I am helping organise ball not sure if ill be one dishing out awards(there only plastic oscar) my waist will be covered with a low cut waistcoat and prehaps my pocket watch. with regards pantent shoes i dont own a pair and after paying for tx and shirt etc might have to stick with shoes i have will polish them. and john i wont be master of ceremonies but i do what to set my self apart.
just two more small questions which style of bow tie is best in peoples view. also should the wings of collar go in front or behind bow as i see bow styles not sure which is more traditional
Personally I've always tended to tuck the collar behind the bow, though I'm sure I read somewhere that it was at one time at least more correct to wear the wing collar over the bow...As to shoes, it was a long time before I bought myself a pair of patent evening shoes. Highly polished regular leather is fine (patent, in all truth, is just the lazy way out for those of us who can't be bother to bull a pair of shoes properly
). Really, evening shoes should be as plain as possible (not, say, wingtip brogues), but if they're nicely polished fact is most folks won't notice... and only a bit of a prig would complain if they do.
FWIW, you might find this site quite helpful:
http://www.blacktieguide.com/
If in doubt - overdress.
Vivienne Westwood
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
