Men Complication: A Wedding To Attend - What to Wear and Not to Wear.

Wedding invitation on your hand and you put it away in your work desk or hanging it up at refrigerator and that's all. It's not the way of modern and dynamic men suppose to do. Get a wedding invitation means that your friends, relatives, or colleagues are expecting you to be the part of the best day of their life. That is a season of joy and collaboration of being a part to show your self. You will meet a lot of people from different background and might be a chance for you to enlarge your capabilities and connections. Yes, attending an occasion is a great moment to get to know more people and can give you an opportunity to show your capabilities through fashion.
Some people will think that attending a wedding will not required to wear something fabulous or fancy. That's a point. Above all, when you are working in the field where you are needed a good relationships and embark a connection with people, don't throw away this opportunity. You can possibly use something simple or something awesome. That's your choice.
To help you decide what to wear and what you need to avoid to wear, you can go further with this post. This post will guide you to decide for a complete package of your appearance, it is included clothes, shoes, even accessories. There are several types of men actually. The first one is a man that always underestimated the importance of building a good image through fashion, the next one is a man that always confused by choices, there also man that don't over thinking about what to wear and be simple, the last one is a man that has understanding about the importance of showing his capabilities through fashion. From those types of men, which one are you?
Decide what to wear and not to wear for a wedding, you need to consider about what is the theme or the venue of the wedding. Theme and venue are important. This is the first step that you need to do to decide what to wear. Some men may be lucky to have someone like wife, girlfriend, or best friend to help them out in choosing outfit. But, may be you are not lucky enough to have one, so this is a chance for you to figure out by yourself and make sure your performance is outstanding. These are some considerations for you:

• Daytime Informal and Semi-Formal Wedding. Men should wear a dress shirt, blazer, and pants to an informal daytime wedding or just use a lounge suit. Shorts are never appropriate. Consider adding a sports jacket for a classy touch. Remember, men's sandals are only appropriate for beach weddings. If a wedding will take place on the beach and then move indoors, consider bringing shoes to change into. Men should always wear a suit for a semi-formal wedding. During the day, suits do no necessarily need to be black or navy blue.
• Daytime Formal Wedding. Men should wear light-color suits and ties. Nice hats are appropriate. Avoid sports wear and informal hats.
• Evening Semi-Formal. Men should always wear a dark-colored suit to be a semi-formal wedding. Unless the wedding takes place in a very trendy area, stick with traditional suits and ties. Leave cutting-edge wedding fashions to the bridal party and stick to traditional looks.
• Evening Formal or Black Tie. Men should always wear dark suits or tuxedos to formal or black tie evening weddings. Be sure to have suits tailored and cleaned prior to the event. Remember to coordinate with appropriate shoes. You can rent a tuxedo if you don't own one.

So, the point of attending a wedding is being appropriate. False alarm is a disaster. When you know enough about the type of the wedding and appropriate outfit you need to wear, there is nothing else to worry about. The next one is a specific and empirical examples of good and bad decision regarding choosing an outfit to attend a wedding.

Not to Wear

Shirt and Pants

There are a lot of people always use this kind of blend, shirt with pants. Personally, this is not even look good to wear to a wedding. Some people may be thinking that it is just okay and there is not a problem to wear this blend. Wearing only shirt and pants will make you look so usual. The point of this post is how to make you attract the crowd and give a "selling point" to those people who attend the wedding with you. May be some of you will think to collaborate with usual plain-colored tie or even bow tie. No, don't do that. You will be looking so old-fashion and too much. Using a plain shirt with plain-colored tie makes you look like want to go to work. Try to differ how will you perform at work and at wedding occasions. Both are completely different environment. Plain shirt with bow tie is a disaster. You used to wore that before? Stop it. Plain shirt is not suitable with bow tie. You consider in using bow tie? Just wear simple Tuxedo-Customizing Shirt that available in several retail stores. So, if there is a wedding to come and you do not know what to use and considering to use only shirt and pants, hold it, read again the suggestion above and find something to express yourself. You are worth enough to be seen like superstar.

short-sleeve batik with denim

This is sometimes being a trend for several men in Indonesia, the booming trend of using cultural product like Batik. It's not a wrong decision actually. Use the law of "Choose and Match" if you are willing to wear Batik. Batik with denim is even worse than shirt with pants. May be the wedding is so simple and informal but wearing a denim to a wedding is a big "NO" for everybody. Considering about Batik, use long-sleeve batik with pants, that is the best choice you can make. Never use a short-sleeve batik. That's the rule. Even, daytime informal or semi-formal wedding is not suitable with this choice. Yes, there is no rule about this but since we are talking about how to look good and even great to attract people, you have to consider to stop using short-sleeve batik with denim to any wedding you will be invited in the future. Once again, considering to wear Batik? It is better if you use long-sleeve batik with pants and color matching shoes. You will look great by then.

