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Exhibit Celebrates Tuxedo’s 150th Anniversary (Sort of)
The London College of Fashion (LCF) has put together a traveling exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the tuxedo. They date the garment’s origin based on Henry Poole & Co’s claim that in 1860 the famed tailors “made a short evening or smoking jacket for the Prince of Wales to wear at informal dinner parties […]
125th Anniversary of the American Tuxedo Part II: Evolution
October 28, 2011
(originally written for MyTuxedoCatalog.com) The tuxedo’s evolution from its 1886 American premiere to its present day incarnation has been a remarkable journey that mirrors the extensive social change that has occurred over the past century and a quarter. Having originated as an informal replacement for the aristocratic Victorian evening tailcoat, the dinner jacket was first […]
125th Anniversary of the American Tuxedo Part I: Origins
October 27, 2011
(originally written for MyTuxedoCatalog.com) In October of 1886 New York’s social elite gathered at a brand new and very exclusive country club called Tuxedo Park for its first annual Autumn Ball. As was the norm for upper-class gentlemen, magnates such as William Waldorf Astor, JP Morgan and Bruce Price (famous architect and father of Emily […]
October 29, 2011
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