Clinton News-Record, 1983-02-16, Page 30PAGE 8 r"'EMS EDITBON '03
There are some significant
changes taking place in
men's wedding attire, accor-
to the American For -
wear Association. Some
of the largest and most im-
portant purveyors of that ap-
rel observe a strong trend
to the classic traditional
looks in the foramalwear that
the grooms and other
members of the wedding
parties are wearing.
This o:. rvance is made
despite the fact that quite a
few wedding celebrants con-
tinue to want the more color-
ful and more imaginative
forenalwear that has been so
pular during the past
decade.
Two strong influences
have made their marks on
the dress of grooms,
groomsmen, ushers, best
mien and fathers of the
brides. One is the general
aura of nostalgia that has
permeated the styling of
much of mens wear during
the last 18 months.
That look is typical of the
Astaire and ogart era and
it derives from films like
Chariots of Fire and TV
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alwear: el
shows as Brideshead
Revisited. The other is the
clothes worm at the "Wed-
ding of the Century," that of
Prince Charles and Lady
Dianna.
The costumes worn in the
movie and the antra -smart
outfits worn at the royal
wedding have rekindled an
admiration for the tradi-
tional splendor of the more
staid, yet distinctively hand-
some, dates of ::l ose who
strictly cleave to the hard
and fast rules that were once
universally observed.
However, as just as many
bridal parties continue to
prefer Contemporary wed-
ding attire, here are sugges-
tions as to how to be correct-
ly dressed for ceremonies of
both Traditional and Con-
temporary types; formal,
semi -formal or informal also
daytime and evening.
Daytime loo
Daytime formaalwear in
the Traditional manner calls
for the groom, the best man,
the father of the bride and
the ushers to wear cutaway
(tail) coats. These may be
oxford gray worn with
stria., '.: trousers and a vest
that either matches the coat
or is in a light shade of gray.
The shirt is white and
wing -collared and the tie is
an ascot that is either
modestly striped or finely
checked.
Just as formal l worn by
Lady Di's father) is a
medium gray cutaway worn
with matching trousers and
vest, accessorized the sane
as the first outfit.
In a formai Contemporary
daytime ceremony, the
groom may wear a white,
silver, blue, champagne or
ivory full dress (tailcoat)
while the other male
members of the wedding
party wear a matching color
in tuxedos.
The shirt worn with the full
dress suit is a wing -collared
white with a pleated bosom.
The other men taking part in
the cermony may wear
either wing -collared or fold -
collared shirts.
Traditional mores for a
semi -formal daytime wed-
ding find the groom and all
other participating men
wearing "strollers' which
s
is or con
are oxford gray coats cut
same as suit coats.
Those are worn with
striped trousers and with a
vest that either matches the
coat or is in a Lghter shade
of gray.
The shirt has a pleated
bosom and a fold collar and
the tie is a four-in-hand in
either modest gray stripes or
in a fine check.
The more lenient rules for
a daytime semi -formal Con-
temporary weddingtfind the
best man, father of the bride
and the groomsmen dressed
the same as in the formal
ceremony, except the groom
wears a tuxedo the same as
his attendants. Here too, the
men may wear contrastingly
trimmed tuxedos.
It may be of interest to
note that currently 35 per-
cent of all warm weather
weddings are held in the
daytime.
Evening attire
Evening wedding (those
held after 6 p.m.) find a
marked difference in the
clothes worn by the Tradi-
tional group but not much
variation in the outfits worn
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by the Contem:.-:.nary crowd.
A Traditional formal even-
ing ceremony finds the
groom, the best man, the
father of the bride and the
ushers all in black full dress
outfits. Those consist of a
black tailcoat worn with
rnatchirag trousers.
The vest is white and so is
the wing -collared shirt and
bow tie. That's it. No varia-
tions are permitted.
A formal evening Contem-
porary wedding may find
the groom dressed in a
white, silver, pale blue,
champagne or ivory tailcoat
and his male attendants
dress-,, either the same or in
tuxedos of matching color.
The wing -collared shirts
may be either white or in a
color that matches the suit.
During the warm weather,
a semi -formal evening
Traditional wedding calls for
the groom and his attendants
to wear either a black tuxedo
or a white dinner jacket with
shawl collar worn with black
formal trousers.
The shirt may have either
a wing or fold -collar and the
bow tie is black, as is the
cummerbund.
A semi -formal evening
Contemporary wedding may
ry
find the groom and all the
men taking part in the
ceremony wearing a colored
tuxedo or a white tuxedo,
both with either matching
trousers or trousers in a
deeper shade of the same
color. The vest or cummer-
bund ( one has a choice) may
match either the coat or the
trousers.
Formal wedding
ceremonies c. i for similar
dress for both Traditional
and Contemporary
ceremonies. However, most
men prefer to wear a dark
suit with a white shirt and a
modestly colored patterned
tie.
Garden weddings
When the wedding
ceremony is held in a
garden, or out off doors, and
the occasion is neither ffor-
rnai nor semi -formal, it is
correct for the groom to
wear a dark blue blazer with
either white or gray slacks.
His shirt should be white and
his tie modestly patterned.
For all ceremonies, Con-
temporary or Traditional,
formal, semi -formal or in-
formal, the groom always
wears a sprig of lilies -of -the -
valley ( from his bride's bou-
quet) as a boutonnier.
Weddings
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who will sit with whom to
what tunes the organist will
play during the processional.
It is a tribute to the strong
bonds of love which unite the
various individuals involved,
that ultimately all is ac-
complished in a spirit of good
will and harmony.
The wedding itself is as
joyous as it is solemn, an
event truly befitting the
months of planning and
concern. As well it should be,
since it contains within itself
the two virtues of reverence
for the past and hope for the
future. It is, truly, a
celebration of life.
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