, not tie and a white tux jacket would be perfect, but the whole work related thing killed that idea.)
I can not buy something new. CAN NOT. So, I continued the digging and pulled out two potentials. Which do you prefer? Let me know your thoughts, then read on for some commentary on both:
Jacket 1 and Jacket 2 - the same, but different
Jacket 1. I like it. Both the jacket and pants are brand new so it is like I just went shopping. The jacket is a navy tux jacket (Versace) and the bottoms are charcoal tux pants (Lanvin) with a black stripe down the side. I feel that the jacket is too long and perhaps dated since things now days are a bit cropped. And there is a bit of a sheen to it as well. I'm also too fat for the pants that are meant to be a little tapered. The bow tie, I feel is huge... clown like even! I bought it (at Zara $9.99!) since I thought it'd be floppy and boyish, but I'm not so sure now that I see it on.
Jacket 2. I like it as well. Same pants , but this jacket is cropped (which I'm more comfortable with... H&M, baby!) a there is a gray check pattern in it. Too matchy-matchy with the pants? I also have black tux pants that I could wear but I have already worn them with this jacket to another work event (minus the tie) and therefore feel I can not re-wear since the jacket is too memorable.
Which do you prefer?
And what do you think of the clown tie. Is it big and sloppy or Lanvin-floppy (more of what I had hoped to achieve here
posted by ju at
1:10 AM
2 Comments:
Jase: I like outfit number 2! I agree with the more cropped jacket, and I like the floppy tie. In my opinion, I think you can never be too dressed up for a work event. They hired you (at least in part) to be the face of the mall, so you have to put your best, stylish, most fashionable foot forward!
I vote for number 1 but, you look great in both!
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