BLACK TIE
Black tie is a dress code worn only for events after six p.m. When the dinner jacket - tuxedo in the US - first came into fashion in the Victorian era it was used a less formal alternative for the tailcoat which men of the upper classes wore every evening. After world war one the tuxedo became de facto evening wear, while the evening tailcoat was limited to extremely formal or ceremonial occasions. Women's dress code for black tie occasions has varied greatly through the years. Traditionally it was dinner or tea length sleeveless dress, often with gloves and evening shoes. Today, cocktail length dresses are considered equally appropriate in most places.
DOUBLE BREASTED TUXEDO SUIT
By Aktiebolaget E. Ohlsson.
Made in Malmö, Sweden in 1960's.
HOW TO WEAR IT
like Sam Lambert
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