Black tie/ White Tie Shirt cuff showing

[david.dr]

How much shirt cuff should be showing below the jacket sleeve end for White Tie and Black Tie?


I have seen many variations on both, here at FL and on the Black Tie Guide.

With Black Tie I have even seen photos showing no white shirt cuff below the jacket end.

Thanks!

David

 

[Hap Hapablap]

I have always thought that black tie is more or less the same rules as suiting. Whereas with white tie, the tailcoat sleeves should be a bit tighter and shorter, therefore a bit more cuff is seen.

 

[B. White]

shirt cuffs should be showing below the jacket sleeve end for 2-3 fingers width i guess

 

[Awesomest Guy]

With White Tie, a bit more cuff should show, to coordinate better with the high collar. With Black Tie, the same rules apply as with standard suiting.

 

[Nick D]

With White Tie, a bit more cuff should show, to coordinate better with the high collar. With Black Tie, the same rules apply as with standard suiting.

What source is this from?

 

[Awesomest Guy]

What source is this from?

I read it on Gentleman's Gazette (I think), or perhaps on Black Tie Guide. Anyway, it makes sense to me.

 

[Awesomest Guy]

http://www.blacktieguide.com/White_Tie/White_Tie_Shirt.htm There we go! In the section relating to the cuffs of the shirt.

 

[Edward]

Yeah, imo anything much more than what you'd do with a lounge suit jacket risks looking too short, but a hair shorter is de riguer with white tie.

(PS... I edited the title of this thread from it's formerly 'censored' title - I think OP made an easy typo that was read by the software as an expletive. )