Friday, February 13, 2009

To Wear A Black Jacket Or White Jacket

By Victor Santerino

The Black tie party is something to be excited about. You will get to wear the most formal dress clothes ever created. Do you know exactly what to wear to these events?

This article will explain both the black and white dinner jackets that can be worn to traditional black tie events. After reading this article you will know when and where to wear these jackets in a traditionally appropriate way.

The standard jacket that can be worn at all times is the black jacket. This jacket can come with peaked, notched and shawl lapel models. You can also make your choice between single and double breasted models with two or three buttons.

Black bow ties and shoes are married to this jacket as well as white shirts and white pocket squares. Shirt choices will come in the form of turn down collars and wing tip collars.

When wearing a white tuxedo jacket make sure you are in a tropical climate or in the middle of a hot summer. This tuxedo jacket was specifically introduced to help keep tuxedo wearers comfortable in these climates.

Accessories worn with the white jacket are generally the same as the accessories worn with the black jacket. The only real difference may come in the form of the pocket square. Wearing a white pocket square with a white jacket would defeat the purpose of wearing one.

These outfits really are easy to distinguish once you know when to wear them. Also the great thing about them is that you only have to buy one black tuxedo with a spare white tuxedo jacket since the pants for each outfit will both be black.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. I hope you found it of some value. Please bookmark this page and come back to it as often as necessary.

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