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Rehearsal Dinner Outfits

Tailored shirts, trousers, knitwear and blazers from independent boutiques for the dinner before the wedding.

A rehearsal dinner outfit balances evening formality with ease through tailored trousers, a soft blazer, fine knitwear and clean leather shoes. Relaxed tailoring in midnight blue or black wool pairs with ivory silk shirts to soften structured shoulders while preserving a ceremonial tone. Keep it a step below what you will wear to the wedding itself.

Sulvam, started in Japan by the pattern maker Teppei Fujita, takes classic tailoring apart and leaves raw edges. Homme Plisse Issey Miyake makes pleated jackets and trousers that do not crease. A.P.C., the Paris label Jean Touitou founded in the late eighties, brings jeans and knits.

Tailored pants paired with alpaca knitwear or buttoned silk shirts form the base under an unlined wool coat. WDLT117 in Toronto brings most of the tailoring, Due West in Toronto adds knitwear from A.P.C. and Adidas x Wales Bonner, and Utopia in Toronto adds Dior, Hermes and Chrome Hearts, some of it pre owned.

Issey Miyake LUSTROUS WOOL Wrap Pants Black at WDLT117, Toronto

LUSTROUS WOOL Wrap Pants Blk

MM6 Maison Margiela Pinstripe Wool Wide-leg Trousers Black at WDLT117, Toronto

MM6 Maison Margiela

Pinstripe Wool Wide-leg Trousers Blk

Undercover Wool Languid Jacket Black at WDLT117, Toronto

Wool Languid Jacket Blk

Undercover Shawl-lapel Bomber jacket Black at WDLT117, Toronto

Shawl-lapel Bomber jacket Blk

$796~~$1,127~~Last one

UJOH Square Blouse Moss Grey at WDLT117, Toronto

Square Blouse Moss Grey

Nina Ricci Draped Satin Halterneck Sleeveless Blouse Black at WDLT117, Toronto

Draped Satin Halterneck Sleeveless Blouse Blk

Undercover Shadow Curve Trousers Black at WDLT117, Toronto

Shadow Curve Trousers Blk

Issey Miyake Palindrome Pants Black at WDLT117, Toronto

Palindrome Pants Blk

$636~~$1,116~~Last one

MM6 Maison Margiela Buttoned Patterned Straight Trousers Anthracite at WDLT117, Toronto

MM6 Maison Margiela

Buttoned Patterned Straight Trousers Anthracite

MM6 Maison Margiela Buttoned Patterned Straight Trousers White at WDLT117, Toronto

MM6 Maison Margiela

Buttoned Patterned Straight Trousers White

UJOH Random Hem Flare Skirt Navy at WDLT117, Toronto

Random Hem Flare Skirt Navy

UJOH Random Hem Flare Skirt Olive Grey at WDLT117, Toronto

Random Hem Flare Skirt Olive Grey

RUOHAN Parasol Skirt Dust Beige at WDLT117, Toronto

Parasol Skirt Dust Beige

RUOHAN Assu Bias Cut Skirt Willow at WDLT117, Toronto

Assu Bias Cut Skirt Willow

Litkovska Blouse With Suiting Detail Grey at WDLT117, Toronto

Blouse With Suiting Detail Grey

UJOH Open Collar Shirt Black at WDLT117, Toronto

Open Collar Shirt Blk

Coperni Technical Tailored Jacket Black at WDLT117, Toronto

Technical Tailored Jacket Blk

Patou Tailored Short Jacket Praline at WDLT117, Toronto

Tailored Short Jacket Praline

$651~~$1,325~~Last one

Litkovska Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Blue/Brown at WDLT117, Toronto

Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Blue/Brown

Litkovska Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Graphite/Grey at WDLT117, Toronto

Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Graphite/Grey

RUOHAN Suevite Tiree Skirt at WDLT117, Toronto

Suevite Tiree Skirt

INTO THE EAST Acanthus Oil Pain Multi-Layer Skirt Tea Brown at WDLT117, Toronto

Acanthus Oil Pain Multi-Layer Skirt Tea Brown

Coperni Cropped Tailored Jacket Green at WDLT117, Toronto

Cropped Tailored Jacket Green

MM6 Maison Margiela Tweed Blazer Black at WDLT117, Toronto

MM6 Maison Margiela

Tweed Blazer Black

Looks in this edit

A December wedding in Riyadh. Flat lay of a sand INTO THE EAST cardigan, an olive blouse, an olive skirt and a white Goyard pouch.

A December wedding in Riyadh

A Christmas party in champagne. Flat lay of a pale gold INTO THE EAST skirt, a black MM6 blazer and red Guidi derbies.

A Christmas party in champagne

The pieces of Green tailoring by a Bloomsbury square

Green tailoring by a Bloomsbury square

Silk after hours. Flat lay of a black Nina Ricci blouse, black MM6 trousers, black Coperni flats and Tom Wood hoop earrings.

Silk after hours

First snow in Yorkville. Flat lay of a dark chocolate RUOHAN coat, a grey Nina Ricci sweater and dark anthracite MM6 trousers.

First snow in Yorkville

Silver at the Kuwait Towers. Flat lay of a black UJOH jacket, a silver UJOH shirt, a navy UJOH skirt, black Guidi boots and a grey Goyard bag.

Silver at the Kuwait Towers

Common questions

What defines a rehearsal dinner outfit?

Wedding rehearsal dinners call for attire between day wear and ceremony formality. Guests combine relaxed tailoring, fluid silk shirts and pleated wool trousers rather than rigid tuxedo suits.

How should someone style clothes for a wedding rehearsal dinner?

Combine dark wool trousers with a fine alpaca knit or an open collar silk shirt. Layering a soft blazer over knitwear keeps the profile sharp across long courses.

Which designers make pieces suited for a rehearsal dinner?

Homme Plisse Issey Miyake makes pleated jackets and trousers that keep their pleats through dinner. Sulvam brings tailoring left raw at the edges, and A.P.C. brings jeans and knits.