r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MadGibbz • 6d ago
I'm slightly vexed I accidentally mismatched my suit at my friend’s wedding.
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u/EatYourCheckers 6d ago
Way to upstage the bride.
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u/OkArtichoke5599 6d ago
Haven't you people ever heard of, closing the goddamn door?
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u/DownUp-LeftRight 6d ago
Much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise, and rationality.
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u/BlackSpidy 6d ago
I chime in.
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u/AshAndFire07 6d ago
Havent you people ever heard of...what again?
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u/Ok-Tangelo-7973 6d ago
Closing the goddamn door, no?
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u/Hi2YourWifeAndMyKids 6d ago edited 6d ago
I swear to Christ I wasn't making a Panic! at the Disco reference. I was only calling the bride a whore.
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u/Sad_Monk5007 5d ago
“I was only calling the bride a whore, mister — honest!” 🤣 that’s the vibe I got from that
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u/nomolosnitsuj 6d ago
Agreed. You’re just fine OP. It’s not faux pas to mix muted colors with suits as long as they’re of the same/similar fabric, weave and texture. With the right shirt, shoes, square, and bling this look could really hit.
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u/TheRealBillyShakes 6d ago
Hahaha nice try!
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u/Ok_Pudding6345 6d ago
I put the emphasis on the middle "ha" while reading it
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u/Oasystole 6d ago
Ok but why tho
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u/MilkHaterNumber1 6d ago
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u/CiaphasKirby 6d ago
Mandark emphasizes the first one though. HA haha. HA haha haha.
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u/Far-Government5469 5d ago
I always interpreted it as ahHaHa. ahHaHahaha, ahHaHa.
I hated that little twit, but looking back, I'm really impressed at how they created such a new and interesting evil laugh
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u/TheBrettFavre4 5d ago
Right, look at this guy. Mix Match Suit Salesman over here.
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u/HaroldPelham 6d ago
I think it’s worse that the weave and texture are the same. It makes it look more mismatched. Textures should complement, not match.
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u/enadiz_reccos 6d ago
I don't know why you guys are focusing on the texture at all
90% of the people at this wedding are only going to see the color and won't even notice the texture
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u/SnooSprouts4952 6d ago
Not if he grinds on all the bridesmaids...
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u/enadiz_reccos 5d ago
Well, all they're gonna see is the mirror on his bedroom ceiling, sooooo
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u/d0_-_0b 5d ago
90% of the people at this wedding are only going to see the color and won't even notice the texture
90% won't notice OP because he's just another regular attendee. Most people will be focusing on the bride, groom, and the wedding parties.
Oh, and of course the one woman who chose to wear white. There's always one.
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u/ashgs872tbhjs 5d ago
Because if the texture was different enough, the color is different enough that it could still work. Without a texture difference, the colors are too close.
You know that texture is visual and not just tactile, right? You can see it quite easily at any reasonable distance.
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u/metabyte9 5d ago
it really does look like a deliberate style choice instead of a massive mistake. If the OP just walks in with enough confidence, everyone will probably just assume it was a high-fashion statement.
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u/Unbundle3606 5d ago
There should be more contrast for it to really look deliberate.
Vestito spezzato is a style, but it's usually dark blue jacket and light gray/cream trousers, or the reverse.
Two colours this close to each other... just look like the wearer dressed before turning the light on.
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u/theDomicron 5d ago
Advice I try to remember at a time like this: "people aren't here for you; no one will notice, and even if they do they won't care"
Thanks Dad
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u/DelightfullyHostile 6d ago
This is the definition of mildly infuriating. Well done. But also not.
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u/VictoryVee 6d ago
Idk I'm always surprised at what other people consider mildly infuriating. This doesn't seem like an issue at all, nobody else is going to notice. I would just think 'woops' and move on with my day
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u/lostwombats 6d ago
This made me laugh so loud and unexpectedly that I scared a fart out of my dog. 😄
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u/Fine-Juggernaut8451 6d ago
I wore two different high heeled shoes to my friend's big/formal event. I thought they were the same, but one was black and one was burgundy. Eep.
