Mr. O, the fashion plate

A while back, Mr. Oyster and I set out to look for something for him to wear in the wedding. We visited a local tux shop, but all the tuxes there just reminded me of high school prom.

Part of the problem was that Mr. O just didn't know what he wanted to wear. Personally I imagined getting him a modern-cut stylish tux, or even a nice slim cut black suit. He is tall and thin and I thought it would look nice. We even tried on a few of these at Macy's. Since Mr. O doesn't currently own a suit, we were considering purchasing one.

But Mr. O had his own ideas. In a direct contrast to the dress drama I've endured, he looked over my shoulder at the computer one day, took a look at one photograph, and said, "That looks nice. I want to wear that." And then he was done. I mean, how easy is that?! Here's the picture he saw, from our our photographer.

Handsome, isn't he? A nice, classic, peak lapel tux, with no bowtie. So, with this in mind, we set out to find it.


Our planner recommended a local store (as opposed to one of the ubiquitous national chains, I'm talking to you, Mr. "We guarantee it"), and they had exactly what we needed. It is a very charming shop, very airy and light and comfortable. They even have a dog that stays with them at the store. Her name is Lucy:

We found the tux Mr. O was looking for, and the lady (I forgot her name, she was very nice) helped him try it on.

I have to admit, he looks very handsome! It was surreal seeing him in a tux, one because he doesn't wear suits, and also it was like, "Wow, he's going to marry me wearing this tux!" It was pretty cool. I think Mr. O thought so, too.

Our last stop of the day was to Mr. O's favorite shoe store to pick up some dress shoes. We're still working on this part.

And that's it! Can you believe how easy men's fashion is?