Quote Originally Posted by Zardoz View Post
Coemgen,
Have you tried any formal wear rental places? Perhaps you could rent the couple of white tie items you need. Also, most rental shops generally have a retail outlet where they sell 'retired' rental items. When I was putting my formal outfit together, (not white tie though) I bought 2 wing shirts and a 3 button vest for about 25 bucks at such a store.
I looked into renting a wing shirt and bow tie a few years back for prom... They wanted $18 for the bow tie rental, or they would sell me one for $12... Go figure...

I ended up buying an ex-rental shirt online for about $20 shipped.