Tuxedo cumberbund...do you have to wear this?

[AZK]

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?

[guids]

no need for suspenders or a cummerbund. in fact def dont wear suspenders

[KneeCo]

I think a tux requires a cumberbund or vest and I think they are generally paired with a bow-tie or tie respectively. In other words, yea, stick with the cumberbund or switch to a regular tie and wear a vest.

[kyleb]

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no need for suspenders or a cummerbund. in fact def dont wear suspenders

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Usually guids is right about these things, but if it's a formal black tie event, yes, you need a cummerbund.

[AZK]

i was thinking like white suspenders instead if that was an option ok...

[guids]

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no need for suspenders or a cummerbund. in fact def dont wear suspenders

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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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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.

[wh1t3bread]

Drop the cumberbund and get a vest.

[renodoc]

cumberbunds are the ghey.

go for a vest. consider a straight tie instead of bowtie. depends on the event though.

also, if you are fully grown, consider buying a tux instead of renting. go for peaked lapels instead of notched. brooks bros has nice stuff.

[gusmahler]

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.

[DonkeyKongSr]

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.