For men who are worried about their wedding attire! What to wear & recommended items that you won’t be in a hurry when you are invited as a guest!

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For men who are worried about their wedding attire! What to wear & recommended items that you won't be in a hurry when you are invited as a guest!

The formal suits that have become common in Japan are called “abbreviated formal wear,” and are black, charcoal gray, or dark navy suits.

While formal attire such as a swallow-tail coat is preferred at weddings of European royal families and other prestigious occasions, the general public is becoming more casual in wedding attire, and it is common to attend weddings in abbreviated ceremonial attire. For your information, abbreviated formal wear is a suit made of dark fabrics such as black, charcoal gray, or navy, i.e., a dark suit.

Wedding ceremony = plain black suit” is a unique Japanese formal wear culture, and is considered to be an insanity in the rest of the world!

Many people think that “it is proper to wear a plain black suit to a wedding. In fact, it is said that the wearing of plain black suits is not common in the world. When a foreign tourist saw all the participants in a wedding ceremony held at a hotel wearing black suits, he or she was asked, “Is this a funeral? “Is it a funeral? The hotel staff often receive questions such as “Is it a funeral? In the West, where Christian culture predominates, the common perception is that “black is the color of sorrow. In fact, it is not common to wear black suits at weddings or even business events.

Even in the U.K., where dress code is very strict, most wedding attendants wear charcoal gray suits!

The British have an image of being the most fussy about dress code in the world. One tends to think that “everyone wears tails, morning coats, and tuxedos,” but for weddings in general, charcoal gray suits are the norm. In Italy and the U.S., many men wear navy suits as well as light blue, light brown, and other brightly colored suits. In the West, wedding suits are less taboo, but flashy stripes are often avoided. The main actors are the couple getting married, so it is a mature man’s sense of balance to be less conspicuous than they are.

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When we interviewed two acquaintances of ours, an Englishman and an Italian, about “black suits at weddings,” their common response was, “Black is a mourning dress, right? Furthermore, they answered, “It is common practice in the UK to avoid sad colors because a wedding is an occasion for fun and celebration,” and “It is common sense in Italy to wear a glamorous suit with a sense of celebration. However, it seems that many men wear black tuxedo suits for afternoon weddings and evening parties. White tuxedos are also an item worn by the groom, and should be avoided if going on an invitation, as they may stand out more than the groom.

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