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I just bought the tickets (non-refundable) to BQ for the reception Beatriz and I are having down there.  I have two of my best friends going with me (with several more trying to grow a pair), one of which is my best friend going back to HS. The other is my martial arts bud/teacher, Marco who is Mexican...needless to say, he will be a good guy for my other bud to hang with as Spanish is his first language....not to mention he is 5'10, 215lbs and takes me most of the time that we have sparred...lol.  By the way, my bud from HS, is 6'4 215 and slaughters the women in Dallas....it's almost not fair...so lock up your novias in BQ that weekend..LOL.

We are having a 'formal' (according to her) reception in the evening from 9-3am....it is a 'benediction of the rings', but at the same time there will be beer, champagne and whiskey....music, buffet, etc,...the whole 9 yards....On Sunday, there will be a pool party w/ booze, food and soft drinks....from 2-5....should be fim

Does anyone have any idea about the appropriate attire for such occasion?  I have plenty of suits, but am almost leaning to a white 'dinner jacket', black slacks & bowtie...Bogart style....any ideas, suggestions?

JunFan out.

... in response to OK Men....I'm Going In, posted by JunFan68 on Apr 5, 2001

Designer bulletproof clothing a big seller in Colombia
      
The Miguel Caballero factory makes armored blazers, overcoats, windbreakers, vests, sweaters, T-shirts and raincoats       
March 31, 2001
Web posted at: 8:29 PM EST (0129 GMT)
(AP) -- Miguel Caballero steps up to his attorney and fires a .38-caliber revolver at his abdomen.
The lawyer, Wilson Sanchez, recoils from the impact, but feels only a thump against his midriff. He's wearing an armored raincoat manufactured by Caballero, who has just demonstrated it can stop bullets.
With violence in this South American country continuing unabated, Caballero has built a booming business making armored clothing. He says his sales doubled last year to 2.2 billion Colombian pesos ($1 million).
Other companies sell armored vests and the like, but Miguel Caballero Ltd. is one of only a handful specializing in armored clothing for the fashion conscious.
Caballero's sales are driven in Colombia by a soaring homicide rate, 11 times greater per capita than that of the United States.
   
"People are taking more precautions than ever, and we're profiting from that," said Caballero, who began his firm in 1993 with a loan from his mother.
Caballero makes believers of even the most skeptical customers by blasting away at family, friends and employees.
"He shoots all the people who work for him," Sanchez proudly proclaims after surviving yet another test of the ready-to-wear survival gear. "It's part of the job."
Caballero got the idea for his venture as a university student in Bogota. He noticed that campus security guards had to remove shirts and jackets to strap on bulletproof vests underneath -- which could be avoided if the clothes themselves were armored.
Caballero sold his first product, a bulletproof sweater, to Bogota businessman Hugo Giraldo in 1993.
"It was a psychological relief," Giraldo says. "I could walk through the streets in peace."
Miguel Caballero Ltd. now makes bulletproof jackets, vests, sweaters, T-shirts and raincoats, with prices from 550,000 Colombian pesos ($250) to 3.3 million Colombian pesos ($1,500). The tailored clothing is lined with Aramida, a European-made synthetic fiber similar to Kevlar.
Caballero's designs are not likely to show up on the catwalks during fashion week in Paris or Milan. But his catalog has a range of men's classics: dark blue blazers, gray knee-length wool overcoats, nylon windbreakers and T-shirts. His clients say they're more interested in stopping bullets than attracting compliments.
Caballero uses one or two layers of Aramida for those seeking protection from handguns. To stop rounds from more powerful weapons, he uses up to four layers, but he says there's nothing strong enough to withstand bursts from an assault rifle.
Caballero estimates he has sold about 10,000 items, and says they have excelled in trials by fire. Eight of his clients have been shot and survived because of the armored clothing, he claims.
Many of Caballero's clients are top politicians, increasingly targeted by armed factions involved in Colombia's 37-year civil conflict.
But others are customers simply worried about the crime rate, such as Tony Sanchez, a resident of the capital who bought a bulletproof leather jacket in December after being robbed at gunpoint.
"It's one way of minimizing the risk of living in this crazy place," Sanchez says. "It's not very comfortable, but it looks good and I feel a lot safer."

Just Teasing Buddy, ;-) Houndog

... in response to OK Men....I'm Going In, posted by JunFan68 on Apr 5, 2001

JunFan,

A white dinner jacket, black slacks & bowtie....for a pool party? Seems a bit excessive.;) -Just kidding.

One question, is there going to be A/C involved in this reception? Because my friend in BAQ said that it has been so hot down there lately that she thought she saw satan eating "helado" and praying for a breeze.

It would be a little uncool to pass out from heat stroke at your own reception party. -My brother-in-law's brother did a "nestea plunge" on the hardwood floor of the church due to a HOT and humid wedding day + hot tux & tie combo + poor ventilation + too much body heat from people packed into the building.

Ventilation problems aside, the Bogart thing sounds stylish. -Throw in a pair of black leather Feragamo square-toe tie ups(6-eye) and it is OVER.

Keep in mind that you are going to be receiving a lot of hugs and "pats on the back"(literally), so in a humid environment you may want to be especially vigilant with a white jacket.

Just .02

Tai

Congrats again, just a little farther man......."He's at the twenty...at the ten...at the five.....

... in response to Re: OK Men....I'm Going In, posted by Tai on Apr 6, 2001

That's a good one "T"

Your choice of designer shoes is excellent however, I would stay away from a toe that's too squared. Good point about the white jacket & all those hugs. I say after the wedding photo's, ditch the jacket, turn the bow tie into a headband & start shouting "The roof,the roof, the roof is on fire". Last one into the pool is a rotten egg!!!! He's at the forty, the thirty, HE..COULD..GO..ALL..THE..WAY!!!!

Peace....Hoda

... in response to Re: OK Men....I'm Going In, posted by Tai on Apr 6, 2001

Tai....very funny.  I think I'll go with the swimsuit for the pool party after pondering your suggestion...:-).  As for the AC issue, that's why I'm having this thing at the top hotel in BQ.  I don't care what I have to pay or whether or not there will be rolling blackouts in BQ....THAT ROOM WILL BE AIRCONDITIONED...lol.  I'm not into face plants at major functions.

And actually, I'm wearing a black pair of square toe Ferragamo's right now.

it's more like.....'rumblin' fumblin' stumblin'...Mike