Monday, March 22, 2010

Holy Balls My Groom Has His Suit (Well, Almost)

And by "almost," I mean a vest and pants.  We both decided to go a tad more casual on the attire for him.  We're having a summer wedding, so making Mike wear a heavy blazer over an undershirt, a button-up, AND a vest seemed a lil bit much. At least for our tastes and comforts.  So prior to taking Mike on "the big shop," I did my research.  I made sure I was taking him to places I *knew* would sell separates. And that place, my babies, was none other that hot-as-balls designer Ben Sherman. I've had a hard-on for Ben's clothes for a while now... but I could never justify spending $100 on a shirt I knew Mike would eventually ruin while skateboarding. So naturally I have always tended to purchase his clothes at Target or at the Gap after X-mas sale.  But his wedding attire is a whole different animal. A sexy animal. A Sean Connery in Goldfinger kind of sexy animal. Therefore... my dreams of seeing Mike in head-to-toe Ben Sherman have come true. YAY!

We ventured into Ben Sherman yesterday, and it was glorious.  And all the boys who worked there were gay and fun and fashionable and totally ready to help me find something hot for my groom. All Mike had to do was sit in the "I Hate Shopping" lounge in the corner of the store and play with his iPhone the whole time.  The Ben boys and I did all the leg work. (Which I preferred, don't get me wrong).  In the end, we had an array of separates for Mike to try on. And once we got him in that dressing room... HOT DAMN he looked fly!  I knew my boy had it in him... His inner fashionista/sexpot/rock-God...

Here is the vest we bought him:
It is darkdark navy, with barely noticeable pin stripes, and slick blue piping on the sides and back.
We bought him a simple, slim cut pair of black pants at H&M. They were super cheap ($25!), fit well, and made his ass look extra sexy. So we decided to get the pants as back-ups in the event I can't find him a pair of Shermans for cheaper than $120.00 a pair... (I couldn't convince Mike to pay this much for pants... $100 on the vest was pushing it... but I made it clear to him that the vest was the most important piece and that spending the big skrilla on it was more than OK).
 
And here is what I intend on buying him... IF I can do some sale shopping magic in the next couple of months...
You liiiiike?  Well. I reeeeaaally like. I STILL have a boner from picturing Mike in full-on Sherman. Yum.  Oh and I of course will get him in the ball-hugging Ben Sherman boxer briefs to round out the look (and to get my mojo going).
What is your partner wearing for the big day?  Any grooms out there rocking a vest and pants sans jacket?  Or something totally different all together?

9 comments:

  1. Oh man. This is gonna make me pee my skivvies. My dude has been struggling with the groom attire issue and so now I'm falling all over myself to email him a link to Ben Sherman STAT. Thanks for the good lookin' out.

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  2. Yay! That blazer rocks! Strong work, Team Bowie. My fiance, Jim, insists that he and his groomsmen wear black suits, Reservoir Dogs-style. I'm fine with this! I think the look is sexxy!

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  3. That *VEST* rocks. Clearly that is not a blazer, duh.

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  4. gah! those ben sherman pants = i want to die.

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  5. Definitely doing vest and pants without jacket, in grey. WITH a tie.

    We're getting married on the beach in Summer so could do without the tie... but I like them and he can wear it loose if he likes (which is even hotter).

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  6. oooh lovin the vest. my fiancee is wearing a kilt but i'm thinking he hasn't really been looking into it yet

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  7. Great find on the vest! Ben Sherman is awesome.

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  8. OH YEAH!!! Eric is a huge fan of BS!!! Go MIKE!

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