To create an authentic Dumb and Dumber tuxedo look, pick a character and wear his color top to bottom: orange for Lloyd, blue for Harry, with a ruffled shirt front and a cane to match, the details most costume guides agree on. Our two suit packs, $47.95 and $50.95, each hold the jacket with an attached shirt insert, matching pants, a bow tie in the suit color, and a hat. You add the cane, the shoes, and the hair.
Table of Contents
- What pieces make up the Dumb and Dumber tuxedo look?
- How do you build the look, step by step?
- Which suit gives you a head start?
- What do costume guides get wrong about the look?
- How do you make sure the suit fits?
- Should you rent a tuxedo, build one, or buy the costume?
- How do you look after the suit?
- Frequently asked questions
What pieces make up the Dumb and Dumber tuxedo look?
The Dumb and Dumber tuxedo look is seven pieces worn in two colors: a suit, a shirt front, a bow tie, a hat, a cane, shoes, and hair. E! Online says Harry and Lloyd's blue and orange tuxedos "have been instantly identifiable Halloween costumes ever since" the 1994 film. The tuxedos are the recognizable part, so we build every piece below around the color, and the last column shows which pieces our packs already cover.
| Piece | What to wear | In our suit packs? |
|---|---|---|
| Jacket and pants | One color head to toe: orange for Lloyd, blue for Harry | Yes, jacket and matching pants |
| Shirt front | A ruffled front; in our view, the ruffles are what turn a bright suit into a tux | Yes, an attached shirt insert (ruffled on the orange suit) |
| Bow tie | In the suit color | Yes, in the suit color |
| Hat | In the suit color | Yes, one hat |
| Cane | In the suit color | No, sold separately |
| Shoes | Plain dress shoes | No |
| Hair | Lloyd: a bowl cut. Harry: frizzed-out, straw-colored hair | No wig in either pack |
How do you build the look, step by step?
Six steps, in this order. The first one sets the color and the other five copy it.
- Choose your color first. Orange is Lloyd and blue is Harry. Decide before you buy anything, because the bow tie, the hat, and the cane all follow it.
- Start with the suit. We would spend most of the effort here: a jacket and pants in one solid color say Dumb and Dumber before any accessory goes on.
- Add the shirt front. We think the ruffles down the chest are what make a bright suit read as a tux. Both of our packs attach a shirt insert to the jacket (ruffled on the orange suit), so the shirt goes on when the jacket does.
- Match the bow tie and the hat. Keep both in the suit color. Both packs include a bow tie in the suit color and a hat.
- Add the cane. Neither pack includes one, so order it with the suit rather than the week of the party. Our suits guide covers the matching canes and hats.
- Finish with shoes and hair. Wear plain dress shoes you already own. For Lloyd, a bowl-cut wig; for Harry, a frizzed, straw-colored one, the way TIME describes his hair. Neither pack includes a wig.
Which suit gives you a head start?
Our two suit packs cover steps two to four in one bag, so the only real choice is which character you play. The orange pack is Lloyd and the blue pack is Harry.
The orange suit for Lloyd
The Men's Orange Suit Costume packs the orange jacket with an attached ruffled shirt insert, orange pants with an elastic waist, an orange bow tie, and an orange hat, for $47.95.
The blue suit for Harry
The Mens Dumb Blue Suit 90s Costume packs the blue jacket with its attached shirt insert, matching blue pants, a blue bow tie, and a hat, for $50.95. The wig in the photo is not in the pack; Harry's hair is step six.
Going as both? The couples section of our suits guide sorts out who wears which and how to order two, and our best couples Halloween costumes guide has other pairs if someone at the party has already claimed this one.
What do costume guides get wrong about the look?
