Thread: Tuxedo help, please!

Originally Posted by icedog

Did you go for the plaid?

I did. A four button plaid with a laminated wood wainscoting cummerbund. I'm wearing my ex's tartan, though not as a kilt, I am having a pair of 22 hole steel tip Gripfasts made from it to go along with my stovepipe hat made from the liver of a genetically reconstituted mastadon and topped with a live Gray Owl (we'll be using easy-off tape, so she can be released after the ball).

It might not be comfortable, or at the cutting edge of fashion...but no one will forget me.

In actuality, I am going with the traditional one button. In black. Windsor collar with a vest and cravat (proper word? I just mean a long tie). I can always tie a bowtie if I wish.

Deciding between a suit I saw at nordtroms, Brooks Brothers, the SIgnature that I posted yesterday from Jos A Banks..even thugh it wasn't in contention yesterday. There are two custom makers, one is even only an hour away, that I am considering, though I don't know if I could have the suit in time for the first event.

Funny, I hadn't thought much about a tux since I have my options pre-determined in the military.

We have several versions for formal "Dinner-dress" or "Mess-dress" which include a double-breasted jacket with bow-tie or what some consider a "western" waistcoat with cummerbund. We have the option of a white (summer) or black coat but most commands will call for the black...

http://www.uniforms-4u.com/Productim...form-15729.jpg

Sometimes the variations can get silly, but the classic black with black or white bow tie is hard to beat.


v/r

Allen