Today I officially purchased my first tuxedo. I’ve had to wear them before for, for concerts and things, but never actually owned one. Since I’m singing with the Butler University Chorale this semester and there are THREE concerts, that means there are THREE times that I’ll have to wear a tux. Renting a tux costs between $100 and $160 per day, so it was cheaper to just get my own. Probably half the price of renting one three times. Plus now I’ll also have one for any future occasions where I may need one.

I went to a place here in town that is where we get the vests for our Music Dept. I figured I might as well just get the whole tux there since they’ve got a relationship with Butler already. Turns out it was a VERY good idea. They definitely knew what they were doing and they gave me a great deal. When I went in today to pick it up and tried on the pants, the guy didn’t even ask me to put shoes on. He just folded the end of the pants, made ONE chalk mark and that was enough. Then after I took them off he marked, cut, and hemmed them right there, sent them to the back room to be pressed, and there we were: DONE!

I ended up getting a tux jacket, tux pants, wing-collar shirt, shoes, vest, cummerbund, bow tie, and cuff links and studs. The whole shebang! And now I’m set for any black-tie-optional events or for when I have to attend a world premiere of one of my compositions! ;-)

By the way, the tux place was WorldWide Tuxedos and I highly recommend them. If you’re in the Indianapolis area, you can go there and be fitted. Otherwise, you can still get a really good deal online. Of course, it helps if you know your measurements. But visit their website if you’re in the market for tux-type stuff and see what they’ve got for selection and prices! They also offer “career apparel,” so they’re not just tuxes. Plus they advertise that they’re the “largest selection on the net” and they have the “lowest prices or we’ll take an additional 10% off.” Pretty good deal!