What to Wear

Lounge Suit

Look at the picture. That is awesome, isn't it? Yes, that is all about. Wearing something which play with the color and keep being simple. You might be saying that the picture is not looking simple. Of course it is looking simple. With only plain shirt and metallic dark blue blazer and paired with black pants. That is awesome. This is something you need to consider if you are going to wedding. You could use this kind of blend, if you are going to daytime informal or semi-formal wedding, daytime formal wedding, or even evening semi-formal wedding. This blend is called as lounge outfit. You are playing with the color. Without no additional accessories you will keep looking great. Additional suggestion for you, you can also use plaid blazer with plain-colored pants, also you can use mandarin or round collar shirt with blazer. All you can do is decide. No need to go shopping. Just open your closet, look at your available shirts and blazers collection, and think about the pairing. Get out from your comfort zone. Sometimes, something that you feel bad about is something stun about. But remember, fashion is personality. Choose best the one for you.
Another suggestion is tend to be used for evening semi-formal or evening formal wedding. Commonly attended by people with tuxedo or lounge suit. There are a lot of moment where evening wedding is attended by more prospective people than daytime one.

tuxedo or lounge suit

For a formal wedding, a tuxedo is ideal through in today's trend and age with a dark suit is also acceptable. Essentially choose whichever garment you already own, and if you own neither, rent a tuxedo. For instance, if the reception is being held in a ballroom yet the invitation indicates semi formal attire, you should probably make the assumption that the wedding couple is being polite and not requiring that everyone use a tuxedo; however a tuxedo is definitely appropriate for a ballroom venue. Look at the picture. There are several suggestions about what you need to wear. Never use a suit or tuxedo with too much color. Make decision about the color of your outfit too. Use neutral color. Neutral color is  various shades of gray that lie between tonne of white and black. Neutral color also refers to the color chrome complementary that mix two colors with a certain ratio and generate new colors that have lost value both the original color.

Now, you know already about the rules to choose the best outfit in attending a wedding. Fashion is all about showing people your personality. There is no such an excuse that encountered you from looking good. Human being is gifted with the wisdom to choose, and this wisdom is needed to help you in choosing something for you to wear. The whole point is trying to be yourself. The trend might have been setting and the only thing you can do to be yourself is customizing. Everybody use customizing and explore the creativity. Ask your friend and make sure that you are asking to a right person. A wedding in the near future? Better think now what to wear.

Which One Are You? Formal or Quirky? Let's See Your Personality.

Berthold Spring/Summer 2013 Collection

We have to agree that men's fashion is changed a bit more slowly than women's fashion for the past few centuries, but no doubt that it will still growing fairly and quickly. As well as women, men also have a passion to show more about themselves. Fashion is one of the determinants on how people will see and give values to somebody by giving a different images and put a standard to every single appearances they made. The need to look good is growing faster with the availability and ability of resources of fashion in which used to explore the hiding attributes. Willing to explore is coming from the inner understanding on how somebody wants to show about their personality. Yes, fashion is about personality. It's not about how people will judge the way you're showing your "collection" but how you will manage the needs to make people understand the way you're showing the personality. Some people will need to think so hard about their images but one thing for sure when you can understand enough about yourself, that's the moment where you will find the beauty of exploring your personality.

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Let's stop the crap and start going with what all this about because talking about fashion and personal attributes need a whole lifetime to explain. The history records that men's everyday shirt has changed from the last century. All we see right now is the result of development and the output of creativity. 
Wearing shirt has proven that men will look both mature and casual. Compare to t-shirt, wearing a shirt will show people that you're have a taste on looking polite, elegant, and classy. As we all can see that in every changing of season, shirt still dominant for the designer's collection. We can use it for summer or even winter with the touch and additional accessories.
From the last three years, we can see the domination of collar t-shirt for the men's fashion. Pioneered by Fred Perry and Lacoste's collections, men tend to show their image and the side of maturity from collar t-shirt. Some people might be thinking that instead of using shirt, collar t-shirt is practical. They don't have to feel stiflingly hot but the trend of using shirt is come back and start to dominant the fashion market.
Instead of using high-end designer's collection for shirt in which not everybody can afford to buy, men need to be smart on choosing. There are several great shirt collection from reputable retail companies they can possibly consider. A few retail stores to consider are Zara, Topman, Pull and Bear, Lacoste, H.E by Mango, etc.

ZARA Shirt Collection

Let's see and compare two well-known retailers for men's shirt which are Zara and Topman. Start with Zara. Every retailer has put a segmentation for their products by communicating through the design. Zara target market is young, price-conscious, and highly sensitive to the latest fashion trends, They have an advantage over traditional retailers because they do not define their target by segmenting ages and lifestyle giving them a much broader market.
Zara is giving more into plain colors which playing with simple design. Zara shirt collection is tend to be segmented to those who have more on formal activities and a higher level of maturity. Sometimes, simple is diverse. No doubt that when you are willing to look maturer, Zara is the answer.
The focus of consumer segmentation of Zara is very impressive, the formalwear as the key and the highlight of the whole collection. Including every possible cutting structures, Zara tries to update their shirt with more varieties, from the nature of fabrics, length of suit body, the color, the structure and so on. So if you cannot get a right fitting of a shirt from Zara, the only recommendation could offered is you have to wait and keep trying, Zara will have one style to fit your body, considering how quick and how much they update their range collections. But still, the fit of products always be the problem for Zara collection.

Topman Ankara Print Shirt Collection

Different with Zara, Topman is another retailer who offer a different style for the consumers. Based on that reason, Topman is placing their product to young age of men and have more casual or relaxing activities. The trend for plaid and striped shirt which growing lately is taken by Topman as an advantage to ensure a wide range of market positioning. It is succeed with the diverse motives and different cutting they are offering.
Laid-back outlook for Topman's shirt which is "optimistic and playful," have put a good standard for quality and design. We can use their collections for many occasions without thinking to look old-fashion or in another side, look too formal. The theme of quirky that mainly inspired their collection is a good thing for the domination in Asia's market that have a tendency to see the Korean fashion. For overall market, Topman is placing their product inspired by the performance for British men which are stylish and different.
We can conclude that both Zara and Topman have their own differences and each of them is showing different personalities. So, preferring to previous explanation, fashion is all about personality, choosing a brand is crucial. Brand positioning and segmenting for a fashion products are determined the values of yourself into the environment. Which is your choice? Formal look for certain occasion or quirky and casual one? Only you can decide.