History of the tuxedo

The tuxedo, which is extremely elegant today, was once the least formal evening attire. Although it has evolved over the years, there are many similarities between today's and the classic tuxedo.

In the 1850s, a shorter lounge jacket was designed as a more practical alternative to the long jacket. Middle- and upper-class British men took part in more and more outdoor activities, making the limitation of the classic jacket in free movement increasingly apparent. Over time, the gentlemen became accustomed to wearing the shorter jacket indoors, which was made of the same velvet as their robe, which was needed as when they started smoking cigarettes after dinner, the velvet material of the jacket absorbed the smell of smoke.

Once the tuxedo jacket became more prevalent, it was only a matter of time before the tailors began tailoring it in black cotton, with proper embellishments to be worn in the dining room as well. The earliest record of the formal jacket without a tail (ie, the dinner jacket) dates from 1865, when the future Edward VII commissioned Henry Poole & Co's tailor to make a shorter blue silk jacket and matching pants he wore for more casual dinners on Sandringham's estate.

The many terms used for tuxedos can be misleading, but in reality they all refer to one outfit: dinner suit, black tie suit, dinner jacket, tuxedo. The term tuxedo has become widespread in America. James Potter and his wife met Edward VII at a ball where Edward noticed James' beautiful wife and invited them to Sandringham for dinner. James wasn't sure what to fit for a dinner like this, so he was directed to the tailor shop of Henry Poole & Co, where a short evening jacket was made for him. James was so captivated by the style that he took it with him to the United States, where he wore it at the famous Tuxedo Park Club - hence the term 'tuxedo'.

Wearing a tuxedo has become the basis of classic evening dress and even today more and more young gentlemen go back to the style of classic black-tie suits.

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The tuxedo, considered extremely elegant today, was once considered the least formal evening attire. Although it has evolved a lot over the years, we can discover many similarities between today's and the classic tuxedo.

In the 1850s, a shorter "lounge" jacket was designed as a more practical alternative to the long jacket. As middle- and upper-class British men took part in more and more outdoor activities, the limitations of the classic jacket on free movement became more and more apparent. Over time, gentlemen got used to wearing shorter jackets indoors, which were made of the same velvet as their dressing gowns, which was necessary because when they started smoking cigarettes after dinner, the velvet material of the jacket absorbed the smell of the smoke -  hence the term tuxedo.

As the tuxedo jacket became more and more common, it was only a matter of time before tailors started tailoring it in black cotton with just enough trim to be worn in the dining room. The earliest record of the tailless formal jacket (ie the 'dinner jacket') dates from 1865, when the future VII. Edward commissioned the tailoring of Henry Poole & Co to make a shorter blue silk jacket and matching trousers which he wore to more informal dinners on the Sandringham estate.

The many terms used for tuxedos can be confusing, but in fact they all refer to the same outfit: 'dinner suit', 'black tie suit', dinner jacket', 'tuxedo'.  The term 'tuxedo' became popular in America. James Potter and his wife met VII. With Edward at a ball, where Edward noticed James' beautiful wife and invited them to dinner at Sandringham. James wasn't sure what to wear to such a dinner, so he was directed to Henry Poole & Co tailors, where they made him a short evening jacket. James was so captivated by the style that he took it with him to the United States, where he wore it to the famous Tuxedo Park club - hence the term 'tuxedo'. 

Wearing a tuxedo has become the basis of classic evening dressing, and even today, more and more young gentlemen are reaching back to the style of classic 'black-tie' suits.