Don't Skip the Formalities

A Guy’s Guide to the Essentials of Formalwear

The only time you've worn a tuxedo was at your senior prom. But now you have to face the fact that you are growing up. Your friends are getting married, you attend the opera, you sip scotch at formal benefits -- the time has come to purchase a tuxedo. If you are apt to be invited to formal events at least three times a year the investment in a good tux will pay off, and not just monetarily. Do not forget that while you are toasting the groom, applauding the sopranist or raising money for the less fortunate, women take notice of man who is comfortable in his own clothes. Let’s get you ready for a black-tie affair.

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Photographer: Steven Krause
Fashion: Joseph De Acetis
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