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What's a cummerbund, and how do I wear it?
In formalwear a cummerbund is a sash-like part of the ensemble worn around the midsection just over the waistband of the pant, and the cummerbund is always worn with the pleats facing upward.
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Do I wear the cummerbund on top or under the vest?
You would want to make a choice of one or the other because they are not worn at the same time.
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When I'm wearing a wingtip shirt with a bow tie, where do I put the little points of the collars: behind, on top, or in front of the tie?
We recommend behind the tie. We feel that the bow tie stays in place much better when positioned behind the wing-tip collar. However, either way is acceptable.
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Why do formal trousers seem to be a bit shorter than casual pants?
In casual fashion, the break, or the way the pant hits the shoe and backs up the pant at the bottom, by popular opinion is usually "heavy", creasing or denting two or three times. Keeping as straight a crease as possible, with only a "slight" break is considered more proper for a formal look. This will make the pants seem shorter than usual, but as long as your socks do not show you're probably just right!
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Why do the cuffs of my shirt show past the ends of my coat when my arms are down at my side? Is this correct?
It's ideal! Having a little of the shirt's cuff showing is a very exact and formal look, defining the coat's sleeve and allowing the cufflinks to be shown much easier.
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I'm not sure I have the correct shirt; I have a long tie and a wing collared shirt, is this right?
Often times the wing collar shirt is referred to as the "bowtie shirt", or the laydown collar shirt as the "necktie" shirt, but actually it is correct to wear either of the neckwear with either of the shirts. It's completely a matter of personal choice.
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I was given four little things and two bigger things; someone told me they're for buttoning the shirt and cuffs, but the shirt has buttons. Can you help?
The little ones are your studs, and the others are your cufflinks, and even though the shirt has buttons, they are for fastening your shirt and sleeves. Look closely next to the buttons on the front of the shirt, starting with the second one from the top. Next to the buttons you should see button holes. The studs have a metal trimmed side with black, white or grey in the center. The studs are put through the holes from the back with the metal trimmed side facing outward, and then you use them instead of the buttons to fasten the shirt front.
At the cuffs you'll again find button holes next to the buttons, and this time you put the long end of the cufflink through the holes on both sides of the cuff, swiveling the long end of the cufflink to form a "T".
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