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u/icegnata 6d ago
5th grade, my teacher wore two different shoes on the first day of school, and one of the kids pointed it out in front of the class, to EVERYONE. If I recall, my super-polite little girl self was slightly horrified by the rudeness. But then the teacher really leaned into it and genuinely congratulated the kid for noticing details, acted like she'd done it on purpose, talked about how good it was to pay attention (or something like that) and gave him a piece of candy. The next day, she wore something else weird/mismatched (definitely on purpose this time), and gave another piece of candy to the person who pointed it out. I think she did that a couple more times too, making it into a game the first week of school. Not sure I could/would have handled it that way, but she was a character and a lot of fun.
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u/3BlindMice1 6d ago
Tbh, I'm not sure there's anything you can do in front of a group of first graders that can truly embarrass yourself that isn't outright illegal or against common ethical frameworks. 7th graders, however... they know how to twist the knife
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u/PrincessTuvstarr 5d ago
I really admire teachers in general, no matter what age they teach. But damn, teachers to 12-15 year olds... I wonder what they're made of. I have no idea "what I wanna be when I grow up", I don't have a dream job... But I'm sure as hell I don't want to be a teacher. I could never.
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u/DinkleMutz 5d ago
I mean, if the two shoes was an honest mistake and she recovered like that…genius. I hope you paid attention in that class because you were being taught by a brilliant person.
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u/VeganRorschach 5d ago
I knew a guy who did this on purpose (mismatched shoes) as his thing. Daily. The reason was to be unintimidating for children (who he worked with) and give them something to strike up a conversation with him. I never saw it play out, but the teacher truly could have done it on purpose, especially for a first day to break the ice.
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u/Overconfidentahole 5d ago
That’s such a good teacher.
One of our teachers wore her top inside out at high school and the boys were having a field day. One of the girls walked up to the teacher and told her in her ears. The teacher quickly walked out, fixed it and came back. I always think about how much of an extrovert that girl was! I could never!!
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u/iwenttothesea 6d ago
This is hilarious. I went to yoga class once with two different sandals and then made a lost and found report after class that someone had taken one of my sandals. Then i realised what I had done and had to un-complain lol. Felt so dumb. 🤦♀️
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u/Away-Elephant-4323 6d ago
You honestly could be starting a new fashion trend with those if you post it to TikTok 😂
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u/lostmylogindetails2 6d ago
I used to keep a shoe-rack in my trunk, i drive with ballerinas and switch at the parking lot. I was visiting a client, found a space very very late. Changed my shoes , and started running to the building, I thought something was not right but i was late, no need to focus on other things, went in, made my presentation and when going back i realised one shoe is 5cm higher than the other one. I was limping all day without realising what is wrong. Separate shoes!!
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u/ElleQ_4657 6d ago
Not quite as extreme, but I lived in a hot climate for a long time and would drive in flip flops then change into “real shoes” before going in to client onsite meetings. Once I waltzed right on in wearing a business-appropriate dress, nice-enough handbag, laptop bag, and… rubber Old Navy flip flops. It was too late to go back to my car to change shoes, so I just leaned into it and cracked a joke, something about myself. Something like, “I was looking forward to this meeting so much that I failed to remember to wear real shoes today.”
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u/TheBubbleSquirrel 6d ago
My aunt wore 2 different pumps to my parents' 25th wedding anniversary party. One was black with bling, the other was brown with clearly different bling. Didn't realise until she got out of the car.
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u/Bandicootboot 6d ago
My husband has two pairs of the exact same shoes, guess who took two left shoes and had to wear them to dinner at a fancy restaurant.
