Men's style guidelines from 1708 Lafayette.

 

 

 

MFA Dress Chart

Day Dress

Ocassion

Coat

Middle Layer

Pants

Hat

Shirt

Tie

Shoes

Accessories

casual

 

none

 

lightweight cardigan or v-neck sweater

 

denim, neutral-colored chinos or shorts

 

ball cap or none

 

v-neck t-shirt or button down (possibly untucked)

 

none

 

canvas shoes, boat shoes, or desert boots

 

none

 

 

casual (upscale)

 

unstructured blazer

 

lightweight cardigan or v-neck sweater

 

raw denim, chinos

 

none

 

button down (tucked)

 

knit tie, patterned tie, or none

 

loafers or bluchers or desert boots

 

pocket square optional

 

 

wedding

 

cotton suit jacket or blazer

 

none

 

cotton suit pants or pressed dress chinos

 

none

white dress shirt or oxford button down

 

cotton or silk or knit tie

 

loafers or bluchers

 

cotton or silk pocket square

 

work (business casual)

 

unstructured blazer

 

v-neck sweater or none

 

pressed chinos or slacks

 

none

 

white or blue dress shirt or oxford button down

 

knit tie, patterned tie, or none

 

loafers or bluchers

 

patterned on white pocket square optional

 

 

work (business formal)

 

suit jacket

 

none

 

suit pants

 

none

 

 

white dress shirt

 

 

dark silk

 

 

oxfords

 

 

white pocket square optional

 

Evening Dress

casual

 

none

 

lightweight cardigan or v-neck sweater

 

neutral-colored chinos or shorts

 

 

ball cap or none

 

v-neck t-shirt or oxford button down (possibly untucked)

none

 

canvas boat shoes, or desret boots

 

none

 

casual (upscale)

 

unstructured blazer

 

none

 

raw denim, or dark chinos

 

none

 

dress button down (tucked)

 

none

 

black or brown loafers or oxfords

 

pocket square optional

 

work (business casual)

 

unstructured blazer

 

v-neck sweater or none

 

pressed dress chinos or slacks

 

none

 

white or blue dress shirt or oxford ubtton down

 

knit tie, patterned tie, or none

 

loafers or bluchers

 

patterned on white pocket square optional

 

work (business formal)

 

suit jacket

 

none

 

suit pant

 

none

 

white dress shirt

 

dark silk

 

oxfords

 

white pocket square optional

 

formal (black tie)

black or midnight blue tuxedo jacket

 

waist coast or cummberbund optional

 

black or midnight blue tuxedo pants

 

none

white tuxedo shirt

 

black bow tie

 

patent leather oxfords

 

black bow tie

 

 

Courtesy of /r/mfa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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