Tuxedo Club
Hi Guys as I mentioned in my last blog the Tuxedo Club, I thought a bit of history about the Tux I find the look very sexy and it gets my heart fluttering when I see a man in a Tuxedo. (Thats not all that flutters)
The tuxedo gets its name from Tuxedo Park, a residential club of rustic mansions in New York that was founded in 1886 by the ultra-wealthy Lorillard family and their friends. The club had an annual autumn ball in which white-tie and tailcoats were mandatory. In 1885, James Brown Potter, a millionaire member of the club and friend of the Lorillards, was introduced to the idea of a less formal dinner jacket by the Prince of Wales during a trip to Britain. Potter wore this outfit to the gala, triggering its popularity and the naming of the jacket, "Tuxedo."
Conservatives definitely raised eyebrows at the thought of tuxedos as formal wear, but had a change of heart when men in tuxes were admitted into the Dress Circle of New York's Metropolitan Opera. This cemented the tuxedo as an established form of men's formal dress, rather than an informal alternative.
Black wool tuxedos were most common until the 1930s saw a major rise in the original, midnight blue tuxedo. By the time 1935 rolled around, more mills were making blue tuxedo wool than black. The double-breasted tuxes, which were generally considered very informal, also exploded in popularity. In warmer climates, people even began wearing white tuxedo jackets (so very 007).
In the 1980s, tuxes went back to their typical black and blue looks. This was favored even more throughout the 1990s and early '00s. During this time, tuxedos had grown to become more and more formal. Business casual dress became the standard and suit jackets matching ties were usually considered formal enough. When people did go the route of traditional black-tie, they kept it as simple as possible.
If you look at any red carpet today, you'll find a lot of styles drawing from the '30s, '40s, and '50s. This is due to the popularity of shows like Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire, which have really dictated fashion trends. Who doesn't want to look like 007
_Ashley walk up my stairs anytime in your Tuxedo or without!! Xx_