Informal Poll: brought on by the rash of tuxedo questions

[new obsession]

Just curious...

I will presume that everyone wears braces with a Tuxedo, and spare you that. Wing versus lay down collar does not interest me, as I think either one is interchangeable with any combination of items. Midnight Blue versus Black is probably a function of how many Tuxedos you own or have bought, and how impervious you are to other people saying "hey, your tux is blue [insert ignorant comment here]"...

But I am curious about the collars/lapels SF members wear, and the corresponding vest/cummerbund they choose with these...

 

[chorse123]

My tuxedo is RTW and it has (GASP!) notch lapels, but I wear it about once a year, so it's not too important to me. When I get around to ordering a custom tux it will have peak lapels and I'll wear it with a custom cummerbund.

 

[Tomasso]

SB, 3-button, Dupioni silk with satin peak lapel.

SB, 2-button, cashmere with grosgrain peak lapel.

DB, 6x1 button, wool with satin peak lapel.

 

[Etienne]

My tux is a DB RTW affair (Pierre Cardin).

And I just realized how many acronyms we routinely use here (though some of the most useful, such as IBSAABA or TRJCHAP never caught on).

 

[DocHolliday]

As much as I love vests, for this purpose I have to go with the classic peaked lapel, cummerbund.

 

[Aureus]

When I acquire mine, it will be a single breasted, single button, peak lapel.

 

[new obsession]

Why so little love for the shawl? Wow.

 

[Beckwith]

Does anyone still wear a cummerbund?

 

[zjpj83]

Originally Posted by Beckwith

Does anyone still wear a cummerbund?
If you look at the poll results, the majority of people here do!

 

[topcatny]

I wear a Brooks Brothers notch lapel w/ a vest most of the time. Occasionally I wear the cummerbund instead of the vest, it depends on my mood. Like chorse123, I wear my tuxedo infrequently so I am not very concerned that it has notch lapels. However, when I replace it I will buy a SB peaked lapel.

 

[Joseph Casazza]

The midnight blue one I own is shawl collar, one button, of course, which I wear with cummerbund, but I also have a white double breasted shawl collar dinner jacket, which I wear with neither vest nor cummerbund. When I replace the worn out peak lapel single breasted, I will undoubtedly wear it with a white vest.

 

[new obsession]

See, shawl collars work wonders for some....

 

[Full Canvas]

Oxxford - Black Worsted / SB Dinner Suit / 1 Button / Peak Lapels w/Satin

Oxxford - Black Worsted / DB Dinner Suit / 4x1 Button / Peak Lapels w/Satin

Bespoke - White Shantung (Dupioni) / SB Dinner Jacket / 1 Button / Peak Lapels w/Satin

Bespoke - Oxford Gray Cashmere Herringbone Morning Suit / 1 Button cutaway w/Swallowtails / Peak Lapels

Hickey Freeman - Black Worsted SB Dinner Suit / 2 Button / NOTCH LAPELS w/Grosgrain / You are reading correctly: "NOTCH LAPELS". The shame and horror!

I just can't bring myself to wear a shawl lapel jacket. It looks fine on some fellows, but not in my mirror.

There are far too many waistcoats-in-waiting. Most of the "fancies" went from the store to the closet and remained there. It seems I usually wear only the black or gray or white waistcoats. The story is the same for many of the fancy cummerbunds and their goofy matching bowties. Two ascots have a splash of color. Only the black and white bowties see any active duty.
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The two pairs of white braces are different. One has white leather ends. The other has white corded-silk ends.

The shirt collars are fixed-wing, detachable wing, and fold-over. Some shirts are plain front, some pleated front, some pleated-bib, and some pique-bib. Most of the shirts are fine poplin or linen. The shirt cuffs are primarily straight link cuffs. Some of the cuffs are fold-over for links.

Various opera pumps (pinched or no-bow) and formal lace-ups in polished calf and patent, as well as a felt top hat and some gloves complete the jumble acquired over nearly thirty years. Everything still fits, although . . . most of the trouser waistbands did require some easing!

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[new obsession]

Originally Posted by Full Canvas

Oxxford - Black Worsted / SB Dinner Suit / 1 Button / Peak Lapels w/Satin

Oxxford - Black Worsted / DB Dinner Suit / 4x1 Button / Peak Lapels w/Satin

Bespoke - White Shantung (Dupioni) / SB Dinner Jacket / 1 Button / Peak Lapels w/Satin

Bespoke - Oxford Gray Cashmere Herringbone Morning Suit / 1 Button cutaway w/Swallowtails / Peak Lapels

Hickey Freeman - Black Worsted SB Dinner Suit / 2 Button / NOTCH LAPELS w/Grosgrain / You are reading correctly: "NOTCH LAPELS". The shame and horror!

I just can't bring myself to wear a shawl lapel jacket. It looks fine on some fellows, but not in my mirror.

There are far too many waistcoats-in-waiting. Most of the "fancies" went from the store to the closet and remained there. It seems I usually wear only the black or gray or white waistcoats. The story is the same for many of the fancy cummerbunds and their goofy matching bowties. Two ascots have a splash of color. Only the black and white bowties see any active duty.
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The two pairs of white braces are different. One has white leather ends. The other has white corded-silk ends.

The shirt collars are fixed-wing, detachable wing, and fold-over. Some shirts are plain front, some pleated front, some pleated-bib, and some pique-bib. Most of the shirts are fine poplin or linen. The shirt cuffs are primarily straight link cuffs. Some of the cuffs are fold-over for links.

Various opera pumps (pinched or no-bow) and formal lace-ups in polished calf and patent, as well as a felt top hat and some gloves complete the jumble acquired over nearly thirty years. Everything still fits, although . . . most of the trouser waistbands did require some easing!

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OH MY!!!

 

[zjpj83]

Originally Posted by new obsession

See, shawl collars work wonders for some....

It enables them to get skanky hos? Now there's something to aspire to...