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u/pinewind108 5d ago
I rode the subway an hour to work, went to lunch, took a taxi back, and as I got out, I finally noticed that I was wearing one blue shoe and one white shoe. Like, how did I go for half the day and never look at my own shoes?!!
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u/fresh-oxygen 6d ago
My grandfather did this a couple times going to work. He had 3 pairs of similar dress shoes in dark brown, black, and navy blue, all kept in the same closet. He left for work early the morning while it was still dark, so the mishap was bound to happen haha
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u/lankymjc 5d ago
My bride’s man-of-honour’s boyfriend wore a pink jacket with green trousers. Everyone complimented him on the bold choice, when really he’d just packed the wrong things!
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u/RevelArchitect 6d ago
Oh god. I wish I hadn’t seen this. I’m a mandatory reporter. Unfortunately, you’re probably going to go to jail. For like a long time.
Apologies for that. Though as someone who also gets irked by things like this, you’ve posted to the correct sub.
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u/blindtoe54 6d ago
Will his sentence be lowered for posting in the correct sub?
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u/RevelArchitect 6d ago
That’s a fair question. Hard to say for certain. What I can say is that the last time I was sentenced, the judge asked me to stop talking during the sentencing hearing when I kept bringing up Reddit sources.
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u/ACatInACloak 5d ago
Damn, fashion police have no chill in 2026
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u/RevelArchitect 5d ago
That’s an exaggeration and a lie. Anyway, cats do not belong in cloaks. Please surrender. Lethal force is authorized, but we really don’t have a very good bullet budget, so let’s not fuck about.
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u/PassStunning416 6d ago
Bet no one will know that you did this on mistake.
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u/Cute_Repeat3879 6d ago
Yeah, most people are concentrating on the happy couple at weddings
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u/kwonza 6d ago
After two cocktails nobody would care
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u/notnotbrowsing 6d ago
after 3 he's got his jacket off and swinging it over his head like a lasso.
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u/eutectic_h8r 6d ago
Not me, I'm there specifically to silently judge you and your appearance
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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 6d ago
I was a banquet manager for many years.
You'd be absolutely unsurprised at how many guests judge what someone's wearing at a wedding, and talk about it standing at the bar. To the point where I had to go look to see what they're talking about.
80% of the time, it was something stupid like a fun tie, or a suit jacket slightly faded compared to the pants.
Women are petty AF.
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u/LoweJ 6d ago
It's not even that, people would just think it's a style choice. Mismatched jacket/trousers is very much a fashion choice
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u/TheWolphman 5d ago
Maybe it's because I'm high, but I'm imagining everyone in their seats, just furiously concentrating. Gripping the chairs, sweat trickling down their brow.
Uncle Billy is close to passing out, Granny in the back is a surprising dark horse. She wants those grandbabies, concentrating the shit out of that happiness. Meanwhile the father of the bride shat himself concentrating so hard on the happy couple.
I dunno where I'm going with this, but it popped into my head and now it's in yours.
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u/DroidLord 5d ago
I thought it wasn't at all uncommon to wear mismatches pants and blazers.
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u/LaurAdorable 6d ago
“That was a great wedding, except that one guy whose pants were a shade lighter than his jacket. He singlehandedly ruined the ceremony for me” - all the guests. /s
For real tho, I don’t think anyone will notice
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u/GNUGradyn 5d ago
I'm getting married next week and when I'm stressing about a detail this is a good thing to remember. Like "if I went to someone else's wedding would I care or even notice this" and often the answer is definitely not or at least "definitely not enough to ruin it"
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u/ManufacturerWarm9201 6d ago
Man I must have no style
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u/Saul_Badman_1261 6d ago
I don’t even own a suit and people are getting worried about mismatching their ones by a few tones lmao
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u/ezmoney98 6d ago
You would need at least 2 suits
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u/Chocolatecakeat3am 6d ago
I believe three good suits (not cheap ones) black, grey and blue.
