So you’ve just received a letter with containing a scented card with raised lettering stating that you’ve been invited to a banquet. The typical first reaction is happiness followed by hours of bitterness over what to wear. Formal festivities are different in that they require unique attire not worn elsewhere and make the navy blue pinstriped suit people pull out for interviews look as extravagant as potato salad

Quick to solve the problem for blue collar people lacking a formal wardrobe is to head down to the local `Roger Burgess formal wear rental´-shop and nab an outfit that has served the entire neighborhood for 8 years. Although a math’s geek might not feel bothered about wearing an ill-fitting and worn out suit, someone particular about their appearance would rather skip an event staying at home browsing youtube for funny clips. After all, beauty comes from within doesn’t it? Any slightest hint of discomfort or dissatisfaction over how you look will show in the eyes of the beholder. So what if there’s no rental shop offering anything fabulous then acquiring your very own tuxedo may be the one and only way.

The question is whether to buy a not to buy. A tuxedo is typically not something you will be using on a daily basis unless you’re a wedding planer which makes it hard to sell out a third of your salary an outfit that may run the risk of spending most of the time during its lifespan dusting in the wardrobe like a mummy rather than getting makeup smudges from intoxicated classy women leaning their heads on your chest.

Then there is one off occasions in your life that might warrant the purchase of a tux and that might be a gala where you are to be presented with an award or a university graduation prom. The memories and emotional attachment that the tux can become a part of will make the purchase even more meaningful. Just like a wedding dress it will evoke, what will hopefully be, happy recollections of whatever experiences you had dressed handsomely in your tux. Renting a suit for a special deprives you from the opportunity of experiencing history by wearing your attire years down the line trying to reminisce and cherish the past while looking at yourself in the bathroom mirror.