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musings on men's formal wear from the creator of The Black Tie Guide
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Reader Role Models: Natty in New York
Joe from New York used The Black Tie Guide to assemble a black-tie outfit for his wedding and was so pleased with the results he wrote to share them with me. I think he did such a great job that I asked if I could share them with my readers. The midnight-blue three-piece tuxedo and […]
Reader Role Models: Finnish Finesse
January 29, 2013
Inspiration from Finnish reader Jonas Åberg . . . I do not remember exactly what inspired me to go out and buy a tuxedo in the first place. Where I live, you rarely see them and practically never have proper opportunity to wear one. I just thought that a tuxedo was the epitome of elegant […]
Reader Role Models: Flamenco Flair
January 10, 2013
Antonio is a professional Spanish guitarist who owns five tuxedos which he describes as his “work clothes”. He has been playing flamenco guitar on stage and television in the United States for over 40 years and is influenced by movies from the 1930s as well as iconic dressers such as Fred Astaire, Cary Grant and […]
Reader Role Models: Vancouver Verve
January 7, 2013
It is always rewarding to hear from readers who say that The Black Tie Guide has been instrumental in assembling their proper formal outfit. Even more satisfying is seeing pictures of the final results. I want to start sharing some of these real-life stories as an inspiration to others. They are irrefutable proof that a […]
April 10, 2013
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