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[uberjay.livejournal.com]

Hey everybody!

I was wondering if anyone knows of an awesome place in the area to
rent or buy a tuxedo with tails. I'm also interested in getting a
nice top hat and cane to go with it. Any recommendations would be
greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your (undoubtedly) excellent suggestions. :)

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Hi! I'm being needlessly pedantic! :)

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

So, here's where, for no real reason other than I was reading about this recently, I point out that there's no such thing as a tuxedo with tails. A tuxedo coat doesn't have tails, a tailcoat does. The two aren't interchangeable.

"White Tie" is the level of formality wherein one encounters (or wears) a tailcoat and a white bowtie of textured pique. "Black Tie" is the level of formality wherein one wears a tuxedo and a black bowtie of grosgrain, though in recent years shawl lapels have been replaced in closets by peak or notch lapels - this is in contrast to a tailcoat, which always has peaked lapels rather than shawl lapels. It has to do with origins, here, where the tuxedo allegedly began as a formalized smoking jacket.

Now, all of that completely aside, to answer your question, I've heard nothing but good things about Keezers!

Re: Hi! I'm being needlessly pedantic! :)

[uberjay.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the information. :) At least I knew what I was asking for while I was at Keezers. (they were great, by the way.)