>>18317314
>I'm going to opera with my gf.

All the old rules regarding formality have decayed much like society in general. I can guarantee you'll see people there in jeans and no one will react to it.

If you want to do things right >>18317329 is correct, you need to at least wear a blazer. The good thing is a navy blazer is incredibly versatile. You can wear it with wool trousers and a tie, chinos and loafers, alot of people wear them with jeans. I'm not a fan of this look but Ralph Lauren has been doing it for decades and I'm not going to pretend to know more than him. If you're adventurous you can look on Instagram and see guys pairing a blazer with fatigue trousers, double knee work pants, etc and making it look good. It's a really versatile item no matter how you normally dress.

If you have time and money, something more formal would also work well. A regular tuxedo is timeless, a conservative cut will never go out of style and as long as you don't get fat can last your entire life.
If you want to be formal but also stand out, there's another option: A velvet dinner jacket like this. It's formal but let's you express yourself more than a regular tuxedo, and if you go to events often you'll get plenty of use out of it. It's less formal than a tux so you can wear it to a nice restaurant and not be over the top. You can get black but there's also deep greens, burgundy, navy, purple, etc.

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