I wanted to share this with you guys. They're a good company, I've already received two pairs of slacks and a jacket from them, all retired rental wear.

Formal Time Wholesale - Tucson, AZ

The only trick is, you need to call and see if they have a particular model in your size.

I was reminded of this by the "joker costume" thread, but only because I've long considered buy white tails and vest and dying them royal purple and forest green for the old-school Joker look.

Magicians need look no further, or elegant corpses, undead wedding couples or vampires (or vampire hunters for that matter.)

Spats, i think you should do your suit idea, not because joker is cool but just because it would look awesome.

then again my fashion sense is tweaked so i could be wrong.

great site by the way. thanks for sharing

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I can tell the difference between punks who need a little lesson in manners... and the freaks like you who would just enjoy it.

look i has 'art' (updated randomly) - http://captaindesertpirate.deviantart.com/

Yeah, I may have to do that. Of course, when you wear spats as often as I do, it's hard not to purchase stuff like this.

Spats --

Thanks for sharing! I'm calling tomorrow! Besides Halloween... I have 2 growing sons that need tux's for concerts for the next four years. The tuxs don't grow with them so this will be perfect. When they grow out of them...I'll have more costumes for props!

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Thats a great idea

Any ideas on where to find cheap tux shirts and ties like are shown on that site?

Also, any thoughts on which jacket would work best for a "classic" vampire?

*thud*

If you want the classic Bela Lugosi look~

On the shirt, here is what I wear. It has no pleats and so lays flatter, a look men used to get with a starched bib. The texture is subtle and really white.

Renaldo in a wingtip tuxedo shirt

Make sure you get the matching white pique bowtie.

As for what jacket? Traditional evening wear, i.e., black tails. The numbers you want from the site are models such as 442, 444, 446, 448, 449, 450.

They don't have a traditional pique vest as of yet (their inventory is always growing) but vest #687 is more than appropriate.

Wear with black slacks, and grab either a monocle or a nice vampiric medallion and you're on your way.


BTW, for folks who haven't looked yet, this site has evening tails, white tails, dinner jackets of all cuts, daywear and cutaway coats, all for about 35 bucks.
Slacks? 8 bucks.
This place is amazing.
Imagine burying one of these outfits in the yard for a week and then going at it with a wire brush. The zombies you could make!

Spats, do they have the items (like the vest, for example) in different colors or only what's shown on the website?

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http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r124/rikkialittle/

I just placed my order with them. What a friendly lady and great service as well! She helped me pick out pieces based on the style I was going for. She sold me the jacket, pants, vest, and tie all for $50 + shipping! Every where else I looked for this type of outfit was going to cost me upwards of $150. Here's what I'm getting:

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http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r124/rikkialittle/

@ Spats; Wow, thanks for the tips on all the items, that helps out a bunch! I'll have to dig through the site again and try to piece it all together.

@ Rikki; Very cool! Did you get everything pictured there aside from the shirt, i guess? <$60 Is a terrific deal!