5th November In search of the goldilock Tuxedo

One of the fun things about going on our cruise next year is the opportunity to 'dress up' for the two Captin's Dinner Nights that wehope to be able to attend whilst on board. Fun that is providing we can find somethign suitable to wear as neither of us are too sure how dressed up we need to be. 

I have a gazzillion jackets that I normally wear on a Sunday and once fitted with a suitably eccentric bowtie I should pass muster. TOM on the other hand needs a little help in the sartorial stakes and so not wanting to spend more than neccessary, I have been browsing the local charity shops in search of a Tuxedo suit or just a smart dinner jacket.

So far the trouble has been that, and how shall I put this, TOM is a little short for his weight, so that if the trousers fit around the waist, the legs are way too long. If the leg length is right, the waist is too small. Thankfully we have yet to encounter a Rish Sunak style pair of trousers. Then if the jacket fits around the chest, the arms are too long and if the arms are just right, well TOM struggles to breathe when wearing it.

Fingers crossed, sometime between now and next June I will manage to find in the charitity shops of Hucknall and Matlock, the perfect Golidlocks jackets for him, not too big, not too small but in fact just right.

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