Apart from making sure that there is going to be enough alcohol at the party, one of the biggest worries of some guys during the holiday season is- how to dress up for the occasion? A regular suit sounds too boring while a tee or a check shirt is too casual. So, how do you find the middle ground and get some of the ladies to notice you?

Here’s some inspiration on how you can dress up for those not-so-formal and not-so-informal parties this Christmas.

Keep It Casual With A Tee

If you own a perfect fit blazer then you have a license to wear almost anything underneath. So, if you don’t want to go the whole hog of wearing a three-piece or a tie for the more informal parties, you can easily pair it with a smart t-shirt. It can be a crew-neck, a V-neck or a polo neck. Even a turtle neck will make you look dapper enough for such casual parties, without you having to deal with the “discomfort” of wearing a shirt. Although make sure you choose a solid t-shirt, graphic prints are a strict no-no.

You can pair a navy blue suit with a textured grey t-shirt, or a brown blazer with beige checked chinos and a black turtle-neck or a grey suit with a solid black tee. Just make sure the colours are on the darker side, a white tee will look more at home in a brunch party.

Or A Casual Jacket

If a blazer sounds too stiff to you, go for a more casual one and pair it with a shirt, like the one SRK sports in his recent release Dilwale. You can even go for casual waistcoats with chinos and a shirt, no need to tuck the shirt in for this look, especially in the day-time. For an evening, however, a tucked in shirt and a buttoned up waistcoat will make you look more appropriately dressed. You can even try a denim blazer; in fact, it ought to be a wardrobe staple for guys. It will keep you warm in slightly chilly weather as well as double up as a go-to-garb for informal parties.

Go Quirky With A Checked Suit or Blazer

If you don’t mind experimenting a bit more, opt for checks, but not in shirts. Yes, checked suits and blazers are all the rage currently. So, go get yourself a pair to rock this Christmas season. And in case of checks, the bolder the better. You can team them up with a solid shirt and tie or even a solid t-shirt, depending on how formal or informal you want to look. A pork-pie hat is all you’ll need to nail this look.

Try Charming With Prints

You can also bring out some of your individuality by throwing on a charming printed shirt underneath a dark suit. Men’s wear hardly ever witnesses any big trend shifts, but rest assured, printed shirts are definitely in since a while now. So, if you have not yet got one for yourself, this Christmas is the perfect time to go shopping for it. Printed shirts may sound like a very daring statement for people who have been living on solids and checks, but you can start getting used it slowly, and wearing it underneath a blazer is the perfect way to begin.

Keep It Solid

You cannot go wrong with this one. Just pair up some solid dark colours and you will be oozing suave and grace all evening. Stay away from pinstriped shirts in parties; they are more suitable for a boardroom meeting rather than a ballroom or a banquet. You can keep it classy with all-white or all black or you can pick a different coloured shirt. Just pick the best plain shirt from your wardrobe for this one, and if you don’t have a best one yet- time to go shopping! You will be turning heads the whole night, if you happen to pick powder blue, lavender, baby-pink, red or peach shirts in silk.

So, go out there and rock the Christmas party in style this year.

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