Blazers or jumpers for brothers of bar mitzvah boy?

amother

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 11:21 am

My son's will be 11 and 8 (8 year old is very short for his age due to a condition so looks more like 5/6)

It's in November iyH. Friday night Seuda
I want to match my 2 younger boys. My bar mitzvah son will obviously wear a suit. Are nice jumpers ok or just a different blazer to my older son?

SuperWify

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 11:25 am

For that age I’d definitely do a nice suit over a sweater for a bar mitzvah.

amother

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 12:23 pm

I would put a shirt under a suit or a jumper. Just not sure which one. Thanks

mommyhood

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 12:42 pm

My boys start asking for suits from 5 or 6 so for an 8 and 11 year old I'd definitely go with a suit. Where I live Shabbos sweaters are only worn by younger boys.

SixOfWands

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 12:49 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

11 year old blazer.

It would usually be a toss up for the 8 year old, but since he looks young for his age, I'd definitely go with a blazer. It will let him know that you recognize that he's a big boy.

Mazel tov.

amother

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 12:53 pm

Thanks. I'm going to need 2 suits then because they need for the kiddush as well
Is this what people do?? Expensive times coming up 🤦‍♀️

amother

Slateblue

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 1:37 pm

So wear a sweater for the kidush Or wear the same thing twice.

perquacky

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 1:47 pm

The bar mitzvah boy should have a new suit. His brothers should look nice and be comfortable. Does it really matter what they wear? It'll be Shabbos, and no one is taking pictures.

amother

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 1:49 pm

perquacky wrote:

The bar mitzvah boy should have a new suit. His brothers should look nice and be comfortable. Does it really matter what they wear? It'll be Shabbos, and no one is taking pictures.

We plan to have pictures taken on erev shabbos iyH.

amother

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 1:51 pm

amother [ Slateblue ] wrote:

So wear a sweater for the kidush Or wear the same thing twice.

Yes I could do a nice smart sweater for the kiddush and suit for the Seuda. I wasn't sure which way round. Usually for the winter I like to buy my boys a blazer/suit or nice shirt and a jumper for friday nights. I prefer younger boys in sweaters as theyll be wearing suits for the rest of their lives.

rowo

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 1:52 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Thanks. I'm going to need 2 suits then because they need for the kiddush as well
Is this what people do?? Expensive times coming up 🤦‍♀️

They can wear the same suit!
Just make sure they have a clean shirt.
I have a bar mitzvah coming up in a couple of months. I’ll be buying a new suit for the bar mitzvah. But his younger brother will wear a suit that he already has if it still fits nicely. No need to go over board

Malkqueen

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 1:58 pm

For younger boys you can sometimes find a sweater-fabric blazer, so they have the blazer look without it being too formal.
Something like this:
https://lulukidsclothing.com/p.....97509

amother

Wed, Mar 04 2020, 2:15 pm

rowo wrote:

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Good idea just to get them an extra shirt.