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Monthly Archives: <span>February 2017</span>

The tuX files: Back to Black: Permission to indulge

Slim-fit Shawl Tuxedo

Fabian Couture slim-fit shawl tuxedo

Let’s talk about you. You’re smart, you work hard. Right? Right. You do your job, you feed the family, you go to school–you get it done. Sometimes, you think about a version of you that doesn’t have to worry about the bills or the hours or the kids. While you are wiping the oatmeal off the front of your sweater, you wonder if somewhere in another dimension, you’re waking up in St. Tropez in silk sheets, warm air with a cool breeze …But then there’s another stack of papers, another pile of snow, another spill, another stain, another day, another dollar, and you’re not in St. Tropez–you’re just here, and you’re doing the best you can.

The daily grind is built on compromises—coupon clipping, corner-cutting, staying in on Saturday nights. You deal with a little bit less now, so that you can have a little bit more later. But soon you are getting married, and when it comes to your wedding, you deserve More.

More is freedom from compromise; more champagne, more dancing, more luxury, more glamour. More is limousines and ball gowns, flowers and lights and multi-tiered cakes. This is a celebration of you and yours, and far from your daily life, the only grind you’ll find is on the dance floor. Your wedding day is more than an ordinary day, and a jet-black tuxedo is more than an ordinary suit. It’s says, You are not just “a” man. You are the man.

Once-in-a-lifetime events deserve more than the ordinary. For your wedding day, feel free to elevate your expectations. You deserve it.

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The tuX files: Out with the old, in with the blue

Navy tuxedo

Navy Sebastian tuxedo by Ike Behar. Photo courtesy of ImageMakers 

When it comes down to it, there are two kinds of people in this world; those who sing “Da Ba De Da Ba Di,” and those who know “If they were green, they would die.” Whichever way you fall in this key cultural divide, all children of the nineties will remember the iconic Eiffel 65 classic, “I’m Blue,” in which the song’s subject pays tribute to the coolest of all colors with their blue house, blue corvette, and blue girlfriend.  What makes this song relevant in today’s vastly different world, you ask? Well, it turns out Eiffel 65 had it right when it comes to this year’s biggest color in wedding menswear!

slate tuxedo

Slate Bartlett tuxedo by Allure. Photo courtesy of ImageMakers 

That’s right, 2017 channels 1999 as blue is THE color. Luckily, you don’t have to venture out into the cosmic sea of bridal blues alone.  Whether you’re looking for London blue, slate blue, navy or indigo, Main Street Formals offers a wide selection of retail and rental options to complete your wedding day vision.  As always, when it comes to fashion, you can trust the award-winning formalwear experts at Main Street Formals to style your guys perfectly, without breaking the bank.  Now, that’s something everyone can get behind– “da ba de-er’s” and “ if I were green-ers alike.”

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The tuX files: Classy as buck

Showroom1Main Street Formals celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2016, and we remodeled our showroom to celebrate! If you haven’t been here since your high school prom (or longer), take a short ride to the countryside and check out our new look and all of the new offerings on display.

  • Spring 2017 suits (on the way!)
  • Our new “Milan” slim-fit tuxedos
  • Our new “Main Street” necktie collection!
  • Our new “Axis” line of patent formal shoes
  • Our new “Allure” caramel brown formal shoes
  • Our new “Hudson” matte-finish formal shoes (on the way!)
  • New colors in our Simply Solid vest line
  • New hats
  • New statement socks
  • New lapel pins
  • and our uber-classy new mascot, Bogart the Buck!

 

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