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When do you wear a tuxedo and when do you wear a dinner jacket?
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∙ 14y ago
A tuxedo IS the jacket. If you wear tails, wear a vest underneath, a real tie or cravat ,and cufflinks with French-cuffed shirts.
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What is the difference between a dinner jacket and a tuxedo?
There is none. Dinner jacket is English English for tuxedo! It does imply a black tie and vice versa.
What is another name for a dinner jacket?
There is a six (6) letter word for it. It is called a tuxedo.
What is the definition of black tie for men?
'Black tie' almost always means a tuxedo (what the UK calls a dinner jacket). It is nearly synonymous with the term 'formal wear.'
When was the Tuxedo invented?
Black tie (Tuxedo) dates from 1860, when Henry Poole & Co., created a short smoking jacket for the then Prince of Wales to wear to informal dinner parties as an alternative to white tie, the standard formal dress.
Can one wear a white tuxedo jacket with pinstripe trousers?
Hell Naw
What college do you go for a DJ?
You do not go to a college for a DJ (dinner Jacket or tuxedo), you go to a gent's outfitters.
Can you wear a white tuxedo jacket to a New Year's Eve party?
no because its untraditional
What is a cummerbund?
A cummerbund is a broad waist sash, often worn as an article of formal dress, such as a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
Who invented the tuxedo shirt?
Although a tuxedo shirt is technically a dress shirt, it received its moniker after the advent of the tuxedo. The tuxedo was invented by Pierre Lorillard, who commissioned a tailless jacket for a ball. Although he did not wear it to the ball, several others wore the style, which was christened the "Tuxedo Jacket" after the name of the park in which the ball was held.
Is it appropriate to wear miniature military medals on civilian black tie attire tuxedo?
Military medals and insignia that you have earned are entirely appropriate for a black or white tie event when wearing a tuxedo or a dinner jacket. Wear them the same way you would for the corresponding military uniform - that is "mess dress" or "dinner dress." This generally means miniature medals and devices over the lapel of the jacket. Ribbons for which there is no medal, and and large medals should only be worn with the military uniforms.
Can you wear a white dinner jacket with jeans?
Yes.!
A fashionable Country Club at a park in New York gave its name to a dinner jacket or evening dress for men?
Tuxedo
