Traditional Dress carry

[Prester John]

Any one of these work for me when dressed up in a suit

Wonderful collection.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

It’s not my fanciest knife, but the Cadet is my choice when formal dress is required. It was in my pocket when I walked my baby girl down the aisle.

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Earlier tonight I decided on my black alox cadet for a Christmas party tomorrow! "Great minds think alike!"

 

[Vaporstang]

This is a great dress carry because it is small, has a blade, scissors, file, and money clip. First time I carried this was to a wedding. On the drive there, my wife asks me if I have a knife (knowing damn well that I do). She had been messing with her dress, so I asked her if she wanted a knife or scissors. She said scissors. I handed this to her. She never batted an eye or said anything other than thanks as she trimmed a loose thread. I know it must have annoyed her that I had the right knife at the right time, as she (rightly) thinks I invest too much time and money in my knives.....

 

[Old Engineer]

I did get dressed up today and this is what I carried .

But I still have others the same sized to choose from .


Harry

 

[specgrade]

My Sunday, go to meetings, suit knife is a Gray jigged bone Russlock. Not very traditional.

 

[Chief]

Don't dress up much nowadays, weddings and funerals, more of the latter in my golden years. Used to be this combo.

New game in town.

 

[Llasi]

 

[mnblade]

Better check to see if it's allowed. My symphony just started using metal detectors this season.

No one ever wands your shoes. Or so I heard from a friend.

-- Mark

 

[mnblade]

When I need to gussy up, I stand my jeans up in the corner, pry off the boots and put on a suit, and drop my little Buck 527 into my pocket ....

(Not my pic, but mine's just like this.)

-- Mark

 

[Lansky1]

For business meetings that involve a suit, I usually have to go into the city, so I downsize. Figure anything I need to take care of when wearing a tie can be done with a peanut or suchlike ...anything from this drawer will do --->

 

[brownshoe]

No one ever wands your shoes. Or so I heard from a friend.

-- Mark

My symphony has you walk through a scanner.

 

[Prester John]

No one ever wands your shoes. Or so I heard from a friend.

-- Mark

Had to remove my shoes every time I went into a particular federal courthouse.

 

[aji1]

Although I spend most of my days in an office (sometimes a lab), I am lucky enough not to have to wear a suit all that often. Usually, jeans or "business casual" are good enough. Still, given the environment, most of my daily use knives fall pretty squarely into the "gentleman's" category (Fontenille-Pataud Laguiole XS, actually several of them, a CRK Mnandi, an A.G. Russell Pinched Peanut, a small Moki Kronos, a Canal Street Boy's Knife, etc.). When compelled to wear a suit, I usually went with the Peanut or the Mnandi as they are small and light. Then, recently, I bought this Alox Bantam as a travel knife. I wanted something slender and light, with a decent sized blade, that I could throw in the suitcase. Something cheap enough that if it disappeared from my bag along the way, I wouldn't be too bummed out about it.

Long story short: this thing is now my go-to suit pocket knife. It is incredibly slender, only a few millimeters wide, and lightweight and just disappears in a suit pocket. Maybe not as elegant as the others, but elegant enough. And under $20. I gave one to a friend and it is so slim he keeps it in his wallet.

 

[mnblade]

My symphony has you walk through a scanner.

Wow. Here in Europe a ..... uhh, guy I know ..... takes a knife to concerts all the time.

-- Mark

 

[brownshoe]

Wow. Here in Europe a ..... uhh, guy I know ..... takes a knife to concerts all the time.

-- Mark

Since 911 Americans have gone overboard with security. It's annoying and sad.

 

[yablanowitz]

One question. What's a "suit"? I have a tee shirt with "This is as dressed up as I get" printed on the front.

My pocket knife for my party pants is a Ken Coats shadow toothpick in black micarta.

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Since 911 Americans have gone overboard with security. It's annoying and sad.

I had to take my GEC 44 and 97 back to my truck a few weeks ago to get in to watch a rodeo, a RODEO for crying out loud!

 

[brownshoe]

There used to be Spyderco Pro Rodeo model a number of years ago. How things change

 

[ddavis]

Wow. That combo is worth more than my car...

Seriously nice knife and watch.

 

[JohnDF]

I had to take my GEC 44 and 97 back to my truck a few weeks ago to get in to watch a rodeo, a RODEO for crying out loud!

I've stayed out of the "security" chit-chat, but that's just so wrong!!!