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*oltrane
writes:My date to homecoming has a completely white was, 100%. So what color do I make everything, like my tie/wrist flower thing. Reply to this Question
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reader, Koltrane +, writes (13 October 2009):
Koltrane is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThanks so much! I think I will go with yellow and light blue because I have a sweet tie to go with it!
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reader, TasteofIndia +, writes (13 October 2009):
 Well you have lots of possibilities! Ask her what accessories she's wearing, if she'll have any colors at all. And if she's just going with silver or something, then I would match her corsage to your tie. And you can go with any color that you think suits her. As for your outfit, plain black & white is appropriate (usual suit colors), and then pick a signature color like blue or pink or red to go along and match your tie to her flower.
She's given you an easy palette to work with. Just don't go all white yourself, or you'll look like a couple of yetis.
Enjoy, sweetness!
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reader, empty-1 +, writes (13 October 2009):
black suit, worsted wool or heavy silk twill. double breasted, six button (two button closure). Peaked lapels and side vents. Two pleat slacks with cuffs, half break. Polished black loafers with nickel silver buckles.Champagne shirt, egyptian cotton or cotton/linen blend. Dark burgundy or forest green tie, tied in a full windsor knot.Champagne boutinier, either an orchid or similarly delicate, exotic. The boutinier goes in the button hole in the left lapel of the suit coat, not on your wrist. The wrist is where she wears her matching corsage.The trick is to COMPLIMENT her dress without either MATCHING it, nor upstaging it. By wearing a classically elegant, formal suit, in basic black, color coordinating your shirt to both the buitinier and her corsage, with a complimentary contrasting tie, you blend seamlessly with her stark choice of color for her gown. The double breasted suit is a bit more formal than the more typical two button variety, and with the peaked lapels and side vents, you will appear more classically formal, a bit conservative, but regal and masculine. "quiet power" is the best descrition of this particular approach. Your presence is powerful, but that power is not flaunted openly, but rather kept in reserve, with the strength of confidence that need not flaunt it.
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