Tuxedo Terms Explained
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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.
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