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Stiff wing collar and Shirt studs help

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Hi im helping to organise a hollywood/oscars themed ball for next month. I plan on wearing a peaked lapel tux with marcella collarless shirt and wing collar and have a few questions as follows
which collar do peolpe think is best Higher Grafton or lower Windsor and should wings be behind or ion top of bow?
What typer of shirt studds are best and who do the best one for a resonable price?
The trouser i have dont come with suspender(brace) buttons sewn in , i want to get some one to sew then in wheres the best palcement?
Last one should i also wear a PS if so which colour white?
Many thanks for your time.
 

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Hi im helping to organise a hollywood/oscars themed ball for next month. I plan on wearing a peaked lapel tux with marcella collarless shirt and wing collar and have a few questions as follows
which collar do peolpe think is best Higher Grafton or lower Windsor and should wings be behind or ion top of bow?
What typer of shirt studds are best and who do the best one for a resonable price?
The trouser i have dont come with suspender(brace) buttons sewn in , i want to get some one to sew then in wheres the best palcement?
Last one should i also wear a PS if so which colour white?
Many thanks for your time.
The tie goes outside the collar wings.

Kent Wang has a stud set here: http://www.kentwang.com/accessories/black-onyx-and-mother-of-pearl-studs.html
If you are looking for something cheaper, go here: http://www.thetiebar.com/tie-bar-product.asp?pn=C563&orderPageReturn=/search.asp?target=studs

Regarding the trousers, how are the pants staying up right now with no brace buttons? Do they have belt loops or build-in side adjusters? Since this is a tuxedo (it is a real tuxedo, right?), I am going to assume there are no belt loops, and that the trousers do have adjusters built into the waistband. Provided this is the case, there is really no need to wear suspenders. If you want to go with them anyway, take the trousers to a tailor and have him put the buttons in for you. He should know where to put the buttons. If he doesn't, find another tailor.

A white pocket square is fine. You probably want to go with linen (or possibly cotton) and not silk.
 

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Many thanks for reply, with regards trouser they come with belt loops i think ill take to talior to get brace buttons put in. Like the look of bot.h stud sets but think ill have to go cheaper
 

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Many thanks for reply, with regards trouser they come with belt loops i think ill take to talior to get brace buttons put in. Like the look of bot.h stud sets but think ill have to go cheaper
So you have tuxedo pants with belt loops? Are these actual tuxedo pants?

Either way, you should not wear the pants with empty belt loops, so you can ask the tailor to remove them.
 

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yes they are tuxedo trousers but most uk shops they come with loops or side adjusters only realy expensive brands or bespoke have buttons
 

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