A very helpful and informative website.
I own one white tie outift, and one black tie outfit, the latter which is a single-breasted shawl collar with grosgrain lapel facings. I am usually swamped to find occasion to wear the latter, much less the former, and the occasions are quite few and far...
I've had a chance to introduce myself on another thread, but I'll do it again, as I see there are other young'uns here in the Lounge as well.
I'm 18 and living on the Canadian west coast. I started taking an interest to vintage clothing after I graduated high school, much to the chagrin of my...
There's an interesting quote I found on that topic, from the Black Tie Guide:
Especially on modern television shows, I see the dinner jacket being treated like a "costume". This is very unfortunate, but not inevitable.
As for the subject of the notch lapel dinner jacket, I suppose it can look...
I am a new guy living on, and enjoying every moment of sticking out like a sore thumb on, the Canadian West Coast. And yes, I speak some French (hence the name). Classical music is one of my main interests aside from vintage clothing.
I have been lurking here for a few months, and I must say...
I found the Lounge while doing one of my many searches on conventions for evening formal wear, on the finger points that I couldn't get from the Black Tie Guide (very respectable guide, by the way).
This place popped up recurrently on other searches such as overcoats, and I must say, I'm glad I...
So true for me as well. I also get quite the mixed bag whenever I go out. These include:
"Well, aren't you dressed nicely?"
"You look like Inspector Clouseau."
"It's not the 1930s, you know."
"So classy! I love it!"
I also had an older gentleman tip his hat at me.
Close-minded people usually...
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