How to Dress For Prom | A Young Man’s Guide To Formal Menswear

Prom = Tuxedo?

Suit?

Blazer?

Prom is continually something to anticipate, particularly in the wake of buckling down to traverse the term. But there's this sure strain to get everything right. One thing undoubtedly gives young fellows a bad case of nerves – the Prom outfit decisions for the most part develop more worry than would normally be appropriate.

Relax and take a deep breath.

Without a doubt, I set a towel ablaze with a hair dryer when I prepared for my secondary school prom, yet I've taken in a ton from that point forward, and you get such shrewdness of the ages passed on to you here on the blog and at our YouTube channel. (Additionally, hair dryer security gauges have enhanced a ton from that point forward.)

Getting dressed for prom is entertaining. Also, there's one straightforward trap that, more than any other recommendation, will ensure that you're a standout among the most attractive folks there:

Keep it great, keep it ageless; and keep it elegant.

These are every one of the three aspects of a similar thought — that you need to resemble a man who took control of his garments, not a man whose garments got hung over him by a relative or a rental tux salesman.That implies avoiding the pompous contributions you'll see a great deal of spots. Regardless of whether you go for a tux or a suit, abstain from anything — genuinely, anything — that arrives in a sparkling, plastic-like, brilliantly shaded texture. Rather, deck yourself out in the ground-breaking polish of high contrast. With only a couple of elegant contacts of shading all over you'll be an amazing option to the folks in the goofier, curiosity style "formal" pieces of clothing.

Secondary School Prom - Young Man Style Advice - Dressing Sharp On Prom Night - Fashion Tips

For most prom you'll have two fundamental clothing regulation alternatives:

Prom suits True Black Tie: The Semi-Formal Option

What a great many people call formal wear is really semi-formal, and it implies a tuxedo coat and dark tie furnish. Sensibly, your prom won't be a strict dark tie occasion. It's difficult to hold a horde of secondary school understudies to that standard, to express nothing of unjustifiable to understudies who don't have the assets for a detailed rental outfit.

Yet, it will absolutely be an alternative at most proms, and for a person who needs to look fiendishly sharp it's as yet the best decision out there. By dressing to genuine dark tie models when the vast majority of your friends are in more outfit like articles of clothing you're certain to emerge.

You won't have any desire to purchase a tuxedo at this phase of your life — despite everything you're developing, and they're costly articles of clothing to supplant. Rather, you'll be leasing.

A Man's Guide To Black Tie

Make it unmistakable at the rental store that you need appropriate dark tie clothing, including the accompanying:

Prom dress ideas1. The Jacket

Tuxedo-style coat in plain dark with either topped lapels or a shawl neckline.

The lapels can be looked in dark silk or left indistinguishable surface from the coat, however the previous is progressively conventional and somewhat more honed looking.

In the event that you plan on wearing a boutonniere blossom (which I suggest), ensure there's a working buttonhole for it.

2. The Trousers

Coordinating dark in indistinguishable material from the coat.

There ought to be a stripe of glossy silk (a similar silk that is on the lapels) down the outside of every pant leg. They ought to be held up with suspenders, not a belt, and the pants ought to have tabs for the suspenders inside the belt.

You don't need the less expensive metal clasp style of suspenders appearing underneath your coat while you move.

Formal outfits

3. The Shirt
Plain white with a stiff vertical band (called a placket) in the center where the sides join.  The buttonholes will be holes on both sides, fastened with studs rather than sewn-on buttons.

Cuffs should be French-style. The collar can be either a basic point collar (like you would see on most good dress shirts) or the raised wing-style collar with stiff, elevated points.

4. The Tie
A plain black bow tie. Take the extra five minutes to learn how to tie one yourself, rather than using a clip-on.

It's about as easy as tying your shoes, there's easy how-to guides online if the rental outfit doesn't come with one (Wikipedia alone can get you through it), and it'll look much better. People will notice.

Dress shoes for prom

5. The Shoes
You could rent formal pumps to go with the outfit, but if you have a pair of plain black dress shoes of your own I'd recommend shining them up and wearing them instead.

A night of dancing is a tough way to break in shoes you've never worn before.

6. The Waist
You can wear either a vest or a cummerbund. Either one is fine, but plain black satin is preferable for both. You can wear a colored cummerbund, but if you do, stick to very dark and sober colors.

Bright colors look terrible. A colored vest of any kind is too much — if you opt for a vest, stick to black.

7. Accents
You can usually select your shirt studs and cufflinks from several options. They should either match or be complementing, such as plain black shirt studs and gold-and-black cufflinks. Never mix silver and gold metals in the same outfit.

For a touch of color, consider adding a boutonniere — a plain red carnation is always striking, or you can talk to a florist about a matching boutonniere-and-corsage set for you and your date.Just stick to ones with a single flower for you; gentlemen should never be wearing a bouquet on
their chest.

If this sounds a little too restrained to you, think again. The elegant simplicity of the black tie outfit brings out everything that goes with it.

A single flower becomes a vivid accent; a darkly-colored cummerbund is suddenly a bold fashion statement. And, most importantly, it means that you and your date — not your gaudy outfit — will be the center of attention.

Prom outfits

Dark Suits: The “Black Tie Optional” Alternative
Unless your school specifies in explicit terms that you have to wear black tie, you can treat prom as a “black tie optional” event.

That means that instead of wearing a tuxedo you can wear a plain, dark suit with a white shirt and a colored tie.

This is often a more affordable option (particularly for sons lucky enough to fit in their father's business suits), and it gives you a little more leeway to add colored elements, particularly the necktie.

Just exercise restraint — you'll look better in a simple dark suit with a nice muted tie in the same color family as your date's dress than you will wearing wild patterns and neon colors.

It isn't as striking as black tie, but a good suit (especially one that fits well) will still set you apart as one of the sharper-dressed young men at the prom.

A Word on Matching Your Date
Try not to get talked into matching outfits. A little complementing contrast between you and your date is a good thing.

If she's wearing a light blue dress, a dark blue boutonniere flower on your tux or a navy-and-gold necktie with your suit is more than enough of a nod to her choice. You're trying to look like two charming young people, not a wedding cake topper.

It's easy to get talked into some of the big fashion mistakes of prom — wearing bright colors, breaking the black tie rules, and matching your date too closely — but this is a great chance for you to take charge of your own outfit and stand out on your own.

Whatever you choose to wear, good luck — and remember that the most important part of your outfit is your demeanor and your respect toward your peers and your companion for the evening.