Tuxedo Shirt Styles (2024)

FAQs

What type of shirt to wear with a tuxedo? ›

Generally, we suggest solid white twills and broadcloths for tuxedo shirts. Twills are more opaque and have more shine than broadcloths, lending them a more formal appeal. Twills also drape better under tuxedo jackets. Broadcloths feel smoother and more modern, but are generally more sheer than twills.

Some dress shirts have a rectangular panel that runs up the front of the shirt. It's called a “bib,” and it doubles your shirt's chest fabric, ensuring that anything visible under your tuxedo jacket is bright white, not see-through. Only wear bib-front shirts with a tuxedo and bow tie. PLEATED TUXEDO SHIRT BIB.

French Cuffs: Tuxedo shirts typically have French cuffs, which are cuffs that are folded back and held together with cufflinks. French cuffs are more formal than barrel cuffs, which are found on most dress shirts. Wing Collar: A tuxedo shirt features a wing collar, which is a collar that stands up and points outward.

Suitable for only the most formal occasions – especially when wearing a dinner suit – the wing collar shirt is the perfect choice for a black tie event. Other collar styles are certainly deemed appropriate, however the wing collar offers a touch of individuality and shows you're a man who refuses to follow the crowd.

Can you wear a normal dress shirt with a tuxedo? While there is no hard and fast rule that says you have to wear a white shirt with your tuxedo, it is definitely the most popular and traditional style available today. It is, on the other hand, the only choice if the event is of a more formal type.

Business Formal, co*cktail, Black Tie and any other formal event: Since all these occasions require a suit one way or another, you will absolutely need to tuck in your shirt.

Historically it would only be the top three buttons, but in the last few decades, it's become more normal for a tuxedo shirt to accommodate four studs. Some are bothered by the result that this leaves at least one, if not two normal buttons showing above the belt, but keep in mind this is totally normal.

The tuxedo shirt needs to hug your body effortlessly while allowing you to move comfortably. For perfect chest size, make sure the shirt looks neat and well-fitted. Ideally, the shirt should not leave a lot of fabric billowing out when you tuck it in the pants.

Covered Placket (Fly Front)

Commonly known as the Fly Front, the Covered Placket is a more formal style placket with an extra piece that covers up the buttons on the front of the shirt. Commonly used for tuxedo shirts, this certainly will give your shirt a very clean, dressed-up look. Covered Placket or Fly Front.

The classic tuxedo shirt style features a bib. Most common is the pleated bib which has vertical pleats, flanking the placket. The most formal and traditional option is the pique bib - a panel of fabric that adds a layer of sophistication and elegance.

Can a tuxedo shirt have a pocket? ›

In case of ceremonies or particularly solemn occasions, especially, when it is necessary to wear a tuxedo, a morning dress/tailcoat or a wedding suit for the groom, the shirt is typically characterized by a formal collar and cuffs, the pocket is therefore totally excluded and prohibited by the code of elegance.

The Marcella shirt is one of the more popular modern options, being a double-faced quilted cotton cloth, which gives the front a certain thickness and stiffness. The cloth's origins go back to the quilt makers of Marseilles but it was Lancashire textile mills that industrialised the fabric.

: a small round or pointed dress collar that has a front split and that fits close to the neck.

Wear a cumme*rbund or vest.

Unless you're wearing a double-breasted jacket that you keep buttoned at all times, you'll likely expose your shirt. Your tux will look incomplete if you're not wearing a cumme*rbund or vest.

Many men wonder whether they need an undershirt with their suit. An undershirt is more than just an article of clothing; it enhances comfort, absorbs sweat, and increases the lifespan of your shirts. It will protect your expensive clothing, providing a defensive layer between your body and your dress shirt.

Bow ties work with most types of shirts, no matter their collar. So whatever shirt you already have in your wardrobe at home, you can use it with a bow tie. The shirt can be tucked in, but will also look good untucked. Combining it with an untucked shirt is the most casual way to wear a bow tie.

Tuxedo accessories includes the dress shirt, cumme*rbund (only if there is no waistcoat), shoes, and bow tie which are classic features of a complete tuxedo look. Tuxedo accessories also includes details such as cufflinks, studs (instead of buttons), pocket squares, watches, lapel pins, gloves, and suspenders.