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Why the Double-Breasted Tux is your Next Best Move

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You hear – or see – the word “tuxedo” and you immediately imagine a suit, right? Wrong. There is actually a huge difference between a normal suit and a tuxedo. Care to venture a guess? As it turns out, suits are more casual and are more appropriate for workwear, lunch meetings and well, normal days. Tuxedos, on the other hand, are more inclined to the “formal” side of the continuum.

So when should you wear tuxedos? If you have a black-tie event, a wedding and maybe, just maybe a red carpet event to attend, then the tuxedo is your go-to choice. But then comes the matter of the “Single-breasted tuxedo vs. Double-Breasted tuxedo” and here you are, once again, lost in this infinite daze. Let’s make your life easier, this year is the year of double-breasted tuxedos and we’re going to tell you why.

Picture yourself going to a business dinner, would you want to be more or less formal? Now picture yourself attending a long-awaited A-list event; has your answer changed? If so, then keep on reading. There’s something about double-breasted tuxedos that give your allure a little more poise. It could be the riot of 6 or 8 buttons, or it could be the elegantly peaked shawl lapels. Either way, the result is quite dashing. And to top it all off, you will be looking 10 times more stylish and fashion forward and your silhouette will be the subject of a grand illusion. But most of all, the DB tuxedo was, is and forever will be associated with power and high authority. Now who wouldn’t want that?

The classic DB tuxedos have been just about everywhere, from celebrities to runway models, from Tom Hiddleston to Eddie Redmayne and David Beckham, and from Dolce & Gabbana to Prada. You want to pull it off? Tailor it slightly shorter and say hello to the mighty Marlon Brando in you!

Enjoy your double-breasted tux gents, and be sure to button up!

 

Cindy Menassa



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