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On the other hand I think tails are probably the most elegant thing a man will never wear.
Why not
That's a pretty good reason, actually.
Not to derail the thread too much but what would you wear if you received that invitation ?
What about the famous pink suit scene? "An Oxford man!" He was incredulous. "Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit."
I'm going to a Gatsby theme party and this is something I can piece together easily from my wardrobe without buying anything new (I don't own tails). So that's my outfit for the night.
Well, I was not aware that the DJ was commonly worn at all in the pre-WWI era. That was a time when tails ruled.
Can't tell if you're serious. It's just some buddy's costume party - I'm not buying tails for this. Actually, I'm not buying anything for this.
Well, Mr. 203, if you don't own tails, how is it that you come to own a white bow tie?
And the white waistcoat?
One change in the UK would be that it's considered incorrect there now to wear a wing collar with black tie (it wasn't in the '30s) but it's still OK here.
The style of correct formal wear has changed little since the 1930s. One change in the UK would be that it's considered incorrect there now to wear a wing collar with black tie (it wasn't in the '30s) but it's still OK here.
I saw the Thomas Crown affair remake(1999) again last night and I noticed that Thomas Crown(Pierce Brosnan) was wearing a white bow tie with a tuxedo. As I generally think of Brosnan as a very well-dressed man, I had to ask myself "What the hell?" Is a black and white ball an exception or how else can the combination be explained?