Tuxedo Terms Explained

Tuxedo Terms Explained monkeysee.com See how the experts do it. I’m Ted Poulos for Sarno & Son Tuxedo and today I’m going to show you how to choose the right Tuxedo for your wedding or special event. In this scene, we’re going to take a look at some of the original looks in tuxedos and also we’re going to discuss common tuxedo terms that you should familiarize yourself with when shopping for a tuxedo. The model that I have with me Dominic is wearing a style called the Black Mirage. It’s by Jean Yves. The Black Mirage coat is a button less coat in the front as you can see it stays open in the front. The front of the coat is designed a little bit longer than the back of the coat. It’s 33-inches long in the front 34-inches long in the back. Now to put that in perspective your traditional tuxedo length is 31-inches in length so this is3 to 4 inches longer than your traditional look. The collar of the Mirage is a satin color but it’s a standup color. It’s not your traditional tuxedo with a lapel on the front, there is no lapel. It has a stand up collar. Dominic is wearing the Mirage with a black vest if you could hold open this part of the jacket, a black vest from the- collection, a black stripe foreign hand tie from the seven collection and the shirt is a spread collar shirt in a micro fiber material. Again it’s silk light feel to the material of the shirt. Thank you Dominic and now we have Brian wearing the look from Calvin Klein. Brian is wearing the Aston from Calvin Klein. The lapel of the jacket, this is a lapel, is a self faced lapel, meaning the material on the lapel is the same material as the jacket. The edge of the lapel is black satin, as you could see it flows up through the top collar, this is the top collar of the jacket trimmed in black satin. The front pocket also has a satin trim. Calvin Klein is very distinctive with pocket flaps on the jacket, the back of the jacket is ventless. There is no vent in the back. It’s a traditional length coat 31-inches in length. The material is a super 120s wool. This is one of the softest wools available in a rental garment today. Two-button front jacket, the accessories that Brian is wearing, the vest is from Klein Collection. The Infinity Collection in platinum gray. The tie is a matching platinum foreign hand tie and again the shirt like the one Dominic was wearing is a lay down collar shirt in a micro fiber material that feels almost like silk, the Aston from Calvin Klein. Now we have Dominic wearing by Ralph Lauren the Whitney Tuxedo. The Whitney Tuxedo as you can see is a very fashioned look that has a chalk stripe throughout the Tuxedo. The lapels are full satin. It has a notch lapel. The top color is also chalk stripe and as you could see the trousers match the jacket. High fashioned look from Ralph Lauren. The coat is 1-inch longer than your traditional length. It’s a 32-inch jacket two-button front, 32 inches long in body length, ventless in the back, and in the front the accessories that Dominic is wearing from the Satin Collection we have the white satin vest and a foreign hand long tie also in white satin. The shirt is a spread collar shirt in a micro fiber material and accenting this garment is a white silk pocket square form Ralph Lauren, The Whitney Tuxedo. The last look we want to show you is from Calvin Klein. Brian is wearing the latest look from Calvin Klein called the Crystal. The Crystal Tuxedo, the fabric is a super 120’s wool so it’s a very soft almost cashmere feeling wool. Very light weight, all season, worn all year round. But look, even though it may appear traditional as far from traditional, it’s very high fashioned. The button stands in the front is a one-button jacket. It’s a higher button stance very European. The pockets on the front of the coat are flap pockets what they call a hacking pocket, an angled pocket on the front of the jacket. The lapel is full satin. The top collar is a self faced top collar meaning the material is the same material as the jacket. The vest that Brian is wearing is from the Calvin Klein collection from the Infinity Collection. It’s the white Infinity vest. It has a bit of a grain look, the tie is matching in a foreign hand tie and shirt is not your traditional spread collar shirt, but this is a wing collared shirt. The back of the jacket has side vents, again not ventless but two-side vent, very European appearance, the Crystal Tuxedo from Calvin Klein. Well that concludes our scene on our different fashion looks in various Tuxedo terms that we’ve used in describing the Tuxedos. I hope this video has been informative, enjoyable to you and I hope it helps you in picking the right Tuxedo for your perfect day. Thank you very much.