Costume guides disagree on five details. Across the guides we read while updating this page, the bow tie, the shoes, and Harry's hair all differ, and one gives Lloyd's chipped tooth to Harry. Where a reliable source settles a detail, we follow it; where none does, we go with the suit color or the shoes you already own.
| Detail | Where guides split | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Bow tie | Of the guides that name a bow tie color, most say the suit color and one says black. Neither cites the film | Suit color, as in both of our packs |
| Harry's shade | Powder blue, baby blue, or light blue | Plain blue; no reliable source we found gives an exact shade |
| Shoes | White, black, or color-matched, and some pages give two of them | Plain dress shoes you already own |
| Harry's hair | A bowl cut or blond | Frizzed-out and straw-colored, which is how TIME describes it |
| Chipped tooth | Given to Harry on at least one page | Lloyd's; TIME calls his grin "marked by a raffish chipped tooth" |
We do not give an exact shade, a shoe color, or a cummerbund as film fact, because no source we could verify does. The ruffled shirt front, the matching hat, and the matching cane come from the costume guides and from how our own packs are built; we found no reliable source that documents those either. A guide that calls its version the only correct one is giving you its own version.
How do you make sure the suit fits?
Order from the size chart on each product page, and size up if you fall between two sizes. Both packs are sized by body measurement. The orange pants have an elastic waist for a comfortable fit across sizes.
The shirt insert is attached, so there is no dress shirt to layer under the jacket. As a brand, we run over 500,000 quality checks a year, and the pack contents on this page come from the includes list on each product page.
Should you rent a tuxedo, build one, or buy the costume?
Buy the costume pack if the color is the point, and for this look it is. A rental gets the fit right but not the color: The Knot's 2025 Real Weddings Study put the average cost for a male partner to rent ceremony attire at $205, across 16,956 US couples married in 2024, and that money buys formal wear, not an orange jacket.
| Route | What you get | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| Rent a formal tuxedo | Fitted formal wear; rentals average $205 for a male partner at a wedding, per The Knot | It is formal wear, so you still have no orange or blue |
| Build it from separate pieces | You choose every piece and can use clothes you own | Every piece to find and color-match yourself: a suit, a ruffled shirt, a bow tie, a hat, and a cane |
| Buy the costume pack | Jacket with shirt front, pants, bow tie, and hat in one bag, at $47.95 (orange) or $50.95 (blue) | No cane, shoes, or wig, so add those yourself |
How do you look after the suit?
Wash both suits by hand: both are 100% polyester, and both product pages say hand wash only in cool water, then air dry flat. Do not machine wash.
The two pages differ slightly. The orange page says to wash the suit inside out and to store it flat or loosely folded; the blue page says to wash it gently and to follow the care label inside the garment. For other film looks, browse our movie star costumes.
Frequently asked questions
Should the bow tie be black or the suit color?
Use the suit color. Most costume guides we read list a matching bow tie, both of our packs include one in the suit color, and the one guide that says black cites nothing from the film.
What shoes go with a Dumb and Dumber tuxedo?
Plain dress shoes you already own. Guides split between white, black, and color-matched shoes, and none we read cites a film source, so wear the pair you can stand in longest.
Do I need a ruffled shirt for the Dumb and Dumber look?
We would say yes: without the ruffles, we think it reads as a bright suit rather than a tux. Our orange suit has an attached ruffled shirt insert and our blue suit has an attached shirt insert, so neither needs a separate shirt. If you build the look yourself, buy a ruffled tuxedo shirt.
What is in each suit pack?
Each pack holds four things: the jacket with its shirt insert attached, matching pants, a bow tie in the suit color, and a hat. A cane, shoes, and a wig are not included. The orange suit is $47.95 and the blue suit is $50.95.
How do I fake Lloyd's chipped tooth?
Use a product made for teeth, such as a temporary tooth-blackout gel, and follow its directions. TIME describes Lloyd's grin as "marked by a raffish chipped tooth," so if you add one face detail to Lloyd, we would make it this one. Skip household substitutes; use only a product made to go on teeth.
Can I wear a Dumb and Dumber tuxedo to a wedding?
Only to a themed one, or one where the couple has asked for costumes. These are bright costume suits, not formal wear; for a standard wedding, rent a tuxedo instead.
