Lightweight Wedding Suit – Tailored Two-Piece in a Linen Weave

Lightweight Wedding Suit – For the ceremony that turns out to be outdoors

A tailored two-piece in a lightweight linen weave, in green, light blue or beige. The weight is the whole point: a standard heavy suit at an August wedding is an endurance exercise, and everyone knows it by the second drink.

Why a lightweight weave?

Suit fabric is chosen for how it hangs, which usually means weight. In heat that works against you. An open linen-type weave lets air through the cloth, so the difference between this and an ordinary suit is not subtle once the temperature is up — it is the difference between staying and leaving early.

• Lightweight weave – air passes through the cloth instead of being trapped by it.
• Tailored cut – shaped through the waist rather than hanging straight.
• Three summer colours – green, light blue and beige.
• Two-piece – no waistcoat, which is the right decision in heat.
• Splits up – the jacket works over a plain shirt for a garden party.

The suit you are glad you chose by the time the speeches start.

Lightweight weaves crease more readily than heavy cloth, which is part of the look rather than a fault — chasing it with an iron all afternoon misses the point. Hang the jacket as soon as you take it off. If it needs pressing, do it slightly damp on a medium setting.

Specifications

• Included: blazer and matching trousers
• Fabric: lightweight linen weave
• Fit: tailored
• Colours: green, light blue, beige

Order it before the invitation says garden ceremony.