My fiance and I are getting married. The ceremony will take place at the family horse ranch in front of the large luxury barn. Theme is "Kentucky Derby". Formal attire is NOT required, but I'm still trying to keep it classy. I've decided on a 3-piece black tuxedo with a notch lapel. I will wear either my black Ariat Western boots or black Chelsea boots. The bride is wearing a white and fuchsia dress. I'm wanting to play with colors of tie and pocket square to complement her choice, but there's no way in hell I'm doing fuchsia. A quick complementary color search suggested deep aqua and gold. I was thinking either solid colors or black with trim colors. Also somewhat torn between a bow or necktie. thoughts/suggestions?

A vest, or more accurately in this case, a waistcoat, is a sleeveless garment whose primary purpose is to provide warmth which is why I grabbed one as the temps fell 50% over the past 24 hours. However, as style perpetually does where form follows function, a vest can provide quite a statement and immense versatility to an outfit. Let me start with defining terms. A waistcoat is always a buttoned garment that has no sleeves. Typically it’s a more restrictive definition of being a more formal garment than just a vest. A vest can be buttoned or a pullover but the key is each HAVE NO SLEEVES. Its fabric can be knitted, or not. If knitted it is a sweater-vest whether it has a button front or not. But again IT HAS NO SLEEVES. A v- neck sweater under a a coat that has sleeves or a cardigan under a coat that has sleeves are NOT VESTS. I see that error made frequently in this community. While I don’t point this out when it happens (and truthfully sometimes it’s impossible to know if the garment has sleeves in a pic), I respectfully address this as a mere point of reference to guys who might be confused about this distinction. Oh well sorry fellas, enough being the professor. Here’s my OOTD Mid grey MTM suit constructed Oct 1995 Silk multi print pocket square CT blue w green accent PoW French cuff Guinness bottle cap cufflinks Green grenadine silk tie Orvis waxed cotton blackwatch waistcoat Byford otc merino wool grey socks J Fitzpatrick black cap-toes 1940’s Bulova watch