Formal attire on a budget

Uniqlo Dry Stretch Jacket [item code: 189569, COL09 Black] - $59.90 [offer price]
Uniqlo Extra Fine Cotton Broadcloth Long Sleeve Shirt [item code: 172929, COL00 White] - $19.90 [offer price]
TopMan grey tie - $9.90 [offer price]

3 new items for annual dinner this year. Paired them with Uniqlo AIRism mesh crew neck T-shirt, grey dry flat front pants, Decathlon grey belt, black socks, and Aldo brown shoes.

So a Black top Grey bottom combination for 2017.

Still looking for an affordable light-to-mid grey suit... or maybe a Grey top Navy bottom combination for 2018?

http://www.uniqlo.com/sg/stylingbook/detail.html#/detail/8800

Blue and grey

Another super late post, but better late than never, right?

Chose a navy blue jacket to pair with grey pants (both from uniqlo) for annual dinner [May 2015].
- dry light weight jacket [S$29.90, purchased during offer]
- dry flat front pants [$19.90, purchased during offer]
- White shirt (with faint stripes) and black tie;

Safe choices for shirt & tie, as I already went for separate colours for blazer and pants.

Went for comfort and wore Beetlebug brown mid-cut shoes, instead of my Pedro dress shoes. The Beetlebug shoes had white [maybe slightly faded cream] vibram soles, much more comfortable for running around [annual dinner is usually a working dinner...]

Last but not least, wore the cyan blue colour Mi band. The Xiaomi activity tracker "said" I walked a distance of about 5km during the event. :)

Anyway, blue & grey just seem to work well together; wore the same combo at an overseas conference earlier  this month.

Oh, and in case you were asking for photos, didn't really have a proper photo taken, except this heavily cropped photo of me opening the door for GOH to enter...

 

Cardigan - finally found an affordable version

Source: http://www.uniqlo.com/sg/store/men-cotton-cashmere-v-neck-cardigan-1370150002.html

Have been trying to find a black cardigan at a reasonable price. Already have a grey cardigan, but a black cardigan is easier to match with other attire.

Most cardigans seem to be selling at S$40 and above. So was glad to see Uniqlo putting it's cotton cashmere cardigan on sale for S$29.90. Bought a M-size one in black at their Vivocity branch.

Interesting care instructions on the label, "dry flat to prevent excess pilling".

Using it at work, where the air-con is often quite cold; switch between it and another Uniqlo fleece jacket, when it gets really cold. The thin material also means that I can easily pack it in my bag, to bring it everywhere I go.

Ask and you shall find - Converse Jack Purcell Mid

Spotted the Jack Purcell Mid last year. Looked great in Rusty [brown] colourway.

Source: Converse http://media.converse.com/news/converse-debuts-fall-2014-jack-purcell-sneaker-and-apparel-collections

Did a bit of searching, found it to be available in Singapore, S$120 pricing was a little high though. Didn't really pursue it further then.

Uniqlo linen cotton short sleeve shirt

http://www.uniqlo.com/sg/CPaGoods/itemcode=086623
Bought the dark blue colour, a.k.a. "69 Navy", size S. On sale for S$19.90.

Fit is just nice, but not meant for tucking in.

Wanted to get the white colour initially, but found it too "transparent", even with a airism t-shirt underneath.

Only white and navy colour available at the Chinatown Point store. Hope to find the other colours at other branches.

postscript: ended up buying the white version also; "transparency" ok with an inner t-shirt, but wrinkles (which linen is prone to) are more prominent on a lighter shade, compared to the Navy version.

Time to introduce the "Navy"?

2009 - black blazer, maroon striped shirt, black pants
2010 - light grey blazer, white shirt, black tie, dark grey pants
2011 - dark grey suit, black shirt, black tie
2012 - light grey blazer, blue gingham shirt, blue tie, dark grey pants
2013 - dark grey suit, black gingham shirt, black tie
2014 - ???

Once again it's that time of the year to think about attire options for my company annual dinner. With few occasions to wear suits, am personally not that keen to buy new items, but from the list above, I am sort of running out of new combinations.

Spotted a classy-looking navy blazer at G2000 recently. Would pair well with mid-grey pants. Example below.

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Fallback would be using the light grey blazer with dark grey pants or navy pants, with ?? colour shirt.

The Uniqlo dry light weight jacket at $49.90 is tempting though, but need to try out the sizing; only available in S,M, L, and not the more fine-tuned suit sizing (e.g. 44, 46, 48, etc.)

Postscript: for 2014, light grey blazer, light blue shirt, grey tie, dark grey pants

Black on Black

Finally, after a long search [and a bit of fortune], I've purchased a watch suitable for formal wear.

It's a Casio EFR-523PB. Got it from Isetan Scotts for $128. Used Isetan vouchers from company lucky-draw, so only paid $38 cash.