A luxury wedding is among the most formally considered occasions in the social calendar — and when it takes place in a warm climate, which the most significant luxury weddings increasingly do, the formal fabric question becomes acute. The wool suit that is correct for a London church in October is inappropriate for a wedding at a Greek island hotel in July, a resort venue in the UAE in February, or a vineyard in Tuscany in August.

The warm-weather wedding wardrobe for men. A PP linen suit in deep navy or a composed warm natural — linen jacket and matching linen trousers — is a strong option for a luxury wedding in a warm climate. It interprets the formality of the occasion correctly without the thermal discomfort of a wool suit in temperatures above 25 degrees.

For a Mediterranean island wedding. The blue Aegean, the whitewashed venue, the outdoor ceremony in the late afternoon — white PP linen shirt, navy linen suit, leather Oxford shoes. The combination is formally correct and appropriate to the setting in a way that a dark wool suit in the same heat is not.

For a Gulf wedding in the cooler season. The UAE, Bahrain, or Oman wedding venue in February or March — an outdoor or open-air ceremony in 22-degree temperatures — navy PP linen with linen trousers and leather shoes, or a PP linen blazer over a white linen shirt. The formality is achieved through the cut and the colourway rather than the fabric weight.

For a Tuscany or South of France vineyard wedding. Earth tones and warm naturals in linen read most correctly in these landscape settings — a PP linen suit in warm sand or a composed natural, leather loafers, a simple tie or open collar depending on the formality of the occasion.

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