The State of Black Tie: Your Observations

[Johnmdub]

Thought as much. Never really liked the look of pleated, but wanted to be sure the marcella wouldn’t clash very obviously.
See some pictures from Andy57 here with what look to be a similar combination, and he always looks like he knows what he’s doing.
Would the cummerbund be an ‘error’ or just unnecessary, I wonder?

 

[hpreston]

Thought as much. Never really liked the look of pleated, but wanted to be sure the marcella wouldn’t clash very obviously.
See some pictures from Andy57 here with what look to be a similar combination, and he always looks like he knows what he’s doing.
Would the cummerbund be an ‘error’ or just unnecessary, I wonder?

Andy does know what he's doing...

Under a DB jacket, I'd categorize cummerbund as unnecessary, not an error

 

[Faux Brummell]

Thought as much. Never really liked the look of pleated, but wanted to be sure the marcella wouldn’t clash very obviously.
See some pictures from Andy57 here with what look to be a similar combination, and he always looks like he knows what he’s doing.
Would the cummerbund be an ‘error’ or just unnecessary, I wonder?

Paul Muni wore a waistcoat with a double-breasted jacket in Scarface, so how wrong could it be? 🙂

 

[Johnmdub]

Paul Muni wore a waistcoat with a double-breasted jacket in Scarface, so how wrong could it be? 🙂

Can’t argue with that - and 80s style is in these days

 

[Faux Brummell]

As a matter of fact, I was referring to the original Scarface from the 1930s!

 

[Johnmdub]

Can’t argue with that - and 80s style is in these days

Paul Muni wore a waistcoat with a double-breasted jacket in Scarface, so how wrong could it be? 🙂

As a matter of fact, I was referring to the original Scarface from the 1930s!

I just copped that - was wondering who Paul Muni was. Never actually watched that, think I'll have to put it on my watchlist