What is considered Sunday Best

I got a banquet for orchestra coming up and the attire they said was Sunday Best. I was not prepared for this because in previous years it was suits or button shirts for men, so i ended up buying a suit before the rsvp came out. Can I still wear it to the banquet without it being odd? the suit is all brown with a brown vest and pants and i was planning on wearing a black shirt underneath and a dark tie with brown feather patterns
5 Replies
awburkey
awburkeyโ€ข3mo ago
Iโ€™d skip the vest and swap the black shirt for a white one but that should be fine on paper
zeometer
zeometerโ€ข3mo ago
sunday best usually meant your best (most formal) clothes; i always heard it used in the context of what you would wear for church +1 to what beans said about the white shirt and no vest
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i assumed i should wear black because its nighttime? i think no vest might be the way tho
awburkey
awburkeyโ€ข3mo ago
Black shirts are too easy to be โ€œwaiter-coreโ€. Unless youโ€™re with the catering company or in the band Iโ€™d skip a black collared shirt
jfarrell468
jfarrell468โ€ข3mo ago
I think you will be totally fine if you wear your suit with a light shirt. I agree you don't need the vest if you don't want to wear it. In general, I would interpret "Sunday Best" as "jacket and tie". Doesn't necessarily have to be a suit, but no jeans, sneakers, tee shirts, etc.