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05-14-2007, 04:38 PM
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Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
I have a black tie event and had to rent a tux, I went classic style, black tux, white shirt, black bow-tie. Do I need to wear the cumberbund that comes with it? not such a fan. If I decide not to do I need to get suspenders instead or something to not look retarded?
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05-14-2007, 04:43 PM
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Re: Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
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no need for suspenders or a cummerbund. in fact def dont wear suspenders [/ QUOTE ] Usually guids is right about these things, but if it's a formal black tie event, yes, you need a cummerbund.
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05-14-2007, 04:48 PM
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Re: Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
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[ QUOTE ] no need for suspenders or a cummerbund. in fact def dont wear suspenders [/ QUOTE ] Usually guids is right about these things, but if it's a formal black tie event, yes, you need a cummerbund. [/ QUOTE ] If a tux sans cummberbund is good enough for James Bond, it is good enough for me. OP, if you are a younger dude, you can pull a lot of with a tuxedo that older dudes probably cant.
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05-14-2007, 04:59 PM
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Re: Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
Cummerbund and suspenders are not related at all. Whether or not you wear one has nothing to do with whether you wear the other.
Traditionally speaking, you wear a cummerbund with a shawl collar jacket and a vest with a peak lapel jacket. You do wear one or the other because your waist band isn't supposed to show with a tux. Also, traditionally speaking, you don't wear a long tie with a tux. Suspenders are appropriate, as are white suspenders. But a rental will usually have side adjusters on the pants, rendering suspenders superfluous. You don't wear a belt with a tux, though. Whether or not you wear suspenders, no one should see them as there's no reason to take off your jacket while attending a formal event. Whether or not you want to follow the traditional rules is a different question, of course.
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#7
05-14-2007, 05:04 PM
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Re: Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
Cumberbunds are way out of style. Vests are the way to go these days.
I recently went to buy a tux. I asked the lady there if anyone actually wore a cumberbund anymore. She said no, and said she doesn't understand why they even offer them at all since no one every picks them.
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05-14-2007, 05:55 PM
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Re: Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] no need for suspenders or a cummerbund. in fact def dont wear suspenders [/ QUOTE ] Usually guids is right about these things, but if it's a formal black tie event, yes, you need a cummerbund. [/ QUOTE ] If a tux sans cummberbund is good enough for James Bond, it is good enough for me. [/ QUOTE ] He was wearing suspenders, though. (At least he was in Casino Royale). But Bond also has worn notch lapel tuxedos, which is not considered proper by most traditionalists. Just because Bond wears something doesn't mean it's correct.
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05-14-2007, 06:03 PM
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Re: Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] no need for suspenders or a cummerbund. in fact def dont wear suspenders [/ QUOTE ] Usually guids is right about these things, but if it's a formal black tie event, yes, you need a cummerbund. [/ QUOTE ] If a tux sans cummberbund is good enough for James Bond, it is good enough for me. [/ QUOTE ] He was wearing suspenders, though. (At least he was in Casino Royale). But Bond also has worn notch lapel tuxedos, which is not considered proper by most traditionalists. Just because Bond wears something doesn't mean it's correct. [/ QUOTE ] He was? I knew he was w/o cummberbund, but I couldnt remember if he had no suspenders, the only time I can remember seeing him w/o jacket is this scene:  but, I cant really remember. PS...if Bond does it, of course it is correct... Although, I will say that this is a situation where being able to pull a certain thing off is going to make all the difference.
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#10
05-14-2007, 06:04 PM
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Re: Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?
Yeah.
I'm not going to wear the cumberbund, I've thought about buying a tux, but I'm not sure if I can justify it. The last time I wore one was for HS prom... I entertained the idea, and I was going to just go classic style. I did the vest thing in HS and all the crazy colors and [censored]. That stuff is fun I guess when you are in high school but now just seems kinda lame. I'd rather go with a classic and clean look. Same idea there with the tie vs. bow tie... I think the bow tie is classier, now I just need to learn how to tie my own. How often do you find yourself wearing your tux? Until I become Bond I can't see myself wearing it enough to justify buying one... Also side note, what are inverted pleats? I normally have only known dress slacks to have pleats or straight hem... what's an inverted pleat, what body types wear this? Is this for fat people? skinny people? Tall? Short? Thanks. Edit: Also the tux shirt should or should not be done french cuff style?
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