Midnight blue dinner jacket, what color bow tie?

[itsstillmatt]

Would love your opinion.

 

[lakewolf]

Well this would become.... blue tie

I think dinner jackets and tuxes should remain BLACK

 

[dah328]

Same as the facing on the jacket. I have midnight blue facing on mine and my tailor made a cummerbund and bowtie from the same fabric.

dan

 

[Artisan Fan]

I think Matt has recognized that midnight blue actually looks blacker than black does at night.

I would say a black tie would work if going with a white shirt.

 

[Will]

Tie always matches lapels. Black grosgrain lapels, for example, mean a black grosgrain tie.

Blue dinner jackets usually have black lapels. I've only seen one done any other way.

 

[dah328]

Was that other one done with midnight blue facings or something else?

 

[Manton]

Black.

 

[LabelKing]

The color, and material should match the facing of the lapels.

 

[Vintage Gent]

Originally Posted by Will

Blue dinner jackets usually have black lapels. I've only seen one done any other way.

I have four midnight blue dinner jackets (it was a much more popular option in the 40s and 50s and readily available in RTW); only one has black lapels. The others are faced in midnight blue satin, and I have a cummerbund and tie to match.

 

[LabelKing]

I think Havana brown grosgain lapels with midnight blue would be very nice.

 

[A Y]

I wear a black silk faille (to better match the texture of the grosgrain) bowtie with my DJ, which has black grosgrain facings on a midnight blue cloth.

Have you found a cloth you like?

--Andre

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Andre Yew

I wear a black silk faille (to better match the texture of the grosgrain) bowtie with my DJ, which has black grosgrain facings on a midnight blue cloth.

Have you found a cloth you like?

--Andre
Yes. It is a wool/mohair blend.

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by dah328

Was that other one done with midnight blue facings or something else?

Midnight blue facings. I personally prefer black.

 

[tgfny]

Like there's a choice???

 

[A Y]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Yes. It is a wool/mohair blend.

Nice. Do the Neopolitans make opera pumps?

--Andre