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Kimberly
Super March 2021

Groomsman suit - help me!

Kimberly, on October 17, 2020 at 5:51 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 9
Ok so FH is a big guy so we had to go with DXL for his suit for the wedding. Yes there were other options, but he is most comfortable with DXL so that’s what we did. Our plan was to do his best man’s attire (his 17 year old son) also from DXL. We planned to do the slacks and vest for him versus jacket. However, I didn’t like the way the vest alone looked on him so we are going jacket and slacks. Son isn’t really big and tall though so the pants and jackets were too long. We do have the option of alterations to tailor the jacket and shortening it and of course hemming the pants, but we thought the cost would not make much sense to do that.
We are now trying to find a suit to coordinate with FH’s suit somewhere else and are not having much luck. FH’s is a charcoal suit with a texture. My initial thought was to go lighter with Best man’s suit but I’m just not loving that look either. I honestly don’t know what to do. Any suggestions? Someone please help me figure out what to do!
A little info about our wedding... only the one groomsman, one bridesmaid, one jr bridesmaid; small, intimate, rustic wedding in the mountains. Guest list is about 38.
Here is the color of FH’s suit. Groomsman suit - help me! 1
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Latest activity by Kimberly, on October 17, 2020 at 9:25 PM
  • Kimberly
    Super March 2021
    Kimberly ·
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    Sorry the above pictures are the wrong ones.
    Here are the pictures of FH’s suit...
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  • Chelsea
    Savvy November 2021
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    When you say you tried lighter for the BM, what do you mean? Light grey suits seem to look good with dark grey suits! I'm not sure a tan or white suit would look good. Maybe alterations would be worth it?

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  • Shannon
    Dedicated March 2022
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    If you don’t like the different colors what about same color without the texture
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  • Kimberly
    Super March 2021
    Kimberly ·
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    I was looking at lighter grey. But maybe I was looking light enough. FH didn’t seem to like the really light grey ones. I think my problem is with it just being one groomsman. Will it look ok with FH in charcoal and the one groomsman in a light grey? Even with different textures?


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  • Kimberly
    Super March 2021
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    We can’t match FH’s suit with the same color because of the texture they look like different colors.
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  • Chelsea
    Savvy November 2021
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    I definitely think so! To be honest, I think you will notice more than anyone else ☺️ If the colors were close together but not identical, then I would say it may not work. But two contrasting shades of grey would look good. Go with your gut!

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  • Kimberly
    Super March 2021
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    Ok cool. We were looking at like a medium grey color because I knew if we tried a charcoal that was a little off it would look like we tried and failed. So I definitely wanted it to look intentional. We will look at lighter grey suits and see how that will look on FH’s son. Thank you!
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  • Natalie
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    What brand is the suit? Are you able to find out if that designer makes the suit in regular sizes?
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  • Kimberly
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    Great idea! Unfortunately I’m not having much luck online. FH has a pretty good relationship with the manager at DXL so we will try giving her a call to see if she can find out if we could get it in a regular (or preferably short) length.
    It looks like the designer does make suits in non-big & tall fits but I’m not finding that particular suit anywhere. 😏
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