Christina's Fashion Crash Course for QM2 - Part 2

JJ2sail wrote:

Ron- I think you will get along with my husband! He is awful to take shopping! I usually just order his clothes online, and make him try them on at home.

And yes, he usually wears pre-tied bow ties with his tux, but I will order him a "real" one and see how he does with it.

Christina- I bought two tux shirts, one wingtip and one lay down, can he wear a bow tie with the laydown collar or just the wingtip?

SEE NOW YOU ARE TALKING!!! Christina just order the clothes and send them to my house. lol I will try them on and get back to you!!! lol. Now that's what I'm talking about!!

oesnjstar wrote:

can you just send the guy in the leather jacket to my cabin

lol. You mean so you can try on his jacket right??

Thanks to the fact that my husband hates shopping I was able to get him back on a cruise after 13 years of not cruising. I told him if he took me on a cruise he didn't have to buy me a Christmas present. He chose the cruise over a trip to the mall

yes ron - that's why - so i can try his jacket on.

what else would you think?

This thread is great........you are so very helpful Christina with the dos and dont pics......LOVE IT..

For the record,Im the one in the family who hates shopping while my husband is always saying we should go..........little backwards from the norm,huh?

jen - you're going to buy him a bow tie and see how he does with it? or are you going to learn how to tie it because if i buy my husband a bow tie i guess i better figure it out or it will be the most lopsided thing you have ever seen.

Oh heck no! I don't even know how to tie a regular tie!

He does fine with the regular ties, and taught both our sons.

i had to get my husband a diagram off the internet for our first cruise just to learn how to tie a tie. he never wore anything fancier than his biker wallet before that. i married a hick.

Would something like this work for casual night?

Jfultz81 wrote:

Would something like this work for casual night?

This is a bit too causal, this more like an outfit you might wear to afternoon tea. You could probably push your luck and wear something like this the first evening but, personally, I wouldn't recommend it.

You mean I have to dress up for afternoon tea? So is it ok to shower Naked or do i need a rubber tie to go along with my rubber duck??

Ronrocks wrote:

You mean I have to dress up for afternoon tea? So is it ok to shower Naked or do i need a rubber tie to go along with my rubber duck??

Rubber tie is optional!

Hmm.. ok.. palazzo pants and I don't get along and it says trousers under Casual on Cunard's site, can you give me an idea of what kind of trousers with a top isn't too casual for casual night?

Invest in a good pair of black slacks - these will become your best friend. And, then kick things up a bit with a nice top. The twin set you showed in the picture was pretty but, a bit too much like something you'd wear to work. This is your chance to shine and have some fun!

Here are some examples of how to take it up a notch

You could get something fun and playful such as this one:


Frilly and feminine


Or for a more conservative look, you could go with something like this knit jacket (ignoring skirt of course):



Hopefully this helps and doesn't confuse you. And, don't worry, I'm going to also have a section about how to dress for specific body types. In the meantime, if you have questions please ask! I love to help!

FormerlySanFranBayCruiser wrote:

Invest in a good pair of black slacks - these will become your best friend. And, then kick things up a bit with a nice top. The twin set you showed in the picture was pretty but, a bit too much like something you'd wear to work. This is your chance to shine and have some fun!

Here are some examples of how to take it up a notch

You could get something fun and playful such as this one:


Frilly and feminine


Or for a more conservative look, you could go with something like this knit jacket (ignoring skirt of course):



Hopefully this helps and doesn't confuse you. And, don't worry, I'm going to also have a section about how to dress for specific body types. In the meantime, if you have questions please ask! I love to help!

all body types?? Even wide and furry?? They may not find my body when this whole thing is over with...

Ron, I just can't picture us at afternoon tea.
We're more like...afternoon Long Island Iced Tea!

Christina, thanks for all of the examples! I am LOL at a bunch of them!

So far everything seems similar to how we usually dress on cruises, other than the jacket for men on casual night. However I want to expand on Ron's earlier question. I know that it's not appropriate to be walking around in swimwear unless you are right at the pool area. Normally on a cruise I bring a coverup (covers shoulders and down past my bottom - not a pareo) and wear that into the buffet. Is that okay, or would i have to be fully dressed to go into the buffet?

Ronrocks wrote:

FormerlySanFranBayCruiser wrote:

Invest in a good pair of black slacks - these will become your best friend. And, then kick things up a bit with a nice top. The twin set you showed in the picture was pretty but, a bit too much like something you'd wear to work. This is your chance to shine and have some fun!

Here are some examples of how to take it up a notch

You could get something fun and playful such as this one:


Frilly and feminine


Or for a more conservative look, you could go with something like this knit jacket (ignoring skirt of course):



Hopefully this helps and doesn't confuse you. And, don't worry, I'm going to also have a section about how to dress for specific body types. In the meantime, if you have questions please ask! I love to help!

all body types?? Even wide and furry?? They may not find my body when this whole thing is over with...

Keep it up funny guy and, I'll have Nick and Pete pin you down while we put you in a dress, high heels and full make up!!

HelenB wrote:

Christina, thanks for all of the examples! I am LOL at a bunch of them!

So far everything seems similar to how we usually dress on cruises, other than the jacket for men on casual night. However I want to expand on Ron's earlier question. I know that it's not appropriate to be walking around in swimwear unless you are right at the pool area. Normally on a cruise I bring a coverup (covers shoulders and down past my bottom - not a pareo) and wear that into the buffet. Is that okay, or would i have to be fully dressed to go into the buffet?

You could probably do it but, you'll feel much less self conscious if you did have on something more than a cover up. I will make an exception by saying if it's a long, dress like cover up that isn't particular see-through then yes, that would probably not even raise an eyebrow.

Ron in a dress:

NDJollyMon wrote:

Ron in a dress:

I am eagerly awaiting the Formal Night Ball Gowns. I hope there will be some tomorrow. I intend going out shopping on Saturday.

FormerlySanFranBayCruiser wrote:

You could probably do it but, you'll feel much less self conscious if you did have on something more than a cover up. I will make an exception by saying if it's a long, dress like cover up that isn't particular see-through then yes, that would probably not even raise an eyebrow.

I have two: one is long sleeved and zips, like this:



The other is similar with no zipper and it's sleeveless (although it covers the top of the shoulders). So these would be too short?

NDJollyMon wrote:

Ron in a dress:

two things,
First is that he looks more like Nick than me.
Second, why would you have this picture?
Something you want to tell us Pete?