Tuxedos! - the biggest waste of money ever.

[NOMADIC]

So I have to get a tuxedo for the end of may, and realistically it's going to be cheaper for me to buy a cheap one then rent for like 3 weeks. So has anyone had any good luck with those super cheap tuxedos online? Are they made of construction paper?

...or if you're in LA and you know of a place to get them on the cheap, that'd be sweet, or wanna sell me that one in your closet, I'd be down for that too. haha

 

[Jockomo]

You have to wear a tux for 3 weeks? Man I'd go with something like this:

http://www.thet-spot.com/modules/Shop/layout/store/tuxedo t newest.jpg

 

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I would suggest going in a T-Shirt and jeans. They'll know what's up.

 

[Thomas J. O'Hara]

I feel ya man. I've got to plunk down about $350 for a suit this weekend. I'm the best man in my buddy's wedding, but at least I get to keep the suit. Rentals kinda suck when it comes to tuxedoes.

 

[NOMADIC]

rentals always have this odd smell that freaks me out.

... everyone tells me, "ah you gotta go downtown to get a good deal on a tux" but my question is where, I see lots of luggage and suits for sale in downtown LA, but not tuxes.

blah, oh well.

 

[Postmaster]

Look at it that way:

Girls need to get a complete new outfit for every event.

A man got one Tux and is dressed for years - nobody will ever say
"Oh look, he worn that Tux last time already".

I got got 2 of them (one is a Sport-Tuxedo) and love them.
You look always slick and cool like Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra.

If you want to be different, get a vintage Tux with wide lapels and slacks from the 30s or 40s.
That will knock tha girls of the socks - it´s literally a conversation magnet.

It will be cheaper thou and you get better quality for the $$. I hate it to swet in those 80% poly fabric suits - a vintage one will have no stinky plastik fibres.

LA is full of vintage clothing stores.

Frank