There are generally five styles to choose from: single breasted, double breasted, peaked lapels (usually double breasted) and single or double breasted shawl collared. Basically, it is a black suit but ennobled by a silk facing on the lapels, the better to provide a suggestion of luxury and attention to detail. And black-tie is, and should only ever be, black—or perhaps midnight blue, which the late royal couturier Sir Hardy Amies always made it look blacker than black itself, under artificial light.
The shirt is always white. It can be made in anything from the finest zephyr cotton to polyester—but it must always be white. Pearl buttons or studs are the norm and a wing collar a matter of
choice and taste, although if one is sported it should be buttoned on or studded through— not ready-made. And the bow tie is not considered one if it is not hand-tied. While the basic elements of formal wear are conveniently precise, the wearer is able to exert his individuality
through the sporting of discreet (or not so discreet) items of jewelry—these for the most part being concealed by the jacket cuff in the form of links or by the jacket itself if a spirited watch chain or fob is attached to a waistcoat.
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