I got my son a suit at Macy's on sale.

Single mom here with a freshman boy--

Where would I get a nice blazer at a reasonable price point? I don't need it to be cheap cheap, just not Brooks Brothers prices. What about a suit, if that's what he prefers?

He's usually in jeans and sweats and hasn't dressed up this much since we could manage it with Gymboree!

^ and some actually don’t wear a tie at all with a suit or blazer. Some friends also wore more non traditional outfits, like a crazy printed suit they found online. Really it seemed to be that anything goes. See what your son is comfortable in and likes.

I’m a HS teacher. A couple years ago, when my son was a freshman, I asked my female students what he should wear since my son was clueless. I work at a different school. They said some would be in suits but any dress pants and a shirt and tie are fine. Their personal preference was dark pants. We went with black pants and a light colored dress shirt since we didn’t want to buy a suit yet. He didn’t wear a blazer.

Some kids had on full suits. Plenty didn’t.

Some homecoming dances have a theme - your teen will know. If there is one, my teen boys have tried to incorporate that somehow. Otherwise they wear a suit, or slacks, button-down shirt and sport coat.

Yes get a corsage if they are going as a date.

Where do you get the corsage?

Should girls get a boutineiere?

My son wore a dark grey suit because he had it from another event. I think the guys with suits will wear them, but a blazer and khakis is fine too.
There was some drama about the tie because apparently in some circles it is expected that the tie will match the dress color. Had I known that a day or two in advance I would have run to Macy's. After consultation, the two decided no tie was better than a tie that was a different color than the dress.

She did not want a corsage.

He could ask her what type of flowers she would like.

My DD and her friends don’t like corsages - they are not comfortable to wear, even wrist ones. They prefer small bouquets instead because they look nice for pictures and then can just be placed in a vase. Maybe ask her or her mom?

Girls: A dress that at least covers her lady parts.

Boys: khakis, a dress shirt, a blazer and a tie.

Yes, he needs to buy a corsage.

Find out what type of dress his date is wearing. A wrist corsage may be more appropriate. Preferred by DD and her friends no matter what type of dress they were wearing.

Anonymous wrote:My son wore khakis, a dress shirt, navy blue blazer and a tie. Yes, he should get his date a corsage.

+2. This is what my son and his friends wore as well.

Anonymous wrote:My son wore khakis, a dress shirt, navy blue blazer and a tie. Yes, he should get his date a corsage.

+1

My son wore khakis, a dress shirt, navy blue blazer and a tie. Yes, he should get his date a corsage.

Please tell me what the typical attire is for freshman boys attending homecoming?

If DS brings a date- (newish girlfriend)- is.the current etiquette to still get her a corsage?

Any other rules I need to know?