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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:47 PM
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Red Converse High-Top All Stars with a Tuxedo? Good Idea?
A guy needs to know.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:49 PM
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1. I for one have always gone with black dress shoes
and the MC Hammer -style Harem pants. Can't touch this.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:51 PM
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2. What color is the tux? This is important.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:52 PM
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3. Black, natch. I got rid of the baby blue dinner jacket years ago.
BTW, the Chucks are brand new, so nothing tacky like old faded ones.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:53 PM
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4. No.
If you insist on wearing Chucks, go with black, but I would recommend trying to find a nice pair of wingtips or something.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:55 PM
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8. My black ones have yellow paint spots on them, so
that's right out. I do have a nice pair of Mexican huaraches, though, but they're brown, so I don't think that'd be optimal.
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:53 PM
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5. Good idea? More like GREAT idea.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:56 PM
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10. Yeah,..that's what I was thinking, too...
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:54 PM
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6. if they are clean, YES
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:54 PM
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7. Black high tops would probably be more formal
Assuming its a black tuxedo. I might wear the red myself though, because I've always liked the black/red combo.

On the other hand, if you have a black tux with a red tie, then you might go with one black shoe and one red one. :evilgrin:
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:57 PM
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13. Oh! A red Tie! What a great idea!
I'm off to the formal wear place.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:55 PM
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9. Red Converse hi-tops are....
always an appropriate fashion choice. :hi:
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:57 PM
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Thanks for the affirmation, there...
I've found that they are always conversation starters, but have never tried them with the tux.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:56 PM
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11. Johnny Slash would approve.


This is the DU member formerly known as like totally different head...totally.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:59 PM
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16. Now...how did you get a photo of my date?
She promise she'd wear the red bibs. That's what gave me the idea.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:00 PM
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17. aHA!
I was going to post "totally different head... totally" but you nailed it!

This is the DU member formerly known as Open 24 Hours (obscure?).
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:57 PM
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12. absolutely not
you need one red one and one black one, it always works for me :P
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:58 PM
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14. Yes. If you are 16 and are going to prom
and are wearing them with one of those tuxedo t-shirts.

This is the DU member formerly known as High School Looozer.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:01 PM
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18. What! My tux is a Calvin Klein, I'll have you know.
The rental place I bought it from said it had only been worn 12 times. Not bad for $100. Hell, the Chucks cost me over $30.
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 02:58 PM
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15. Like the tuxedo t-shirt....
Edited on Thu Jan-22-09 02:59 PM by SacredCow
it says, "I want to be formal, but I'm here to party."

Or maybe breakdance.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:39 PM
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19. What's the occasion?
If its that you're attending the Oscars with Lindsay Lohan, dude - I'm so jealous
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:42 PM
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21. No, not Lindsay. Cate B. called and asked if I'd escort her.
How could I refuse? I mean, really...
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:41 PM
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20. That is fucking awesome
The only thing better is my dad's, which was:

Powder blue tuxedo
Cowboy boots
Afro

Yes, it was 1971.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:43 PM
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23. Dude was stylin', for sure!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:42 PM
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22. If that is your style. I wouldn't allow my
husband to wear it though. But I think it can look ok together if you are kinda punk-ish anyway.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:43 PM
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25. I don't know about that punkish thing....I'm 63 years old.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 04:17 PM
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28. Oh, well, wear what you will feel most comfortable in.
Edited on Thu Jan-22-09 04:18 PM by Shell Beau
For some reason, I think of punk when I think of converse and a tux. :shrug:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:43 PM
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24. They're remaking The Breakfast Club?
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 03:52 PM
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26. Dude, don't even joke about that.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-09 04:00 PM
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27. isn't that a State Farm commercial?
where the guy gets married.

the shoes might be black, but they are Converse or something like that.
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