Early 50's man. What to wear on a night out?

Gloomendoom

onlyroz wrote: »

Sports jackets can look good, e.g. baseball, something like this, which you could wear to most occasions, or just for day-to-day:

Nice. Do they do it in beige?

Savvy_Sue

McKneff wrote: »

Why not ask the folk in your office you are going out with.

Particularly the chap: what's he going to wear?

BTW, places like Debenhams have personal shoppers, that could be useful if you don't have friends you trust to advise you.

dug123

Hi all and thank you again for your advice.
After reading all your comments I was surprised to read that some shops had personal shoppers to help people like me so I looked around at the shops near me that had them and found a House of Fraser.
So first thing this morning I went down there and I looked around and found two mature ladies who worked there who appeared more than happy to help me. So I spent a while trying various things on and listening to their advice and they have kitted me out for next weekend.
I ended up with a navy blue pair of Chinos.
http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Howick+Casual+chino/145677071,default,pd.html
a blue striped shirt (which I cannot find on their website)
and a jacket (which looks a lot better without the quilted insert thingy!)
http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Linea+Whiteread+detachable+insert+blazer/198657143,default,pd.html
They gave me a choice of shoes to try but I already have similar shoes which I wear with my suits so I will just use a pair of them.
I have dropped the shirt and trousers around at a friends house for them to be ironed (Yes I do iron, but not very well!)
So I am sorted and happy thank you. After everything was sorted they asked the opinion of a couple of younger lads who worked there and I explained again that I didn't want to look like a grandad or the oldest swinger in town and all 4 assured me that the outfit was nice.
I am now £185.50 poorer but at least I can go out and look smart and they are the only clothes I have bought for about 2 years so I cannot complain.
I am looking at it as an investment in my future.
Thank you all again.

lisawood78

Love that jacket, so smart and suitable coos many occasions, without being full on suit jacket. The detachable inner is clearly detachable for a reason, enjoy your night out

kittygirl20

Enjoy your night out dug, love the choices xx

julieu

This thread has made my day, hope you have a great night out and that is the first of many. Be yourself you sound like a nice guy and looking at the price of the jacket you've got money

dug123

julieu wrote: »

This thread has made my day, hope you have a great night out and that is the first of many. Be yourself you sound like a nice guy and looking at the price of the jacket you've got money

I "had" money but after this morning I have a have £185.50 less!
But money is not a priority and money is nice to have but in some situations is absolutely useless.
I can assure you that over the last few years I would have given every penny I ever had plus as much as I could borrow for my situation to have turned out differently.
So I do not have a lot but from what little I have I am happy to invest £185.50 in the chance of starting a social life and who knows one day I may be happy again.
But that will have nothing to do with money whatsoever!

tootallulah

Quite right, and good for you I hope you have a great night out, the first of many. I admire you for going enormously.

Georgiegirl256

julieu wrote: »

This thread has made my day, hope you have a great night out and that is the first of many. Be yourself you sound like a nice guy and looking at the price of the jacket you've got money

What's money got to do with it? Most women don't judge a man by the size of his wallet.

Glad you've got sorted dug! You sound like a lovely bloke.

The first steps are always the hardest to take, but it sounds like you're doing brilliantly.

julieu

I know money isn't everything lost DH in Oct and would give anything to have him back. Hope to be able to venture out with such a positive attitude in the future - just not yet. have a good time.