The State of Black Tie: Your Observations

[psb]

It's a 1975 R107. A luxury car in its day, and primitive by modern standards.
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Wonderful, thanks for sharing the image.

 

[Big A]

Balls out and rock one man!!! I do it all the time

I’d agree if we were talking about suits. Formal wear is a bit of a different animal. I’ve worn dinner jackets to places people normally wouldn’t in this day and age (including Cook Out, a burger drive through place) but in central NC it’s so far off the norm you might get asked to do a magic trick. It gets a little too costume-y for my personal taste. If I still lived in S Fla it would be a different story. Still you wouldn’t have to twist my arm too hard - that’s a great jacket.

 

[brax]

To state what I hope was obvious, I do not wear Axe. In fact, I don’t wear any cologne on any occasion. My laundry detergent and deodorant are even fragrance-free. its Not that I object to it, per se, but it’s not something I prefer for me.

 

[MontyLo]

Is there any official consensus on silk knot cuff/stud sets like these? I try not to deviate from the conventional etiquette, but I do like these and enjoy wearing them. They’ve never seemed out of place, but I seldom wear black tie and am curious.

 

[Concordia]

Nothing literally wrong with them; the world needs more nice inexpensive, unbreakable jewelry. Even so, I do wish that someone could make the studs a smaller diameter. A monkey's fist with two, rather than three strands wrapped would be logical.

Unfortunately, the market for those is so small that probably nobody will bother.

 

[Oshare]

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Is there any official consensus on silk knot cuff/stud sets like these? I try not to deviate from the conventional etiquette, but I do like these and enjoy wearing them. They’ve never seemed out of place, but I seldom wear black tie and am curious.

Is your shirt by Kamakura?

 

[MontyLo]

It is. I’ve only worn it a few times, but I’ve been happy with it. This was my first experience with a pleated front.

 

[Big A]

My favourite is still all the Pierce Brosnan films (favourite film probably being Goldeneye and The World is not Enough, probably because I grew up with him as Bond...in terms of Bond styling he is still my favourite compared to all the others. I rank him first with Connery as runner up...sacriligeous I know but I am a 90s Brioni fanboy...and I think he wore the best dinner jackets

Somewhere online there is a short explanation by the long time bond costume designer as to why they went with certain clothing when they did. It starts with Connery and works all the way to Daniel Craig. It’s interesting – I agree that Bryson was one of the recent best, Somewhere online there is a short explanation by the Long time bond costume designer as to why they went with certain clothing when they did. It starts with Connery and works all the way to Daniel Craig. It’s interesting – I agree that Brosnan was one of the recent best, but in turns out the stuff we complain about with respect to Craig’s fits (like the way the jackets seem too tight across the back) is mostly intentional

 

[Royal_Airforce]

Two days ago, my wife and me had our anniversary day, where we usually go out for dinner.
Unfortunately all restaurants are closed due to corona, so we had to do a dinner at home.
We decided to dress as if we would go out, and it was also a very nice evening.

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Envious of the texture-rich cream fabric! (Equally so of a sweet couple)

 

[The Chai]

Envious of the texture-rich cream fabric! (Equally so of a sweet couple)

Sorry to dissapoint you but did not end up using the fresco. Went with a midnight mohair barathea instead

 

[The Chai]

...I think you should use the venetian weave though...I have one in midnight and it is one of the best cloths I have used in my wardrobe

 

[Contango]

On the cheaper side I quite like Versace dreamer (hard to find - smells like gin tobacco) and L'Occitane Cade (dry wood) and standard L'Occitane

I’d wanted to try Cade after one of your previous recommendations in the Australian thread, but it doesn’t look like they do it as a fragrance any more, nor a deodorant, which is how I often give s fragrance a try (currently on L’Occitane‘s Baux which I quite like).

i love their lemon verbena, but usually only have it as a soap or body wash, not sure if it’s a little feminine for a fragrance, even when used as a deodorant.

 

[The Chai]

I’d wanted to try Cade after one of your previous recommendations in the Australian thread, but it doesn’t look like they do it as a fragrance any more, nor a deodorant, which is how I often give s fragrance a try (currently on L’Occitane‘s Baux which I quite like).

i love their lemon verbena, but usually only have it as a soap or body wash, not sure if it’s a little feminine for a fragrance, even when used as a deodorant.

A third of the stuff I have is feminine. Habanita is feminine. If you like the scent get it...feminine masculine labels be dammed!

 

[Andy57]

A third of the stuff I have is feminine. Habanita is feminine. If you like the scent get it...feminine masculine labels be dammed!

Exactly.

 

[The Chai]

As a matter of fact I draw a lot of inspiration for bespoke design from womenswear...especially the dinner jackets