TGIF! One of the great benefits of writing this weekly post is I copy the last week’s template. Which means I get to relive all the pictures from the last week. That benefit was totally annulled thanks to RTD’s inspired topic for Request Line this week. Thank you, Tina!

Survival – Personal Edition

Anyway, it’s also wedding season! Like many of us, we’ve acquired and amassed proper attire for such events. And, like some of us, that attire was sized for a smaller version of ourselves. Today, we’re going to address those of us that have a proper tux that has apparently shrunk during its most recent cleaning.

• Have a little chat with the other groomsmen and, if possible, the waiters for the event. See if you can’t find someone with a tux that you can swap with for a proper fit for both of you. Although remind them that it’s more important that you look good than them.
• The main one, the waist band on those stupid pants that weren’t tailored correctly. Fortunately, this is a tux. So you can do this life hack thanks to the fashionable cummerbund. If cummerbunds aren’t on the table, a properly wide belt will also work. Anyway, the life hack is safety pins or paper clips. Link them together and secure them on each side of the waistband to hold things together. Also, don’t forget about them when you have to use the bathroom, tubby.
• With a tux, the pants aren’t that special actually. Just get a cheap pair of black pants. Make sure they fit so you don’t have to do the previous step. Then, to spice things up, grab your roll of black electrical tape. Measure it out to the length of your pants, then cut it in half lengthwise, then apply to the sides of your pants. Tada! Tux pants!
• If your jacket doesn’t fit, just keep it unbuttoned. Unless you’re in a Chris Farley in a little coat situation, it will appear to fit.
• So the jacket still kinda fits, but the sleeves are obviously short. This is where you show off your cuff link and watch game. Those will distract from the misfit. Further hide this issue by keeping your arms slightly bent at all times.
• Your shirt might be a little, or a lot, tight at the collar. No problem! This is a tux affair which means you have a bow tie. Proper or clip-on, doesn’t matter. Grab a couple of rubber bands, thread them through the button holes, and loop them over the collar button.

That’s a good enough start. I’ll cover other aspects of the gentlemen’s attire in future editions.

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Survival – Species Edition

Time to put the sexy in Friday!

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