Hose color

[Laird O'the Cowcaddens]

Sorry jock, but I have to disagree with you. I think that the dress boots that have been presented, are more than acceptable for wear to a wedding. If it was any other kind of boot, then no.

[Jock Scot]

Sorry jock, but I have to disagree with you. I think that the dress boots that have been presented, are more than acceptable for wear to a wedding. If it was any other kind of boot, then no.

Worry not my dear chap, you are perfectly entitled to disagree with me. Somehow though I don’t think that I am going to change my mind.

[Dollander]

Well, shoes that are wide enough to not crush my toes will invariably be too loose at the heel and thus ride up and down as I walk. So my only option is either boots that can solve the problem by gripping my ankle to stay in place, or blistered heels and premature wear of my expensive hose. From what I've been able to find, the footwear industry seems to think that a wide forefoot and narrow heel is an exclusively female trait, and I'm sure you'll agree that my Florsheim wingtips are far more acceptible for me to wear to a wedding than a pair of women's pumps, no?

Meanwhile, there's something else that I don't think has been asked yet: how will the others at this wedding be dressed? After all, you wouldn't wanna be the only one in a tuxedo if even the groom is wearing a blazer and slacks, and the bride her one and only dress that she wears to everyone else's wedding as well. So if it's to indeed be that casual that your initial "pseudo-dressy" idea would fit right in, then my only advice would be to forgo the flashes and just scrunch the hose if you're wife is that insistent you wear the Docs (assuming they're the classic 8-eyelet version). Otherwise it'd just look odd with such a small amount of the hose visible compared to the height of the boots.

That said, as a recovering manchild myself, I do sometimes regret my former tendency to simply button the same sport shirt I normally wore open, and tuck it into my good jeans. After all, others who are used to you being so casual will no doubt be pleasantly surprised to see you suddenly well-dressed. So my ultimate advice is to just listen to what everyone else has already said...oh, and I definitely consider it worth the effort to learn to tie a real bowtie rather than going with the pre-tied version.

[kingandrew]

If you're wearing a bow tie, you should definitely tie it yourself. You already know the knot: it's just lie tying your shoes (or boots), you just do it around your neck.

It's one of those skills you can easily learn in 2 minutes and master with a half hour's practice. Yet people will always be impressed that you know how. There are plenty of "how-to" videos on YouTube and step-by-step pics elsewhere on the internet.

Andrew