I'm a traditional North Eastern traditional dressed man. I wear bow ties, tweed, seersucker in the Summer. I know how to wear a kilt for Scottish themed events, but I've been invited to a wedding in Montana at a Ranch and the attire requested is "Country Cocktail" with comfortable shoes for walking around the ranch. I am completely out of my comfort zone.
The first action I took was to go to a local haberdashery (yes, that's really what the place calls itself, in Newark, no less!) and bought a cowboy hat. As an aside, Orange, N.J. is the original home of stetson hats. Go figure.
I don't have anything that makes any sense to go with a cowboy hat. I'm kind of wishing I'd just gone with a seersucker suit and straw boater and owned my "city slicker from the East" traditional style.
Any idea how one should dress in "country cocktail" attire with a cowboy hat without looking like an extra from Bonanza? Or is the idea to look like an extra from Bonanza?
I don't own cowboy boots and will not dress in all black - I don't think I have anything black except socks and a tuxedo. Although, I would buy cowboy boots if I thought I could wear them with the hat and something non-embarassing between them.
Help!
Jersey Boy
The first action I took was to go to a local haberdashery (yes, that's really what the place calls itself, in Newark, no less!) and bought a cowboy hat. As an aside, Orange, N.J. is the original home of stetson hats. Go figure.
I don't have anything that makes any sense to go with a cowboy hat. I'm kind of wishing I'd just gone with a seersucker suit and straw boater and owned my "city slicker from the East" traditional style.
Any idea how one should dress in "country cocktail" attire with a cowboy hat without looking like an extra from Bonanza? Or is the idea to look like an extra from Bonanza?
I don't own cowboy boots and will not dress in all black - I don't think I have anything black except socks and a tuxedo. Although, I would buy cowboy boots if I thought I could wear them with the hat and something non-embarassing between them.
Help!
Jersey Boy