“Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a tuxedo and you were a pair of brown shoes?” –George Gobel
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Hideous–yet at least these “fashions” acknowledge the tuxedo as the Platonic ideal of formalwear. Today’s black evening suits–complete with flapped pockets and notched lapels, worn with a long tie–are, in their own way, less formal than these peacock monstrosities.
Great post nonetheless, because it’s so informative.