Tag: Tuxedo
Dinner Jacket Facings: Satin, Grosgrain and Others
One detail primarily separates an ordinary black suit from a dinner suit: silk lapel facings. There are a number of other deta...
The Trendy Medium Blue Dinner Suit (Tuxedo)
Ever since Daniel Craig dressed in what appeared to be a royal blue Tom Ford dinner suit on some of the Skyfall posters, mediu...
Noble House: Pierce Brosnan’s Peaked-Lapel Dinner Suit
Happy 65th birthday to Pierce Brosnan!
Though Pierce Brosnan missed out on playing James Bond a year earlier, he was able t...
Studs, Buttons or Fly Front? How a Black Tie Shirt Should Fasten
The dress shirt—also called an evening shirt, a Tuxedo shirt or a formal shirt—is a shirt worn for the black tie dress code wi...
53 Years of James Bond in Black Tie Infographic
Three years ago I created an infographic that breaks down all of James Bond’s black tie outfits by every part of the outfit. I hav...
Blue Diamond Jacquard Dinner Jacket at the Skyfall Premiere
The James Bond actors usually dress in a Bond-like manner for the premieres of their Bond films, but five years ago today Daniel C...
A Tale of Two Tuxedos: Opposite Ends of Black Tie
It was the best of ties, it was the worst of ties. Not all ways of wearing black tie (a dinner jacket/tuxedo) are equal, but t...
Non-White Shirts for Black Tie
Part of the elegance and formality of black tie come from the contrast and balance of black and white in the outfit. However, ...