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160 guides written by the people who cut and sew tuxedos: the rules of black tie, and when to bend them.
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Notch lapels on a tuxedo: acceptable or not
A notch lapel belongs to the suit, so on a tuxedo it reads as less formal. When it passes, the TUX-124 satin-faced notch, and advice for a single tuxedo.
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Satin vs grosgrain lapels
Satin lapels are glossy; grosgrain has horizontal ribs and a matte face. How each looks under lights and in photos, how durable it is, and how to choose.
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Tuxedo vs regular wedding suit for grooms
A wedding suit has self-cloth lapels; a tuxedo has satin lapels and suits evening receptions. Choose by ceremony time, venue and theme, with a style guide.
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Tuxedo, vest, veston, complet: Vietnamese terms explained
Vietnamese uses vest, veston and complet loosely; vest means a waistcoat in the US and an undershirt in the UK. What a tuxedo is, and how to ask your tailor.
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Dinner jacket vs sport coat: why they are not interchangeable
A sport coat is a patterned daytime odd jacket; a separate dinner jacket is still evening dress. How lapel, buttons, pockets and cloth set them apart.
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What lounge suit means on an invitation
A lounge suit is a dark business suit worn with a tie, one step below black tie. If the invitation says lounge suit, skip the tuxedo. Colours and accessories.
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Tuxedo vs morning coat: evening dress and day dress
The morning coat has curved tails and striped trousers for daytime; the tuxedo is for evening only. Why daytime weddings use morning dress, and what to wear.
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Tuxedo vs tailcoat: how black tie differs from white tie
The tailcoat, white waistcoat, white bow tie and stiff shirt of white tie against the short tuxedo and black bow tie. Formality and a piece-by-piece table.
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Dinner jacket vs tuxedo: same thing or not, and what to call it
A dinner jacket is the British name for the tuxedo jacket. White and coloured dinner jackets, which name to use with your tailor, and names by country.
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Tuxedo vs blazer: the differences, side by side
A blazer is a separate daytime jacket with metal buttons; a tuxedo has satin lapels and braided trousers for evening. Cloth, details, occasions, velvet.
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Tuxedo vs smoking jacket: a house garment is not evening dress
A smoking jacket is a house garment with tie belt and frogging; the tuxedo is evening dress. Shared origin, different purpose, and when each belongs.
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