satin stripes on tux pants?

[khayes]

Do all formal tuxedo pants have satin stripes down the outside seam?

 

[Infrasonic]

http://www.blacktieguide.com/Classic...ic_Tuxedos.htm

 

[tgt465]

Some have grosgrain. This should match the lapels' satin or grosgrain finish.

http://blacktieguide.com/

 

[mrjames]

does anyone else not like the stripe on the trousers- I think it looks silly, I prefer to wear plain trousers. But I usually don velvet for black tie so maybe I can get away with it because of the fabric mismatch

 

[GBR]

Originally Posted by khayes

Do all formal tuxedo pants have satin stripes down the outside seam?

They should so do. Gross grain is also aceptable, none is not.

 

[somethingclever]

Originally Posted by mrjames

does anyone else not like the stripe on the trousers- I think it looks silly, I prefer to wear plain trousers. But I usually don velvet for black tie so maybe I can get away with it because of the fabric mismatch

I think you look silly, plain trouser boy.

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Whilst it seems to have become the custom these days to match the stripe on the trouser to the lapel (and I would not recommend wearing satin stripes with any other lapel) it is not an absolute requirement, provided there is an appropriate stripe of some sort. The picture below illustrates vintage black and white tie trousers; in neither case does the stripe match the lapel (in the black tie trousers' case, they do not match any possible lapel) but both are correct, and there are a number of other fancy braids which would do as well:

 

[TheFoo]

I think you need a stripe. Otherwise you're just wearing black trousers.

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

I think you need a stripe. Otherwise you're just wearing black trousers.
This. I always see these posts: I don't like stripes on the trouser. I don't like cummerbunds. I think anything but notch lapels look silly. I'd never wear patent leather shoes. I think bow ties are too stodgy. Why even keep up any pretense of black tie? It's a dying form anyway. Just wear a plain black suit and be done with it. NOTE: I'd never do that you understand, but I'm saying if you don't like the established forms of the tuxedo, stop trying to dilute it down to nothingness.

 

[a tailor]

Originally Posted by mrjames

does anyone else not like the stripe on the trousers- I think it looks silly, I prefer to wear plain trousers. But I usually don velvet for black tie so maybe I can get away with it because of the fabric mismatch

why not just wear jeans and a tee shirt.