Posts by Lensmaster

I recently was hired to do photography at a dinner for a local community nonprofit organization. I live in a small city in Michigan, so far from traditional formal society. My boss told me the event was black tie. I didn't see an...

Quote:Originally Posted by MBreinin What say you about these lapels? That's a good looking jacket. The lapels are a little wider than what I prefer to wear but they are not wrong. If you look at pictures and movies from the 1930's...

Quote:Originally Posted by duggyald It would be nice to own a tux but it's impractical nowadays. In what way do you mean impractical? If price, I got my entire first outfit for black tie on Ebay for $80.00. You can get great pieces...

Quote:Originally Posted by landshark This was sounding pretty good until you got to this... A long tie is totally wrong. I agree. That was a great description of evening wear. Why ruin it with a business tie?

Quote:Originally Posted by Testudo_Aubreii Fair enough, and it certainly is low by the SF iGent standard, which favors what Doc H aptly calls "batwing peak lapels." I was asking: why should we think that standard the right one? This...

Quote:Originally Posted by connor09 Strict black tie is not as plausible as it once was. So many alternatives are more available and convenient for people. That's because people have bought into the idea that different is...

Quote:Originally Posted by JonasAberg I recently acquired a classic tuxedo of my own (I’m 32 btw), just because I think it’s extremely stylish and I wanted one. I wore it on New Year’s Eve when out to dinner, moving on to one of the...

I don't like dark shirts with coat and tie either. But that shirt is horrible. Dark shirts with a tie make me think of mobsters, even if Regis made it "hip" for a few minutes.

Quote:Originally Posted by Althis I'm only a second year college student, but I tried to make my black tie as proper as I could with my given resources. I put this ensemble together my senior year of high school with intent to use...

Quote:Originally Posted by F. Corbera ^ in your last sentence, you meant to write step or "notch" lapel. Yes, thanks for catching that error.