# Men's cocktail attire/vest

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 14, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345 "2013-05-14T19:58:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345/21 "2013-05-17T10:43:04Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> Maybe the vest without a jacket?

**shudder** Only if he’s planning on serving the wedding breakfast.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345/22 "2013-05-17T14:32:47Z")

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Vests are totally appropriate! I don’t understand why anybody would say otherwise.

A man is almost always safe in a suit. I think a vest is a lovely addition. (And I’ve seen quite a few of them on the red carpet lately if whatever Chris Pine wears enters into your calculations.)

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345/23 "2013-05-17T23:17:28Z")

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What’s the good of being gay if you can’t wear a vest on such an occasion?

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**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345/24 "2013-05-18T00:49:08Z")

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The vest would be fine. Don’t wear jeans. You need some kind of suit jacket, sport coat, or blazer if you don’t wear the vest. Don’t go so far as a tuxedo. Really, anything between a tuxedo and a nice suit and tie with slacks will be fine.

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