Semi Formal Attire for Men

[miabad]

suggest naman kayo semi formal attire for men... thnx...

[kanski]

a normal formal attire would include a suit or a barong made of pinya or jusi.

while i'm not sure if what would constitute a a pinoy semi-formal attire (a barong of a different, more comfortable material perhaps; the ones used for work and feels like there is some cotton in the weave), in western countries, a semi-formal attire would mean loosing your suit jacket- that leaves you with a long sleeved shirt + tie to go with your trousers.

[brianpex]

Odd jacket/sportcoat/blazer with tie and trousers. Not a suit, but still dressed up.

Although I will occasionally wear a tie without a jacket, I don't really like the look. IMO a tie needs a jacket, although you can wear a jacket without a tie.

[kanski]

i've always felt that wearing jackets in a tropical country like ours is so pretentious. so unless i am meeting a foreigner in a more formal business function, i keep my jackets in the closet. imo, the only jackets really acceptable here are of the water repellant variety.

[mindweaver]

how about shoes? what's the right shoe for a semi formal attire?

[clawed_out]

leather shoes.

black at night- make sure it matches everything from pants to shirt.

more casual and brown during daytime.

The less chunkier the better it'll appear to be business like.

[LimpBwiZit]

depende sa social group di ba?

for us lawyers, yong pang-opisina na coat, pwede nang pang-semi formal. yong medyo "designer" suits, yon ang pang-formal.

kung mga students siguro, shirt and tie would be semi-formal enough.

[mindweaver]

how about white? not the leather white na parang yung sot ng security guard ah yung white lang na synthetic. I've seen quite of those.

[blue_shaw]

for what occasion @ miabad?

i love white shoes @ mindweaver. i use them at work. it breaks the monotony of the old black/brown atmosphere. kaya lang you have to be careful in pairing it up with the pants. personally, it doesn't look good with dark colored pants (black, blue, brown, etc.). ang baduy tingnan.

nagsusuot ba ng white leather shoes *** mga guard? i think they use black.

[enzie13]

Odd jacket/sportcoat/blazer with tie and trousers. Not a suit, but still dressed up.
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As a woman, i suggest you brian's idea.. :) Have it with jeans and black shiny shoes.. :)

Or instead of jacket thingie, wear shirt and like semi-formal suit! parang ganon pa rin ano?! hahaha

[brianpex]

As a woman, i suggest you brian's idea.. :) Have it with jeans and black shiny shoes.. :)


As a man, I would like to point out that jeans are not semi-formal.

The blazer and jeans combo is tougher to pull off well than you'd think.

[clawed_out]

There is a difference between dressing nice and being "dressy".

Dressy is more on the stiffer side. Dressing nice can be attributed to going to a party, to a dinner, to wearing it on a casual friday at the office.

Not for interviews, even on advertising firms.

[brianpex]

Dressy is more on the stiffer side.

Only if you're not used to dressing up. I'm just as comfortable in a suit as I am in jeans and t-shirt. I'm sure some gentlemen would be more comfortable in their suits than in boardshorts.

[clawed_out]

dress shirts, dress pants, dress shoes= they are ironed, smooth and appears stiff.

That's what I meant.

[brianpex]

I apologize for the misunderstanding.