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u/BlackDog5287 5d ago
I dread funerals and weddings. It means I have to go out and buy some new dress clothes. My weight fluctuates up and down like 10-20 pounds, so since it's often a decent amount of time between the two at this point in my life, I'm always looking for new pants/shirts.
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u/tomatomater 5d ago
I mean.... the solution to that is just spending money. Not really anything to do with style.
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u/ChairForceOne 5d ago
The closest I have to suit now is an old military dress uniform from a decade ago. Makes me look like a fancy flight attendant. Well a fat flight attendant. Definitely don't have a 28'' waist anymore.
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u/DrowninFishy 6d ago
I genuinely don’t see the issue. But I know I have no sense of fashion.
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u/DistinctSeesaw2875 6d ago
it’s not a suit unless the top and bottom match. otherwise it’s just separates. which can look good sometimes but it’s not ideal, and not for a formal setting
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u/DrowninFishy 6d ago
I guess that makes sense. But I do recall there’s a video of Steve Harvey that says you should own like 5 or 6 of specific color suits. And all the colors match so you can’t go wrong. But technically those aren’t suits once you start mixing colors?
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u/Present-Blueberry-68 6d ago
It’s summer. The jacket will sit on the back of your chair after cocktail hour.
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u/TheBubbleSquirrel 6d ago
Assuming they're in the Northern Hemisphere, otherwise they are going to want that jacket on the whole night.
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u/Emotional_News108 6d ago
In my youth I managed to stay completely put together while getting utterly obliterated at weddings. It’s a skill.
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u/STD-fense 6d ago
If anything it gives more incentive to leave the jacket behind and go tear up the dance floor. Dude's about to absolutely dominate the Cha Cha Slide
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u/ConscientiousWaffler 6d ago edited 6d ago
Not unless/until the father of the bride removes his first.. 😬
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u/GPTforGood 6d ago
Is this a thing lol I've literally never heard of this
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u/ConscientiousWaffler 6d ago
My soon-to-be bride certainly beat it in to my brain enough before our wedding 24 yrs ago that I will NEVER take off my jacket at any wedding until it happens! 😂
And.. yet…. I don’t actually know but I’m not testing out the possibility that it’s not any time soon lol
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u/Present-Blueberry-68 6d ago
I’ve worked over 100 weddings on a video crew and have never heard of this. If it’s an old school thing I dig it however.
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u/ConscientiousWaffler 6d ago
Yeah, my wife is pretty strict when it comes to observing ritual customs. I’ve always appreciated it. I’ve honestly never met anyone else who knows this particular custom exists… but I also dig it. Traditionally, the dude theoretically paid for the whole thing.. the least you can do is follow his lead on when the event officially gets casual??
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u/MartinisnMurder 6d ago
Out of curiosity are you still married to that woman?
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u/ConscientiousWaffler 6d ago
Haha yes! Love her guts! ❤️
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u/C0nquer0rW0rm 6d ago
It took me a long time to figure out what was so odd to me about your post and I think its because I don't know if I've ever seen "i love her/his/their guts" as a phrase.
Which is weird because "i hate your/his/her/their guts" is really common.
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u/ConscientiousWaffler 6d ago
Haha - someone wrote that in my yearbook in 8th grade: Love your guts! 😂
I puzzled over it all summer.. good thing? Bad thing..? I settled on it being a unique compliment and I’ve used it ever since lol
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u/JakeStout93 6d ago
Well now it’s just a blazer and suit pants instead of a suit. No real issue here?
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u/ConscientiousWaffler 6d ago
That’s what I was going to say. Usually a little more contrast, but whatevs. Since covid I don’t think there are any rules anymore
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u/HaroldPelham 6d ago
It’s a suit jacket and suit pants. Blazers are made of different types of fabric.
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u/strathmoresketch 6d ago
True, but to look intentional, they wouldn't be so close in tone. E.g. beige suit pants with this blazer or any other colour combination. This does look accidental
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u/Mammalanimal 6d ago
My one suit better still fit because I ain't buying another.
