Bloggery

Posted by Jeff Naylor - July 19th, 2010 Comments 0

The Magnificent Bastard doesn’t know all…

This morning, Magnificent Bastard fielded a question from Amanda-Louise about a tuxedo (sic) for her father to wear to the opening night of the San Francisco Opera. I couldn’t be more pleased that someone is asking the question.  I couldn’t be more annoyed that the questioner implied the obviousness of a double-vented jacket and that [...]

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History

Posted by Jeff Naylor - July 19th, 2009 Comments 8

A Recent History of Evening Wear

It seems to me that a good starting place is probably a discussion of what, exactly, we’re discussing and its history and etiquette. First, the term “tuxedo,” as well as its even more vulgar cousin, “tux,” are singularly American in origin, coming to us from New York.  In 1886, New York socialites James Brown Potter [...]

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