We love a classic black tuxedo, but that doesn't mean you can't have some fun.
Wide lapels. Tartan. Dupioni silk. Velvet. White trousers. Swapping a crisp white shirt for one made in denim chambray.
Turns out, you can break the rules, but only if you know them first.
Photography by James Shaw
Creative Direction by Kristen Engelsen Collier & Riki Shaw
Clothing by James Collier & Sonny Mitchell
Shot at the historic Elms Mansion in New Orleans, circa 1869
BLACK CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK BOW TIE.
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
MOTHER OF PEARL CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK GROSGRAIN BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND.
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
DARK MOTHER OF PEARL CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK BOW TIE.
TUXEDO AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
BUTTERFLY SILK BOW TIE.
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
DARK MOTHER OF PEARL CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND.
JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
BLACK CUFFLINKS & STUDS. BUTTERFLY SILK BOW TIE.
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
BLACK CUFFLINKS & STUDS. VELVET BUTTERFLY BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND.
JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
DARK MOTHER OF PEARL CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND.
JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
BUTTERFLY SILK BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
BLACK CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND.
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
BURL WOOD CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK GROSGRAIN BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND.
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
DARK MOTHER OF PEARL CUFFLINKS & STUDS. CLASSIC SILK GROSGRAIN BOW TIE & CUMMERBUND.
DINNER JACKET, TROUSERS, AND SHIRT MADE TO MEASURE.
