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Black Tie do
northstandsteve
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My son's football club are having a Autumn Ball and I have got to get a dinner/evening suit.I don't know whether to hire one or buy one on e-bay,anyone got any recommendations re hire or idea of price?
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Moss Bros hire mate .0
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is that pricy though?0
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by the time you've paid out for hire, if you're only ever gonna wear them once or twice, you might as well buy a cheap dinner suit. Matalan we're selling them last week (don't ask...)0
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cant remember to be honest thought is was about £50 to hire but you get all the gear. suit , bow tie, waist coat. You can even hire a kilt with all the gear if you wanted .Royal Stewart (not Rod) tartan. Had to escort an Indian lady to a posh do it was a National Costum Ball , she looked the b*llox in her sari a went as James Bond --- white tux etc . That was hired from Moss Bros.0
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buying the suit is about £100 and makes a decent investment.be sure to get a real bow-tie rather than a supermarket clip on.0
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its not a good investment if you're unlikely to wear it again !0
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bow tie aint a problem as we make them as a business i will probably print some up with the club bage on them agree with barts not a good investment to buy at the moment on e-bay there is one for £250
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Go to 'Suits You' in Bluewater. You'll pick up a bargain. Got mine for £125 including a shirt and tie.0
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sorry,i was just thinking that if there was an autumn ball this year,i figured they would do another next year and maybe the year after not including other functions in between. i guess we aren't having the charlonlife black tie christmas do now then.0
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I was looking forward to that.0
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TBH- and i wear black tie regularly- Matalan or Primark stuff is ok unless you want to be flash.
Also- Lipmans sell ex-hire stuff
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ASDA used to sell them for about £50 .
Makros as well usually have them at same price this time of year and decent quality - bought mine from their.0 -
charity shops usually have a good range. Got mine with bow tie for a fiver. Dont wear it often so it suffices0
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Got mine from ASDA for that amount. I use it maximum twice a year so well worth it.[cite]Posted By: Ledge[/cite]ASDA used to sell them for about £50 .
Makros as well usually have them at same price this time of year and decent quality - bought mine from their.0 -
Moss Bros tends to have some deals on buying everything too...I got the suit, shirt and tie for about £100 from there last year....wear it once, maybe twice a year at most, but managed to put it through on my expenses ;-)0
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I'd recommend Moss Bros, had a white tie do earlier this year and it was great, all brand new gear, still in the polythene0
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Personally I'd hire rather than buy (not that I'm an expert), otherwise you are commiting to being the same size for a period of time!0
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I've got a cheap tux from last years xmas do, about £120 all in. shirt/tie/patent shoes etc, from my mothers catalogue, got to get a white one this year as its a James Bond theme.0
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£40 now with shirt and tie included at asda0
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£50 at M&S not including shirt and Tie - its a decent quality suit as well...0
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depends how your weight is steve if you intended on putin on weight id just rent it for 50 from moss bross or the shop in bexley village.0
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it was last friday night,and i found out on thursday night everyone was going in black tie (after they said they were wearing ordianary suits) except me.Luckily the missus works for george dept i asda and picked the full works up for £40 minus her 10% discount.I looked a dick but at least it was cheap.0
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"I looked a dick"
Pretty difficult for you not to mate!0 -
[cite]Posted By: northstandsteve[/cite]it was last friday night,and i found out on thursday night everyone was going in black tie (after they said they were wearing ordianary suits) except me.Luckily the missus works for george dept i asda and picked the full works up for £40 minus her 10% discount.I looked a dick but at least it was cheap.
40 quid?? was it itchy?0 -
no very good quality actually0
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Asda are selling them for a pony. Got mine the other day!0
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"Asda are selling them for a pony. Got mine the other day!"
Do you reckon they'll have change of an elephant?0 -
If you are going to use it more than once than buy one but i would recomend that you go to Moss Bros0
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moss bross is more expensive than buying0
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Man of your wealth and stature i would not have thought you would even look at the price tag,0
