MODERN GROOM AND GROOMSMEN ATTIRE IDEAS:
Wearing a Tuxedo brings out the fitness character of the male counterparts. Wearing a well-designed tuxedo plays a large role in the character that you simply want to show to others. A man’s wedding is one of the most important events of his life and dressing impeccably is imperative for this momentous occasion. The groom’s suit and therefore the suits for the groomsmen should complement the venue and coordinate with the theme. But, how are tuxedos selected? And, what accessories are there? After all it is your special day. There are tuxedo basics, tuxedo jacket styles, tuxedo shirt styles, tuxedo neckwear, vest, tuxedo pants, tuxedo shoes, tuxedo accessories, and popular tuxedo styles.
What makes a Tuxedo…..a Tuxedo? At first glance, suits and Tuxedos might look similar but there is a difference. The main difference is that Tuxedos have satin details, satin-faced Lapels, Satin buttons and a Satin side strip down the pant leg, suits do not. Modern tuxedos often limit the utilization of satin to a thin trim on the lapels and a skinny stripe down the trouser leg, but this is often still considered a tuxedo.
TUXEDO JACKET STYLES:
When choosing a Jacket style, the details make all the difference. Your tuxedo style is largely defined by the jacket.
• Single Breasted (w/ peak lapels)
The single-breasted tux is the most common style. This is the style which is mostly available to you.
• Double Breasted (w/ peak lapels)
Double Breasted tux gives you a very unique, gallant and masculine elegance. The key to a good looking double breasted tux is in its tailoring. It needs to fit perfectly at your shoulders, taper at the waist, and be cut to the right length. Because most double breasted tuxes features wider lapels and look excellent with a butterfly bow tie.
• Single Breasted (w/ notch lapels)
If you’re trying to find a contemporary cut tux that’s tailored with a slimmer silhouette, then this is often the design for you. Because of the narrow notch lapels these tuxes look best with standard butterfly or narrow batwing bow ties. Also, they appear fantastic with solid skinny black neckties – creating a more modern, trendy, and slightly more casual black tie look.
• Single Breasted (w/ shawl collar)
Another excellent pick for the style forward and Homo sapiens sapiens is that the single breasted tux featuring a narrow shawl collar. It are often worn with standard black bow ties also as slim black neckties. Lapel flowers aren’t fitted to this jacket style. Instead choose a solid white pocket square.
• The White Dinner Jacket
It is a proper black tie event happening in warmer climate during the day. The white tux comes in single and double breasted cuts, also as any lapel style. It is paired with black pleated cummerbund, white formal shirt with onyx studs, black tuxedo pants, and leather dress shoes.
TUXEDO LAPEL STYLES:
There are three different types of lapels that Tuxedos incorporate.
• Peak lapels
These lapels always point upward and are partitioned from the top collar. Peak lapels are considered to be the most formal and traditional of all the three lapels.
• Shawl collars
A shawl collar is a solid rounded piece of satin that wraps all the way around. These are considered somewhat more comfortable, but are arguably the most elegant, stylish and classic
• Notch lapels
These lapels always point outward and are partitioned from the top collar. These are most commonly used in suits and are considered the least formal of all three types.
A Tuxedo coat may have a pleated or double lapel, a self-lapel with satin trim, a satin lapel with self-trim.
TUXEDO COLORS:
Choosing Tuxedo colors is of great importance especially when it’s your wedding. There can be a lot of factors that go into picking the right colors for your tuxedo. You have keep into consideration, what are the bridesmaid wearing? Is it a daytime or evening event?
Undeniably, the most emergent color of the season is Blue color. This color manages to look formal. The darker hues are perfect for the evening events or weddings. Grey color tuxedos can also be put into consideration because they have been the most popular options for weddings. The lighter shades are perfect for a day time event or wedding especially, in warmer months. The classic black tuxedos are the most original and timeless formal options. It looks more striking at evening events. Wearing a black tuxedo with the subtle accessories for your wedding is all you need.
TUXEDO BUTTON STYLES:
Generally, the less the buttons on the closure, the more formal the jacket. Single-button jackets are the foremost formal in modern menswear, and not coincidentally, most single-button jackets are tuxedos or dinner jackets. Two-button jackets are more versatile but a touch more casual. You can find modern tuxedos with two-button closures, but they’re most frequently utilized in suiting.
TUXEDO SHIRT STYLES:
A carefully chosen tux shirt says tons about your style, and will match the vibe of the event.
Tuxedo shirt collars
The most formal collar option, the Wing Tip gets its name from the fold-out collar points that appear as if wings. It’s designed to be worn with a bow tie and tuxedo. Spread collars are the most common and versatile type of collars. They work with suits and tuxedos alike, and both bow and neckties. Spread collars also are available a spread of points and angles—from the forward point collar with its narrow spread, to the cutaway collar’s wide spread.
Shirt bibs
Some dress shirts have a rectangular panel that runs up the front of the shirt. It’s called a “bib”, it doubles your shirt’s chest fabric, ensuring that anything visible under your tuxedo jacket is bright white, not see-through. There are two sorts of bibs—pleated (where vertical pleats run up each side of the button placket), and pique (which are made up of stiff fabric usually woven with a dimpled pattern, and are considered more formal).
Shirt plackets
Placket is that the center strip of cloth where a shirt’s buttonholes are situated. Front placket is the most common type of placket. Fabric is folded over and sewn with a fused interlining for a classic (and symmetrical) look. Covered placket (fly front) is the more formal style of placket in which an extra piece of fabric covers up the buttons on your shirt. Tuxedo front (plain front) this style looks almost like the French front, except the highest four buttons are removable for tuxedo studs.
Shirt cuffs
Barrel cuffs don’t require any rolling or cufflinks—instead, they’re held closed by buttons. French cuffs are formal shirt cuffs that are rolled back and held in situ by cufflinks. French cuffs will elevate your looks.
TUXEDO NECKWEAR:
Bow tie OR neck tie
If you are attending a very formal or strict black tie event, make it a bow tie. Fabric of your bow tie can add texture to your looks.
VEST:
Bare
If you want a more modern or effortless look consider going without a vest. It is an increasingly popular contemporary choice and is acceptable both with suits and tuxedos.
Low-cut vest
Low-cut vests are viewed as more formal and are cut lower within the front than a typical suit vest—hence the name—to boast your tuxedo shirt. Unlike the full-back vest, it’s appropriate to button all buttons.
TUXEDO PANTS
The tuxedo pant rises above mere suit pants with two vertical satin stripes—one on either side of the leg—and an identical satin waistband. The stripes, a detail often seen on military uniforms, and the waistband cover the pant seams for an uninterrupted look that appears to elongate your legs, making you look taller.
Choosing a tuxedo over suit instantly gives you and your groomsmen a classy and cohesive look. Wearing a best tuxedo on your wedding makes you look great and noteworthy.