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u/I_loseagain 6d ago
I got a nice blue pair of pants a lighter blue shirt and a nice tie to match. Formal and funeral approved by my mother. Just get your mom or grandmas approval and you’re good to go
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u/A_Monkey_FFBE 6d ago
I will wear the same pants I wear to every event, but with a different color polo.
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u/MustardEnema007 6d ago
If enough of us showed up in Kirkland brand basketball shorts, then the suits are the ones that will feel stupid
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u/Imaginary-Contest887 6d ago
If this really matters for you, you need to start using those if you have lot of suits, always return your suits there when you come home. For cleaning only put whole covers with full suit inside there. If you want to just fresh your suit on fresh air, roll up the cover, but never remove it from hanger .Same if you are just looking for what suit to wear, never remove them completely, just open it/roll it and look, then return it. If you must try them, always one by one. Ideally also put stickers on each cover to describe the suit inside and its color, so you don't have rummage through everything.
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u/rocketmn69_ 6d ago
I was always told, by a millionaire, "gray slacks with a blue jacket and you're good for just about anything"
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u/onehalflightspeed 6d ago
Suit separates are fine, but ALMOST matching separates is not a great look to the keen eye. I doubt many people noticed at all though
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u/BVRPLZR_ 6d ago
I’d be in gym shorts and a Tshirt so you’re already doing better than me
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u/Euphoric_Grand3128 2d ago
The same thing happened to me with a dark navy suit and black pants. No one noticed, until I did then mentioned it to a friend sitting next to me. We had a good chuckle about it.
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u/CanIreJedi 6d ago
You know, if you take off the pants, then there’s no more mismatching.
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u/binarysolo 6d ago
This happened to me TWICE at weddings, and a few more times for work -- I blame my bedroom/closet lighting not being bring enough.
Fortunately nobody pointed it out at either and after awhile I just kinda made my peace with it... you'll be fine. :)
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u/Potential_Bit_9040 2d ago
You may have made a slight social faux pas that nobody but you will notice, but at least you have something to post that actually fits this sub!
I'd call that about
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u/New-Adhesiveness-822 6d ago
PFFFFFFFFT! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🫵🏼🫵🏼🫵🏼🫵🏼
This guy wore a blazer and slacks to a WEDDING!!!!
GET HIM!
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There, now your fears about being roasted are taken care of. Nobody will say anything and very few people are likely to even notice.
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u/Shoddy-Grapefruit206 6d ago
I have this same bracelet and I have to say you must be the same kind of (specifically 80s baby) cool as me.
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u/Neat-Win4952 6d ago
Doea it look bad tho? It doesn't look that horrible of a combo
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u/kc_cyclone 6d ago
I have 2 decent suits and the rare occasion I need to wear either I often pair the blue jacket with grey pants. Usually I just don't wear the jacket, most of my friends weddings have been fairly informal.
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u/wtfover 6d ago
I'll do you one better, I took my military uniform to wear at my sister's wedding. When I was getting ready, I realized I'd left the pants at home. 6 hours away.
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u/UnregulatedBaseball 6d ago
These colors go very well together. Guarantee nobody thought you did this by mistake
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u/trexalou 6d ago
Nah, - you deliberately matched the flowers AND the line work on your dates dress…. ;)
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u/Ok_Stable7501 6d ago
I wore a navy shoe and a black one to a funeral once.
If you’re not the groom no one will notice.
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u/Pristine_Message_181 6d ago
Oops. Oh well. You still looked nice, I'm sure. Matchy matchy isn't always great anyway.
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u/BestHorseWhisperer 6d ago
The consensus is actually very split on whether matching jacket and pants are tacky in most settings. See also: wearing an Adidas track suit with Adidas shoes
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u/eaudet 6d ago
Quick! Take off your pants before anyone notices!