If there were ever a time to feel like a fat man, it's by wearing formal wear pants from the local rental shop. They come with an adjustable belt.

The pants part of a tuxedo are like any other dress pant. If you're renting a tuxedo, they'll be made of virtually indestructible material that will not be nearly as comfortable as the semi-comfortable pants that go with your suit.

Tuxedo pants have no cuffs. For decoration, they have   sheen satin or silk strip running on the outside of the leg - generally the same material as the front collar of the tuxedo jacket. Rental pants will have a tightening mechanism so that they can be adjusted for fit. In a custom tuxedo, the pants are held in place with suspenders.

Lloyd Hill, a made-to-measure suit specialist with Burberry, cautions grooms against buying the wrong type of pants. "Men screw up with tuxes when they buy the wrong styles for their body types," Hill explains. "Some guys are heavier and want a flat front pant, but there's no room for the hips and thighs. The belly hangs over...it's rough." Slimmer guys, advises Hill, should wear flat front pants; heavier men should go with pleated front pants.

Read more about wedding attire from GroomGroove.com:

• How to get the groomsmen outfitted in tuxedos, painlessly
• An intro to formal wear for the groom:
  • Tuxedo Jacket
  • Pants
  • Shirts
  • Ties
  • Cufflinks
  • Shoes (and socks)
  • What the hell is a cummerbund and do you need one?
  • Boutonnieres (aka the only flowers a groom needs to think about)
• Morning coats
• Wearing a suit instead of a tuxedo
• Whether to buy or rent a tux
• If you're buying a tux, whether to get it custom-made or off the rack tuxedo
• Beach wedding attire (you lucky bastard!)

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