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Tuxedo
Types for Different Occasions
[ History of the Tuxedo ]
( From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )
Black tie dates from 1860, when Henry Poole & Co. ( Savile Row 's founders),
created a short smoking jacket for the then Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of
the United Kingdom ) to wear to informal dinner parties as an alternative to white
tie , the standard formal dress. At that time, lounge suits were starting to be
worn in the country, and the new dress code was an evening lounge suit intended
for use in a relaxed atmosphere out of town. According to sartorial legend, in the
spring of 1886, because the Prince liked Cora Potter , he invited her husband, James
Potter, a rich New Yorker, to Sandringham House , his Norfolk hunting estate. When
Potter asked the Prince's dinner dress recommendation, he sent Potter to Henry Poole
& Co., in London. On returning to New York in 1886, Potter's dinner suit proved
popular at the Tuxedo Park Club ; the club men copied him, soon making it their
informal dining uniform. The evening dress for men now popularly known as a tuxedo
takes its name from Tuxedo Park, where it was said to have been worn for the first
time in the United States, by Griswald Lorillard at the annual Autumn Ball
of the Tuxedo Club founded by Pierre Lorillard IV , and thereafter became
popular for formal dress in America. Legend dictates that it became known as the
tuxedo when a fellow asked another at the Autumn Ball, "Why does that man's jacket
not have coattails on it?" The other answered, "He is from Tuxedo Park."
The first gentleman misinterpreted and told all of his friends that he saw a man
wearing a jacket without coattails called a tuxedo, not from Tuxedo.
While the Americans initially called the new garment a tuxedo , the term
has since been inaccurately used, particularly in America, to denote any form of
formal or semi-formal dress including white tie , morning dress , and strollers
. Two years later, it gained the name dinner jacket in Britain, a name
it has also kept in the North-Eastern U.S.
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[ Tuxedo Types for Different
Occasions ]
Selecting the tuxedo formal wear for your event is simple once you understand the
tuxedo types and the formality the occasion or event. You can then match the type
of coat with the affair and then add your accessories accordingly. Lets start by
taking a look at wedding tuxedos.
When it comes to weddings, most people focus on the bride's gown, as well as the
gowns worn by the bridal party. However, finding the right tuxedo for the groom
and his groomsmen can also be just as challenging. Since there are so many different
choices from which to choose, the best thing you can do is educate yourself on all
the options so you can choose exactly what you want. The tuxedo does have to work
with the body type of the man. While a man may not tell anyone how important this
is to him, the truth is that it is. To help you make best choice for a groom or
groomsmen's tuxedo take a look at the below list of possibilities to consider.
Semiformal Weddings - for a daytime wedding, you want a dark gray or black sack
coat or gray waistcoat, a white pleated or off white standard shirt, long necktie,
and black business shoes. For an evening wedding, choose a dark tuxedo or business
suit, white shirt, and coordinating shoes for a winter wedding and for the summer,
a lighter colored or navy business suit, or tuxedo, white shirt, long necktie, and
coordinating shoes
Formal Weddings - for a daytime wedding, choose a gray or black morning coat, also
known as a cutaway cost, or gray waistcoat with gray, striped trousers, a stiffly
starched white turn with turndown collar or dress ascot, gray gloves, and black,
patent leather shoes. If the wedding will be held in the evening, then you want
to wear a black tailcoat and matching trousers, a white pique waistcoat, white,
bosom shirt with wing collar that has been starched, a white bowtie, white gloves,
and black patent leather shoes.
In choosing the right style of formal wear, consider the time of day your event
starts, the formality of the event, and the dress requirements listed on your invitation.
The tuxedo formal wear you decide upon may be a simple tuxedo, or something more
elegant.
Cutaway coat - a long coat usually in dark grey, worn in morning
weddings.
Designer - fashion formal wear uniquely designed by the top men'swear
names, such as Calvin Klein, After Six, Fumagelli, Geoffrey Beene, Giorgio Bissoni,
Neil Allyn, and Manzoni.
Dinner jacket - formal standard length evening jacket with notched
or shawl collar, in white or ivory only.
Director's suit - similar to a business jacket, worn for a daytime
formal wedding only.
Full dress tails or tailcoat - short in the front and long in the
back, the black coat for the most formal occasions.
Regular coat - the formal coat length which extends to the second
knuckle, worn at daytime or evening occasions.
Stroller - daytime formal coat with a regular cut but does not
have a satin lapel, worn with contrasting vest and a four-in-hand tie.
Tails - high end formal dress coat with a cosmetic vent in the
back of the coat, creating the rear tails. Reserved for the ultra formal, evening
occasions.
Tuxedo - the standard formal coat length, with single or double
breasted satin lapels. Common word to describe all men’s formal wear. Suitable
for almost all formal occasions, including weddings, prom and tux required events.
Vintage or Classic - outdated styles that are no longer manufactured
but still classic formal wear.
Waist coat / Eton / Spencer - a coat that is tight fitting and
ends at the waist. Worn at evening functions with matching or contrasting trousers.
Lets not forget the color issue too. Black or grey formal wear offers timeless elegance.
To add a touch of color, accent your look with a colored vest, pocket square or
cummerbund. White tuxedos are only for certain tropical climates; it is best to
avoid them. Pastel colored tuxedos are starting to come back, but steer clear of
them. Even selecting a colored vest can be tricky you may not match the colors the
bride or your date will be wearing.
(Information :By Melih Oztalay Published: 9/5/2006)
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