Can't see it. Where to go?TWLyon said:Here's my white tie kit from Reenactor Fest thsi last weekend with a couple of the other swells. Vintage coat, trousers, waistcoat, shoes and studs.
Orgetorix said:Sorry...even I can't defend a notch lapel on a tailcoat. :eusa_doh:
Macheath said:I've seen a notch lapel that was wide enough and with a notch that was close to being parallel to the floor (looking almost like a peak), and it actually looked quite decent (though still not as smart as peaks).
Bird's One View said:I'm no expert but I wouldn't call what you describe a notch lapel.
We've probably all seen something akin to that with suit-level summar attire (white flannel trousers and a navy blazer, say) but the effect is quite casual, and I rather doubt that it would really lend itself over to formal attire.dhermann1 said:DN, I think you can expect a torrent of negative opinions on this. I'm trying to visualize it. I've never seen anything like that, and it's probably for a reason.
I knew I'd read somewhere on the Black Tie Guide website that this look was acceptable for certain occaisions. It looks as if this was done post-WW2 in informal summer settings. I couldn't find a picture of this exact look but here's the description:dhermann1 said:Yes, but that's a very different thing. But a good point. I just can't see a black dinner jacket, black bow tie, and any kind of white trousers. Hey, somebody, surprise me!
dinner jackets as for town when weather is not too hot OR coats of white linen or light serge, also white, with the usual black evening trousers OR white linen suits OR for dances many younger men wear white flannel trousers with stiff shirt and collar and black dinner jacket (Vogue’s Book of Etiquette)
That's news to me.dhermann1 said:In a dinner jacket/tux type outfit, the trousers don't have to match the jacket!
Marc Chevalier said:Agreed. It sounds more like a modified fishmouth lapel.
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dhermann1 said:Yes, but that's a very different thing. But a good point. I just can't see a black dinner jacket, black bow tie, and any kind of white trousers. Hey, somebody, surprise me!