The tuxedo is, and will always be, the epitome of formalwear in the men’s fashion industry. The black tux is the gold standard at formal affairs, and the white tuxedo is the silver standard if there is such a thing. Most men have trouble wearing a white tux. They have memories of the high school prom and those memories are scary. Going to the prom in a white tux with a blue ruffled shirt and big blue bowtie, white suspenders, and funky white plastic shoes was a painful experience.
Renting a white tux was a chore and wearing one was even harder. The men who wore a white tux at that formal dance always had a hard time keeping the tux accessories on. The jacket and the tie came off halfway through the prom, and the white suspenders usually fell to the waist when “Shake A Tail Feather” turned them into dancing fools. It was up to the white tux pants and plastic shoes to put on a good show and rock. The white tux never got credit for its coolness in those days. The stigma of going through a white tux prom night is still in the minds of some men.
But the white tuxedo is coming out of the shadows of those wicked prom days, and it’s gaining respect from men across the country. The white tux is a lot whiter thanks to better fabric choices. Plus, retailers are putting a complete white tuxedo look together to show men what they can do with this formal suit because it is a blank canvas. This is the age of color in the men’s clothing business. A white tux is a great formal look to display the colors that are dope right now. Purple is big in the men’s formalwear, and fuchsia and pink are right behind purple in the white tux accessory department. One look at the MensItaly site will confirm the white tux color story.
But it still takes courage to pass on a black tuxedo for a formal event and pick a white tux. Go ahead. Wear a white tux to that formal event. You’ll be Jay Gatsby or Leo DiCaprio for a night, and that’s a good thing. Right?
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