r/NavyBlazer • u/AutoModerator • 12d ago

Thursday Free Talk and Simple Questions

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u/Rich-Somewhere2915 12d ago

Thoughts on wearing an Oxford with more formal wool trousers? Is the mix of casual and formal too much or is it fine

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u/Not-you_but-Me 12d ago

Define formal? I wouldn’t wear an OCBD with evening wear but they’re quite acceptable with lounge suits. The obsession with formality you see somewhere like MFA is mostly nonsense.

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u/MrandMrsMuddy 11d ago

And honestly, in a pinch—well, Dean Martin pulled off a white OCBD with a tux pretty damn well in Ocean’s Eleven. Obviously not the most traditional look, but if you keep the other details very classic, it works better than you’d think.