Dinner suits are the suits worn at black tie events. A black tie event covers many different occasions however the dinner suit should be worn after 6pm, something which is increasingly being forgotten as more people wear dinner suits to weddings. The dress code is not strict unlike white tie events. However there are distinctions between the traditional dinner suit and any other type of suit, some of these will be outlined now.
The jacket must have silk facings on a shawl lapel, however peaked and notched lapels are also acceptable, a notched lapel is seen as being less formal although all were created at the start of the dinner suits history. Black trousers are worn, these have a matching silk strip of material on each side covering the stitching. It may be interesting to note traditional dinner suit trousers should not have belt buckles. It is also recognised that a black cummerbund should be worn or a low cut waistcoat. It is also seen that a white 'dress shirt' with cuff links should be worn also.
The picture shows a less formal version of the dinner suit, typically these days a suit styled like this is worn to a wedding. A traditional suit would actually have a bow tie made of silk and the same colour as the silk facings on the lapel.
The picture shows a less formal version of the dinner suit, typically these days a suit styled like this is worn to a wedding. A traditional suit would actually have a bow tie made of silk and the same colour as the silk facings on the lapel.
As to any of you thinking that this sounds very similar to a tuxedo, i would agree as they are in fact the same thing, tuxedo is simply the American name for an English dinner Suit.
Anthony
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