Black tie & evening wear

Black tie, done properly.

Dinner suits, evening tailcoats and kilts to hire or buy, fitted in our West Kirby shop.

Dinner suit hire

For balls, dinners and awards nights.

When the invitation says black tie, it means a dinner suit: a black or midnight blue jacket with silk lapels, matching trousers, a white dress shirt and a bow tie. It’s a simple dress code, but the details matter, and that’s where we can help.

We hire and sell dinner suits for charity balls, company dinners, awards evenings, Christmas parties and anything else that calls for evening wear. We’ll measure you in store, check the jacket across the shoulders and get the trouser length right, so you’re not tugging at anything all night.

For white tie and more formal evenings we also have evening tailcoats, and our kilt hire is popular for Burns Night and Scottish weddings.

Man wearing a black dinner suit and bow tie
The black tie checklist

What black tie means.

If you’re not sure what’s expected, this is the traditional look. We’re happy to talk you through it in store.

01

Dinner jacket

Single-breasted with one button, or double-breasted, with satin or grosgrain lapels.

02

Trousers

Matching the jacket, with a braid down the outside leg and no belt loops.

03

Shirt & bow tie

A white dress shirt with a turndown collar, and a black bow tie.

04

Finishing touches

A waistcoat or cummerbund, black socks and polished black shoes.

Evening wear to hire

What customers say

A black tie dinner, sorted

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We recently hired dinner suits for 3 gentlemen for a black tie dinner. The professionality was second to none from the measuring, to the alterations and the quality of the suits and shirts. All pristine, beautifully pressed and presented, I would highly recommend hiring your suits from here. Forget the high street stores, use this amazing local store. Thank you, we will certainly be back!

Customer review
Good to know

Questions we get asked

What is the difference between black tie and white tie?

Black tie is a dinner suit with a black bow tie. White tie is the most formal dress code there is: a black evening tailcoat, white waistcoat, wing-collar shirt and white bow tie. We can help with both.

Should I hire or buy a dinner suit?

If you go to one or two black tie events a year, hiring usually makes sense. If you’re out more than that, owning one often works out cheaper, and we sell dinner suits as well.

How far ahead should I book?

Two to three weeks is usually plenty. Around Christmas and the summer ball season it’s worth coming in earlier.

Can you dress a whole table?

Yes. Company dinners and groups of friends often come in together, and we’ll fit everyone at once.

Hire by occasion

Dressing for something else?

Black tie event?

Get fitted for the night.

Call in to 7a Banks Road, West Kirby, or ring 0151 625 9424 to book a fitting.

Larry Adams Menswear

Make an enquiry

Choose a day and time that suits you and we'll confirm your appointment by phone or email. Fittings take about 20 minutes per person.

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