There has been quite a dearth of formal attire at Fashion Week but we can always rely on the great Armani to show them all 
how it's done. It is tragic that dear, sweet Georgie chose to show this lovely tuxedo under a coat more suited to mushing a sled laden with the pelts of defenseless baby animals across the frozen Canadian wilderness than for wearing to a formal event but, forgiving this one faux-pas, we see a well proportioned suit with trousers of proper length and an appropriate turn-down collar with the bow tie. As her Ladyship has preached and preached; one should reserve the wing collar for white tie. The wing collar is too formal for the more casual tuxedo which is, after all, styled after the smoking jacket.
Boys, the eighties are over! Throw out those wing collars
unless you plan to wear this:
Here again we can see a jacket with the proper sleeve length. Note that the sleeves of the shirt extend below the jacket sleeve. This is how it's done. Her Ladyship is at quite a loss to understand how so many gentlemen have chosen to wear their jacket sleeves at a length where their shirtsleeve should end and their shirtsleeve at a length where their jacket sleeve should end. It makes one look as though they borrowed their big brother's suit.
It goes without saying that there were the usual misguided attempts to redefine formal attire but, men’s attire and particularly formal attire, seems hidebound by tradition and, in fact, the decorum of many formal events allows no room for calling attention to ones self by sporting outlandish fads such as Mr. Galliano proposes:
Darling I absolutely love what you do with your women’s lines and you are a true genius but when it comes to men's wear...well, what is this, chic attire for a formal 7-11 hold up?
And, of course we have the usual attempts at fad making by the marketers that think they are designers such as Mr. Tommy Hackfiger. Here we have the gay Dr. No look.
Just say no!
Finally, Vuitton show us the latest in formal vampire chic. I include this for your edification because if you disregard the oh-so-fey shoulder bag it comes just shy of the mark. The grograin ribbon trim on the lapel is passable but, note the indentation below the shoulder pads. This occurs when the jacket shoulders are broader than your own. Perhaps the model that was intended to wear this fainted backstage but it’s just a wee bit too big for Red. Sleeve length is good but the pants appear to be a tad too long and then there are the clodhoppers with which he appears to be shod. These belong in the barn not at a ball. Patent leather evening pumps, my boys. It takes a true man to wear evening pumps. These say that you're too insecure about your sexuality to pull off patent leather.
As Ever,
Lady Prisspott
how it's done. It is tragic that dear, sweet Georgie chose to show this lovely tuxedo under a coat more suited to mushing a sled laden with the pelts of defenseless baby animals across the frozen Canadian wilderness than for wearing to a formal event but, forgiving this one faux-pas, we see a well proportioned suit with trousers of proper length and an appropriate turn-down collar with the bow tie. As her Ladyship has preached and preached; one should reserve the wing collar for white tie. The wing collar is too formal for the more casual tuxedo which is, after all, styled after the smoking jacket. Boys, the eighties are over! Throw out those wing collars
unless you plan to wear this: Here again we can see a jacket with the proper sleeve length. Note that the sleeves of the shirt extend below the jacket sleeve. This is how it's done. Her Ladyship is at quite a loss to understand how so many gentlemen have chosen to wear their jacket sleeves at a length where their shirtsleeve should end and their shirtsleeve at a length where their jacket sleeve should end. It makes one look as though they borrowed their big brother's suit.
It goes without saying that there were the usual misguided attempts to redefine formal attire but, men’s attire and particularly formal attire, seems hidebound by tradition and, in fact, the decorum of many formal events allows no room for calling attention to ones self by sporting outlandish fads such as Mr. Galliano proposes:
Darling I absolutely love what you do with your women’s lines and you are a true genius but when it comes to men's wear...well, what is this, chic attire for a formal 7-11 hold up?And, of course we have the usual attempts at fad making by the marketers that think they are designers such as Mr. Tommy Hackfiger. Here we have the gay Dr. No look.
Just say no!
Finally, Vuitton show us the latest in formal vampire chic. I include this for your edification because if you disregard the oh-so-fey shoulder bag it comes just shy of the mark. The grograin ribbon trim on the lapel is passable but, note the indentation below the shoulder pads. This occurs when the jacket shoulders are broader than your own. Perhaps the model that was intended to wear this fainted backstage but it’s just a wee bit too big for Red. Sleeve length is good but the pants appear to be a tad too long and then there are the clodhoppers with which he appears to be shod. These belong in the barn not at a ball. Patent leather evening pumps, my boys. It takes a true man to wear evening pumps. These say that you're too insecure about your sexuality to pull off patent leather.
As Ever,
Lady Prisspott
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