Guys, How to Dress for a Nice or Fancy Restaurant
When I was in High School and University, friends would always have their birthday party at a fancy restaurant. I rarely eat at nice restaurants so, I had trouble figuring what is the appropriate attire. Embarrassed to ask my friends or my father what should I wear?
Like every nerd I'd end up on Google. What I found was on one end of the spectrum would be gentlemen in their 40's or attire which was way too flamboyant. In the end, I would be either over dressed or too under-dressed and stand out like a sore thumb in group pictures. Hopefully, I can help some of you who have trouble figuring out what to wear. [Girls have it so easy, they'd just wear a dress and they're done.] For a guy, WTF is DRESSY CASUAL?
THIS IS DRESSY CASUAL!
Shirt: Pick a dress shirt. It can be white or be patterned. But you want to avoid the ones that are too casual. A good indicator that you have a dress shirt is to feel the collar; it's going to be stiff and you are also able to wear a tie with the shirt.
Pants: Pick a DARK WASH or BLACK pair of jeans, AVOID any shade of BLUE jeans, even if it's really really dark blue.
Shoes: Wear Dress Shoes, NOT sneakers or causal shoes!
Notes:
When I was in High School and University, friends would always have their birthday party at a fancy restaurant. I rarely eat at nice restaurants so, I had trouble figuring what is the appropriate attire. Embarrassed to ask my friends or my father what should I wear?
Like every nerd I'd end up on Google. What I found was on one end of the spectrum would be gentlemen in their 40's or attire which was way too flamboyant. In the end, I would be either over dressed or too under-dressed and stand out like a sore thumb in group pictures. Hopefully, I can help some of you who have trouble figuring out what to wear. [Girls have it so easy, they'd just wear a dress and they're done.] For a guy, WTF is DRESSY CASUAL?
THIS IS DRESSY CASUAL!
Shirt: Pick a dress shirt. It can be white or be patterned. But you want to avoid the ones that are too casual. A good indicator that you have a dress shirt is to feel the collar; it's going to be stiff and you are also able to wear a tie with the shirt.
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| You won't need a tie, and don't button the top button. Note how the collar is stiff. |
Shoes: Wear Dress Shoes, NOT sneakers or causal shoes!
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| Remember to buff them before you leave the door. If you don't have shoe buff just rub the shoes with a dry microfiber cloth in circular motion. |
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| Any form of sneakers is NOT DRESSY CASUAL! |
- Make sure you tuck in your shirt.
- This is an example of Casual.
- FINALLY!! Don't wear white socks!
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